Definition of
low is the dictionary form of lows Definition of low
low has definitions from the field of meteorology
1
[ adjective ] less than normal in degree or intensity or amount

Examples

"low prices" "the reservoir is low"

2
[ 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"

3
[ adjective ] very low in volume

Synonyms

low-toned

Examples

"a low murmur" "the low-toned murmur of the surf"

4
[ adjective ] unrefined in character

Examples

"low comedy"

5
[ adjective ] used of sounds and voices; low in pitch or frequency

Synonyms

low-pitched

6
[ adverb ] in a low position; near the ground

Examples

"the branches hung low"

7
[ adjective ] of the most contemptible kind

Synonyms

abject low-down miserable scurvy scummy

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"

8
[ adjective ] low or inferior in station or quality

Synonyms

small humble lowly modest

Examples

"a humble cottage" "a lowly parish priest" "a modest man of the people" "small beginnings"

9
[ noun ] British political cartoonist (born in New Zealand) who created the character Colonel Blimp (1891-1963)

Synonyms

sir_david_alexander_cecil_low sir_david_low david_low

10
[ verb ] make a low noise, characteristic of bovines

Synonyms

moo

11
[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 3338
12
[ adjective ] outgoing

Synonyms

ebb

Examples

"ebb tide" "low tide"

13
[ adjective ] being the gear producing the lowest drive speed

Synonyms

first

Examples

"use first gear on steep hills"

14
[ noun ] a low level or position or degree

Examples

: "the stock market fell to a new low"

15
[ adjective ] subdued or brought low in condition or status

Synonyms

crushed broken humiliated humbled

Examples

"brought low" "a broken man" "his broken spirit"

16
[ 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"

17
[ adjective ] no longer sufficient

Synonyms

depleted

Examples

"supplies are low" "our funds are depleted"

18
[ adjective ] low in spirits

Synonyms

blue down low-spirited down_in_the_mouth downcast downhearted dispirited 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"

19
[ noun ] (meteorology) an air mass of lower pressure; often brings precipitation

Synonyms

depression low_pressure

Examples

"a low moved in over night bringing sleet and snow"

20
[ noun ] the lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving

Synonyms

first low_gear first_gear

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Rhymes with

clothes close blows enclose foreclose disclose bellow's bellows fellow's gallows

Phonetic and Homophones

L OW1 Z

Similar Spelling

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