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low
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[ adjective ] less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
Examples "low prices" "the reservoir is low" Used in print (St. Louis Post-Dispatch,...)The '49 team was off to a so-so 5 - 5 beginning , then fell as low as 12 - 17 on May 23 before finishing with 96 victories . Then last season the_Birds tumbled as low as 11 - 18 on May 19 before recovering to make a race of it and total 86 victories . (The Times-Picayune, [New Orleans]...)It is low when the thyroid is overactive and high when the gland is sluggish . ("Editorials"...)West_Berlin morale is low and , in age distribution , the situation is unfavorable . (Cornell H. Mayer, "Radio Emission of the Moon...)The results of present observations of the thermal radio_emission of the moon are consistent with the very low thermal conductivity of the surface layer which was derived from the variation in the infrared_emission during eclipses ( e.g. , Garstung , 1958 ) . |
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[ adjective ] literal meanings; being at or having a relatively small elevation or upward extension
Examples "low ceilings" "low clouds" "low hills" "the sun is low" "low furniture" "a low bow" Used in print (Bonnie Prudden, "The Dancer and the Gymnast"...)Arm , shoulder , chest , upper and lower back strength will be aided with the Horse_Kick . (Jim Berry Pearson, The Maxwell Land Grant....)There were three houses in Salyer_'s_Canyon just at the foot of a low bluff , the road winding along the top , entering above , and_then passing down in_front_of the houses , thence to the Vermejo . To the west of this road was another low bluff , forty or fifty feet high , covered with scrub_oak and other brush . (Ross E. McKinney and Howard Edde, "Aerated...)An extended cold_spell caused ice to build_up on the aerator which was mounted on a floating platform and caused the entire platform to sink lower in the water . (Clayton C. Barbeau, The Ikon....)If a branch extended out too far , each man held it back for the next , and if they met a low overhang , each warned the other . |
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[ adjective ] very low in volume
Synonyms Examples "a low murmur" "the low-toned murmur of the surf" Used in print (Frieda Arkin, "The Light of the Sea," in The...)Here , too , she talked low , quirking her head at one or another of the places , most often at Izaak 's armchair which faced her across the long table . (Jane Gilmore Rushing, "Against the Moon,"...)The women , keeping their voices low as they worked around the house or sat in the living_room , sounded like chickens shut_up in a coop for the night . (Whit Masterson, Evil Come, Evil Go....)Thornburg added in a lower voice but Andy overheard , `` They act more like a jury than an audience '' . (John Hazard Wildman, "Take It Off," The Arizona...)`` I'm sorry , Mrs._Minks '' , Arlene said in a tone so low you could hardly hear it . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] unrefined in character
Examples "low comedy" Used in print (Arlin Turner, "William Faulkner, Southern Novelist"...)Others who wrote_of low characters and low life included Thomas_Bangs_Thorpe , creator of the Big_Bear of Arkansas and Tom_Owen , the Bee-Hunter ; Johnson_Jones_Hooper , whose character Simon_Suggs bears a close kinship to Flem_Snopes in both his willingness to take cruel advantage of all and sundry and the sharpness with which he habitually carried_out his will ; and George_Washington_Harris , whose Tennessee hillbilly character Sut_Lovingood perpetrated more unmalicious mischief and more unintended pain than any other character in literature . Others who wrote_of low characters and low life included Thomas_Bangs_Thorpe , creator of the Big_Bear of Arkansas and Tom_Owen , the Bee-Hunter ; Johnson_Jones_Hooper , whose character Simon_Suggs bears a close kinship to Flem_Snopes in both his willingness to take cruel advantage of all and sundry and the sharpness with which he habitually carried_out his will ; and George_Washington_Harris , whose Tennessee hillbilly character Sut_Lovingood perpetrated more unmalicious mischief and more unintended pain than any other character in literature . Such a comparison reminds us that in employing low characters in his works Faulkner is recording actuality in the South and moreover is following a long established literary precedent . Such characters , with their low existence and often low morality , produce humorous effects in his novels and tales , as they did in the writing of Longstreet and Hooper and Harris , but it need not be added that he gives them far subtler and more intricate functions than they had in the earlier writers ; nor is there need to add that among them are some of the most highly individualized and most successful of his characters . Such characters , with their low existence and often low morality , produce humorous effects in his novels and tales , as they did in the writing of Longstreet and Hooper and Harris , but it need not be added that he gives them far subtler and more intricate functions than they had in the earlier writers ; nor is there need to add that among them are some of the most highly individualized and most successful of his characters . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] used of sounds and voices; low in pitch or frequency
Synonyms Used in print (W. E. B. DuBois, Worlds of Color....)It began invariably in low tones , almost conversational , and then gradually worked_up to high , shrill appeals to God and man . (Leo Lemon, "Catch Up With" and "Something to...)For_example , to move ( as the score requires ) from the lowest F major register up_to a barely audible N minor in four seconds , not skipping , at_the_same_time , even one of the 407 fingerings , seems a feat too absurd to consider , and it is to the flautist 's credit that he remained silent throughout the passage . |
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[ adverb ] in a low position; near the ground
Examples "the branches hung low" Used in print (Jesse Hill Ford, Mountains of Gilead....)`` Did I see him about to swing low in a chariot ? |
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[ adjective ] of the most contemptible kind
Examples "abject cowardice" "a low stunt to pull" "a low-down sneak" "his miserable treatment of his family" "You miserable skunk!" "a scummy rabble" "a scurvy trick" Used in print (Edward Austin Walton, "On Education for the Interior...)This , plus the habit of many schools of simply adding interior_design to the many subjects of their home_economics department , yet , nevertheless , claiming that they teach interior_design , has contributed to the low repute of many university courses in interior_design . Related terms |
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[ noun ] British political cartoonist (born in New Zealand) who created the character Colonel Blimp (1891-1963)
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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 3338
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[ adjective ] subdued or brought low in condition or status
Synonyms Examples "brought low" "a broken man" "his broken spirit" Related terms |
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[ adjective ] low in spirits
Synonyms blue down dispirited downcast downhearted low-spirited depressed Examples "lonely and blue in a strange city" "depressed by the loss of his job" "a dispirited and resigned expression on her face" "downcast after his defeat" "feeling discouraged and downhearted" Related terms |
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[ adjective ] no longer sufficient
Synonyms Examples "supplies are low" "our funds are depleted" Related terms |
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[ adjective ] low in spirits
Examples "lonely and blue in a strange city" "depressed by the loss of his job" "a dispirited and resigned expression on her face" "downcast after his defeat" "feeling discouraged and downhearted" Related terms |
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[ noun ] (meteorology) an air mass of lower pressure; often brings precipitation
Synonyms Examples "a low moved in over night bringing sleet and snow" |
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[ noun ] the lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving
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