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ALL meanings of lowest

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  • adjective lowest situated, placed, or occurring not far above the ground, floor, or base: a low shelf. 1
  • adjective lowest of small extent upward; not high or tall: A low wall surrounds the property. 1
  • adjective lowest not far above the horizon, as a planet: The moon was low in the sky. 1
  • adjective lowest lying or being below the general level: low ground. 1
  • adjective lowest designating or pertaining to regions near sea level, especially near the sea: low countries. 1
  • adjective lowest bending or passing far downward; deep: a low bow. 1
  • adjective lowest (of a garment) low-necked; décolleté: The dress she wore was fashionably low. 1
  • adjective lowest rising but slightly from a surface: a low relief on a frieze. 1
  • adjective lowest of less than average or normal height or depth, as a liquid or stream: The river is low this time of year. 1
  • adjective lowest near the first of a series: a low number. 1
  • adjective lowest ranked near the beginning or bottom on some scale of measurement: a low income bracket. 1
  • adjective lowest indicating the bottom or the point farthest down: the low point in his creative life. 1
  • adjective lowest lacking in strength, energy, or vigor; feeble; weak: to feel low and listless. 1
  • adjective lowest providing little nourishment or strength, as a diet. 1
  • adjective lowest of small number, amount, degree, force, intensity, etc.: low visibility; a generator with a low output. 1
  • adjective lowest indicated or represented by a low number: A low latitude is one relatively near the equator. 1
  • adjective lowest soft: subdued; not loud: a low murmur. 1
  • adjective lowest Music. produced by relatively slow vibrations, as sounds; grave in pitch. 1
  • adjective lowest assigning or attributing little worth, value, excellence, or the like: a low estimate of a new book. 1
  • adjective lowest containing a relatively small amount: a diet low in starches. 1
  • adjective lowest nearing depletion; not adequately supplied: low on funds; Our stock of towels is low. 1
  • adjective lowest depressed or dejected: low spirits. 1
  • adjective lowest far down in the scale of rank or estimation; humble: of low birth. 1
  • adjective lowest of inferior quality or character: a low grade of fabric; a low type of intellect. 1
  • adjective lowest lacking in dignity or elevation, as of thought or expression. 1
  • adjective lowest mean, base, or disreputable: low tricks; low companions. 1
  • adjective lowest coarse or vulgar: entertainment of a low sort. 1
  • adjective lowest Boxing. struck or delivered below a contestant's belt. 1
  • adjective lowest Biology. having a relatively simple structure; not complex in organization. 1
  • adjective lowest Phonetics. (of a vowel) articulated with a relatively large opening above the tongue, as the vowels of hat, hut, hot, ought, etc. Compare high (def 23). 1
  • adjective lowest Automotive. of, relating to, or operating at the gear transmission ratio at which the drive shaft moves at the lowest speed with relation to the speed of the engine crankshaft, used especially for temporarily overcoming the weight or inertia of the vehicle; first: low gear. 1
  • adjective lowest Baseball. (of a pitched ball) passing the plate at a level below that of the batter's knees: a low curve. 1
  • adjective lowest Cards. having less value than other cards: a low card. 1
  • adjective lowest Metallurgy. having a relatively small amount of a specified constituent (usually used in combination): low-carbon steel. 1
  • adjective lowest Chiefly British. holding to Low Church principles and practices. 1
  • adverb lowest in or to a low position, point, degree, etc.: The raiders crouched low in the bushes. 1
  • adverb lowest near the ground, floor, or base; not aloft: The plane flew low. 1
  • adverb lowest in or to a humble or abject state: Some live low while others live high. She swore she would bring him low. 1
  • adverb lowest in or to a condition of depletion, prostration, or death: The gas in the tank is running low. 1
  • adverb lowest at comparatively small cost; cheaply: to buy something low and sell it high. 1
  • adverb lowest at or to a low pitch, volume, intensity, etc.: to turn the radio low; lights turned down low. 1
  • adverb lowest in a low tone; softly; quietly; to speak low. 1
  • adverb lowest Archaic. far down in time; late. 1
  • noun lowest something that is low, as ground or prices: numerous marshy lows in the forest; the recent low in the stock market. 1
  • noun lowest Automotive. low gear; first gear. 1
  • noun lowest Meteorology. an atmospheric low-pressure system; cyclone. Compare high (def 37). 1
  • noun lowest Cards. the lowest trump card. a card of small value, or of lower value than other cards. the lowest score in a game. a player having such a score. 1
  • noun lowest a point of deepest decline, vulgarity, etc.: a new low in tastelessness. 1
  • noun lowest Slang. a period of intense depression or discomfort, when the effects of a drug have subsided. 1
  • adjective lowest furthest down 1
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