Definitions of lower
a. - Compar. of Low, a.
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a. - To let descend by its own weight, as something suspended; to let down; as, to lower a bucket into a well; to lower a sail or a boat; sometimes, to pull down; as, to lower a flag.
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a. - To reduce the height of; as, to lower a fence or wall; to lower a chimney or turret.
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a. - To depress as to direction; as, to lower the aim of a gun; to make less elevated as to object; as, to lower one's ambition, aspirations, or hopes.
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a. - To reduce the degree, intensity, strength, etc., of; as, to lower the temperature of anything; to lower one's vitality; to lower distilled liquors.
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a. - To bring down; to humble; as, to lower one's pride.
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a. - To reduce in value, amount, etc. ; as, to lower the price of goods, the rate of interest, etc.
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v. i. - To fall; to sink; to grow less; to diminish; to decrease; as, the river lowered as rapidly as it rose.
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v. i. - To be dark, gloomy, and threatening, as clouds; to be covered with dark and threatening clouds, as the sky; to show threatening signs of approach, as a tempest.
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v. i. - To frown; to look sullen.
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n. - Cloudiness; gloominess.
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n. - A frowning; sullenness.
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The word "lower" uses 5 letters: E L O R W.
Direct anagrams of lower:
rowel
Words formed by adding one letter before or after lower (in bold), or to elorw in any order:
b - blower bowler d - weldor f - flower fowler reflow wolfer g - glower reglow h - howler o - wooler p - plower s - lowers rowels slower t - trowel v - wolver y - lowery yowler
Shorter words found within lower:
el er lo lore low lowe oe ole or ore orle ow owe owl re roe role row we wo woe wore
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Other words with the same letter pairs: lo ow we er
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