Word Finder - low

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Something that is low; a low point.

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Economic growth has hit a new low.

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The minimum value attained by some quantity within a specified period.

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Unemployment has reached a ten-year low.

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A depressed mood or situation.

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He is in a low right now

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An area of low pressure; a depression.

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A deep low is centred over the British Isles.

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The lowest-speed gearing of a power-transmission system, especially of an automotive vehicle.

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Shift out of low before the car gets to eight miles per hour.

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The lowest trump, usually the deuce; the lowest trump dealt or drawn.

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(slang) (usually accompanied by "the") a cheap, cost-efficient, or advantageous payment or expense.

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He got the brand new Yankees jersey for the low.

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To depress; to lower.

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Situated close to, or even below, the ground or another normal reference plane; not high or lofty.

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a low wall a low shelf

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Of less than normal height; below the average or normal level from which elevation is measured.

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a low bow

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Not high in status, esteem or rank, dignity, or quality. (Compare vulgar.)

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Now that was low even for you!

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Humble, meek, not haughty.

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Disparaging; assigning little value or excellence.

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She had a low opinion of cats. He took a low view of dogs.

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Being a nadir, a bottom.

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the low point in her career

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Depressed in mood, dejected, sad.

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low spirits

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Lacking health or vitality, strength or vivacity; feeble; weak.

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a low pulse

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Small, not high (in amount or quantity, value, force, energy, etc).

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My credit union charges a low interest rate.   Jogging during a whiteout, with such low temperatures and low visibility, is dangerous.   The store sold bread at low prices, and milk at even lower prices.   The contractors gave a low estimate of the costs.   low cholesterol   a low voltage wire   a low number

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Simple in complexity or development; (in several set phrases) favoring simplicity; (see e.g. low church, Low Tory).

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low protozoan animals, low cryptogamic plants, and other low organisms

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(in several set phrases) Being near the equator.

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the low northern latitudes

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(acoustics) Grave in pitch, due to being produced by relatively slow vibrations (wave oscillations); flat.

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Generally, European men have lower voices than their Indian counterparts.

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Quiet; soft; not loud.

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They spoke in low voices so I would not hear what they were saying.

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Made with a relatively large opening between the tongue and the palate; made with (part of) the tongue positioned low in the mouth, relative to the palate.

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Lesser in value than other cards, denominations, suits, etc.

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a low card

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Not rich or seasoned; offering the minimum of nutritional requirements; plain, simple.

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(of an automobile, gear, etc) Designed for a slow (or the slowest) speed.

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low gear

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Close to the ground.

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Of a pitch, at a lower frequency.

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With a low voice or sound; not loudly; gently.

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to speak low

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Under the usual price; at a moderate price; cheaply.

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He sold his wheat low.

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In a low mean condition; humbly; meanly.

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In a time approaching our own.

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In a path near the equator, so that the declination is small, or near the horizon, so that the altitude is small; said of the heavenly bodies with reference to the diurnal revolution.

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The moon runs low, i.e. comparatively near the horizon when on or near the meridian.