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lower
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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"to look dark and threatening," also lour , Middle English louren, luren "to frown" (early 13c.), "to lurk" (mid-15c.), from Old English *luran or from its cognates, Middle Low German luren , Middle Dutch loeren "lie in wait." Form perhaps assimilated to ...
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Lower is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Cyrus B. Lower (1843–1924), American Civil War Medal of Honor recipient Geoffrey Lower (born 1963), American actor Oswald Bertram Lower (1863–1925), Australian entomologist Richard Lower (physician) ...
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES an upper/lower limit (= the highest/lowest amount allowed ) ▪ There is no upper limit on the amount you can borrow. ▪ Ensure the temperature in the aquarium does not fall below the lower limit. bow/bend/lower ...
Usage examples of lower.
Major MacInnes turned to watch Major Jennings returning with Corporal Lester and Private Sutton, and Abigail lowered her eyes to her lap.
A small area of abrasion or contusion was on the cheek near the right ear, and a prominent dried abrasion was on the lower left side of the neck.
The lower lip curved outward, making a platform that abutted at the height of perhaps a hundred feet upon a sinister-looking gorge below.
The reason given for this change of form was that it more conveniently allowed the lower road to pass between the springings and ensured the transmission of the wind stresses to the abutments without interrupting the cross-bracing.
It cannot be classified as a whorl of the double loop type because the formation above the lower loop is too pointed and it also has an appendage abutting upon it at a right angle.
The academician lowered himself to the ground and sat, disconsolate, his head bowed.
Grounders never got used to the fact that in orbit, you decelerated by firing your rockets to move into a higher, slower orbit, and accelerated by using your retros to drop into a lower, faster orbit.
At her house I made the acquaintance of several gamblers, and of three or four frauleins who, without any dread of the Commissaries of Chastity, were devoted to the worship of Venus, and were so kindly disposed that they were not afraid of lowering their nobility by accepting some reward for their kindness--a circumstance which proved to me that the Commissaries were in the habit of troubling only the girls who did not frequent good houses.
It was no wonder that he rose to such a height, as in Russia the nobility never lower themselves by accepting church dignities.
I zoomed up to Safeway and got some Acetaminophen suppositories, to lower the temperature.
A vacuum attached to the tank lowers the internal pressure, turning the acetone to a gas and drawing it from the body.
Nest stood ran almost due south, it would be quicker to continue along it and cross the Acis lower down than to retrace the steps Dorcas and I had already taken and go back to the foot of the postern wall of Acies Castle.
The alsike, living longer, is lower in its adaptation, and alfalfa, because of its long life, stands lowest in this respect.
Like all drug addiction the lower it drags you down, the greater your need for what you believe to be your crutch and friend.
After a short adjournment, a committee of the lower house presented the thanks of the commons to the duke of Marlborough, for his great services performed to her majesty and the nation in the last campaign, and for his prudent negotiations with her allies.