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lowers

low·er
L l

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [loh-er]
    • /ˈloʊ ər/
    • /ˈləʊ.ər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [loh-er]
    • /ˈloʊ ər/

Definitions of lowers word

  • verb with object lowers to cause to descend; let or put down: to lower a flag. 1
  • verb with object lowers to make lower in height or level: to lower the water in a canal. 1
  • verb with object lowers to reduce in amount, price, degree, force, etc. 1
  • verb with object lowers to make less loud: Please lower your voice. 1
  • verb with object lowers to bring down in rank or estimation; degrade; humble; abase (oneself), as by some sacrifice of self-respect or dignity: His bad actions lowered him in my eyes. 1
  • verb with object lowers Music. to make lower in pitch; flatten. 1
See all 15 definitions of lowers

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Origin of lowers

First appearance:

before 1150
One of the 7% oldest English words
1150-1200; Middle English, comparative of low1 (adj.)

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Lowers

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Lowers

lowers popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for lowers

verb lowers

  • drops — a small quantity of liquid that falls or is produced in a more or less spherical mass; a liquid globule.
  • couches — Plural form of couch.
  • grounds — the solid surface of the earth; firm or dry land: to fall to the ground.
  • decreases — Plural form of decrease.
  • cuts — Computer Users' Tape System

adjective lowers

  • inferiors — Plural form of inferior.
  • juniors — Plural form of junior.
  • low — to utter by or as by lowing.

noun lowers

  • glares — Plural form of glare.
All 12 Synonyms of lowers

Antonyms for lowers

verb lowers

  • increases — Plural form of increase.
  • compliments — a greeting of respect or regard
  • lauds — to praise; extol.
  • honours — to hold in honor or high respect; revere: to honor one's parents.
  • honors — Plural form of honor.
All 5 Antonyms of lowers

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    a maneuver in which a wrestler, grasping an opponent by the head and crotch, lifts the opponent's body crosswise overhead, lowers it to the shoulders for support, then spins around and throws the opponent back over the head to the mat.

  • bench press

    a weight-training exercise in which a person lies on a bench and pushes a barbell upwards with both hands from chest level until the arms are straight, then lowers it again

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    a period of continuous deterioration that leads ultimately to catastrophic failure or destruction

  • demi-détourné

    a turn in which the dancer on pointe or demi-pointe completes a half turn toward the back foot and lowers the heels, with the back foot finishing in front.

  • double flat

    a symbol () that lowers the pitch of the note following it by two semitones.
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