| low | | |
| depression, low | (n.) | an air mass of lower pressure; often brings precipitation.; "a low moved in over night bringing sleet and snow" |
| david low, low, sir david alexander cecil low, sir david low | (n.) | British political cartoonist (born in New Zealand) who created the character Colonel Blimp (1891-1963). |
| low | (n.) | a low level or position or degree.; "the stock market fell to a new low" |
| first, first gear, low, low gear | (n.) | the lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving. |
| low, moo | (v.) | make a low noise, characteristic of bovines. |
| low | (adj.) | less than normal in degree or intensity or amount.; "low prices"; "the reservoir is low" |
| low | (adj.) | literal meanings; being at or having a relatively small elevation or upward extension.; "low ceilings"; "low clouds"; "low hills"; "the sun is low"; "low furniture"; "a low bow" |
| low, low-toned | (adj.) | very low in volume.; "a low murmur"; "the low-toned murmur of the surf" |
| low | (adj.) | unrefined in character.; "low comedy" |
| low, low-pitched | (adj.) | used of sounds and voices; low in pitch or frequency. |
| abject, low, low-down, miserable, scummy, scurvy | (adj.) | of the most contemptible kind.; "abject cowardice"; "a low stunt to pull"; "a low-down sneak"; "his miserable treatment of his family"; "You miserable skunk!"; "a scummy rabble"; "a scurvy trick" |
| humble, low, lowly, modest, small | (adj.) | low or inferior in station or quality.; "a humble cottage"; "a lowly parish priest"; "a modest man of the people"; "small beginnings" |
| depleted, low | (adj.) | no longer sufficient.; "supplies are low"; "our funds are depleted" |
| broken, crushed, humbled, humiliated, low | (adj.) | subdued or brought low in condition or status.; "brought low"; "a broken man"; "his broken spirit" |
| blue, depressed, dispirited, down, down in the mouth, downcast, downhearted, gloomy, grim, low, low-spirited | (adj.) | filled with melancholy and despondency.; "gloomy at the thought of what he had to face"; "gloomy predictions"; "a gloomy silence"; "took a grim view of the economy"; "the darkening mood"; "lonely and blue in a strange city"; "depressed by the loss of his job"; "a dispirited and resigned expression on her face"; "downcast after his defeat"; "feeling discouraged and downhearted" |
| low | (adv.) | in a low position; near the ground.; "the branches hung low" |
| down | | |
| down, down feather | (n.) | soft fine feathers. |
| down | (n.) | (American football) a complete play to advance the football.; "you have four downs to gain ten yards" |
| down, john l. h. down | (n.) | English physician who first described Down's syndrome (1828-1896). |
| down | (n.) | (usually plural) a rolling treeless highland with little soil. |
| down, pile | (n.) | fine soft dense hair (as the fine short hair of cattle or deer or the wool of sheep or the undercoat of certain dogs). |
| belt down, bolt down, down, drink down, kill, pop, pour down, toss off | (v.) | drink down entirely.; "He downed three martinis before dinner"; "She killed a bottle of brandy that night"; "They popped a few beer after work" |
| consume, devour, down, go through | (v.) | eat immoderately.; "Some people can down a pound of meat in the course of one meal" |
| down | (v.) | bring down or defeat (an opponent). |
| down, land, shoot down | (v.) | shoot at and force to come down.; "the enemy landed several of our aircraft" |
| cut down, down, knock down, pull down, push down | (v.) | cause to come or go down.; "The policeman downed the heavily armed suspect"; "The mugger knocked down the old lady after she refused to hand over her wallet" |
| down, fine-tune, polish, refine | (v.) | improve or perfect by pruning or polishing.; "refine one's style of writing" |
| down | (adj.) | being or moving lower in position or less in some value.; "lay face down"; "the moon is down"; "our team is down by a run"; "down by a pawn"; "the stock market is down today" |
| down, downward | (adj.) | extending or moving from a higher to a lower place.; "the down staircase"; "the downward course of the stream" |
| down | (adj.) | becoming progressively lower.; "the down trend in the real estate market" |
| down | (adj.) | being put out by a strikeout.; "two down in the bottom of the ninth" |
| down, down pat, mastered | (adj.) | understood perfectly.; "had his algebra problems down" |
| depressed, down | (adj.) | lower than previously.; "the market is depressed"; "prices are down" |
| down | (adj.) | shut.; "the shades were down" |
| down | (adj.) | not functioning (temporarily or permanently).; "we can't work because the computer is down" |
| down, downward, downwardly, downwards | (adv.) | spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position.; "don't fall down"; "rode the lift up and skied down"; "prices plunged downward" |
