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(adverb) in a low position; near the ground; "the branches hung low" |
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(adjective) literal meanings; being at or having a relatively small elevation or upward extension; "low ceilings"; "low clouds"; "low hills"; "the sun is low"; "low furniture"; "a low bow" |
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Antonyms: high |
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(adjective) less than normal in degree or intensity or amount; "low prices"; "the reservoire is low" |
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Antonyms: high |
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(adjective) used of sounds and voices; low in pitch or frequency |
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Synonyms: low-pitched |
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Antonyms: high |
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(satellite adjective) very low in volume; "a low murmur"; "the low-toned murmur of the surf" |
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Synonyms: low-toned |
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(satellite adjective) unrefined in character; "low comedy" |
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(noun) a low level or position or degree: "the stock market fell to a new low" |
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Related Words: degree, grade, level |
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Antonyms: high |
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(noun) an air mass of lower pressure; often brings precipitation; "a low moved in over night bringing sleet and snow" |
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Synonyms: depression, low pressure |
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Related Words: air mass |
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(satellite adjective) being the gear producing the lowest drive speed; "use first gear on steep hills" |
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Synonyms: first |
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(verb) make a low noise, characteristic of bovines |
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Synonyms: moo |
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Related Words: emit, let loose, let out, utter |
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(satellite adjective) of the most contemptible kind; "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" |
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Synonyms: abject, low-down, miserable, scummy, scurvy |
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(adjective) outgoing; "ebb tide"; "low tide" |
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Synonyms: ebb |
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(satellite adjective) no longer sufficient; "supplies are low"; "our funds are depleted" |
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Synonyms: depleted |
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(satellite adjective) low or inferior in station or quality; "a humble cottage"; "a lowly parish priest"; "a modest man of the people"; "small beginnings" |
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Synonyms: humble, lowly, modest, small |
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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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Synonyms: first, first gear, low gear |
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Related Words: gear, gear mechanism |
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(satellite adjective) subdued or brought low in condition or status; "brought low"; "a broken man"; "his broken spirit" |
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Synonyms: broken, crushed, humbled, humiliated |
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(satellite adjective) low in spirits; "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" |
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Synonyms: blue, depressed, dispirited, down, downcast, downhearted, low-spirited |
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