| down | (adv.) | away from a more central or a more northerly place.; "was sent down to work at the regional office"; "worked down on the farm"; "came down for the wedding"; "flew down to Florida" |
| down | (adv.) | paid in cash at time of purchase.; "put ten dollars down on the necklace" |
| down | (adv.) | from an earlier time.; "the story was passed down from father to son" |
| down | (adv.) | to a lower intensity.; "he slowly phased down the light until the stage was completely black" |
| down | (adv.) | in an inactive or inoperative state.; "the factory went down during the strike"; "the computer went down again" |
| humble | | |
| humble | (v.) | cause to be unpretentious.; "This experience will humble him" |
| abase, chagrin, humble, humiliate, mortify | (v.) | cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of.; "He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss" |
| humble | (adj.) | marked by meekness or modesty; not arrogant or prideful.; "a humble apology"; "essentially humble...and self-effacing, he achieved the highest formal honors and distinctions" |
| humble, lowly, menial | (adj.) | used of unskilled work (especially domestic work). |
| base, baseborn, humble, lowly | (adj.) | of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense).; "baseborn wretches with dirty faces"; "of humble (or lowly) birth" |
| ignoble | | |
| ignoble | (adj.) | completely lacking nobility in character or quality or purpose.; "something cowardly and ignoble in his attitude"; "I think it a less evil that some criminals should escape than that the government should play an ignoble part" |
| ignoble, ungentle, untitled | (adj.) | not of the nobility.; "of ignoble (or ungentle) birth"; "untitled civilians" |
| below | | |
| at a lower place, below, beneath, to a lower place | (adv.) | in or to a place that is lower. |
| below | (adv.) | at a later place.; "see below" |
| below, infra | (adv.) | (in writing) see below.; "vide infra" |
| below, down the stairs, downstairs, on a lower floor | (adv.) | on a floor below.; "the tenants live downstairs" |
| below, under | (adv.) | further down.; "see under for further discussion" |
| beneath | | |
| minor | | |
| child, fry, kid, minor, nestling, nipper, shaver, small fry, tiddler, tike, tyke, youngster | (n.) | a young person of either sex.; "she writes books for children"; "they're just kids"; "`tiddler' is a British term for youngster" |
| minor | (adj.) | of lesser importance or stature or rank.; "a minor poet"; "had a minor part in the play"; "a minor official"; "many of these hardy adventurers were minor noblemen"; "minor back roads" |
| minor | (adj.) | lesser in scope or effect.; "had minor differences"; "a minor disturbance" |
| minor | (adj.) | inferior in number or size or amount.; "a minor share of the profits"; "Ursa Minor" |
| minor | (adj.) | of a scale or mode.; "the minor keys"; "in B flat minor" |
| minor, nonaged, underage | (adj.) | not of legal age.; "minor children" |
| minor | (adj.) | of lesser seriousness or danger.; "suffered only minor injuries"; "some minor flooding"; "a minor tropical disturbance" |
| minor | (adj.) | of your secondary field of academic concentration or specialization. |
| minor | (adj.) | of the younger of two boys with the same family name.; "Jones minor" |
| minor, venial | (adj.) | warranting only temporal punishment.; "venial sin" |
| minor, modest, pocket-size, pocket-sized, small, small-scale | (adj.) | limited in size or scope.; "a small business"; "a newspaper with a modest circulation"; "small-scale plans"; "a pocket-size country" |
| subordinate | | |
| foot soldier, subordinate, subsidiary, underling | (n.) | an assistant subject to the authority or control of another. |
| hyponym, subordinate, subordinate word | (n.) | a word that is more specific than a given word. |
| subordinate | (v.) | rank or order as less important or consider of less value.; "Art is sometimes subordinated to Science in these schools" |
| subdue, subordinate | (v.) | make subordinate, dependent, or subservient.; "Our wishes have to be subordinated to that of our ruler" |
| low-level, subordinate | (adj.) | lower in rank or importance. |
| subordinate | (adj.) | subject or submissive to authority or the control of another.; "a subordinate kingdom" |
| dependent, subordinate | (adj.) | (of a clause) unable to stand alone syntactically as a complete sentence.; "a subordinate (or dependent) clause functions as a noun or adjective or adverb within a sentence" |
| under | | |
| nether, under | (adj.) | located below or beneath something else.; "nether garments"; "the under parts of a machine" |
| under | (adj.) | lower in rank, power, or authority.; "an under secretary" |
| under | (adv.) | down to defeat, death, or ruin.; "their competitors went under" |
| under | (adv.) | through a range downward.; "children six and under will be admitted free" |
| under | (adv.) | into unconsciousness.; "this will put the patient under" |
| under | (adv.) | in or into a state of subordination or subjugation.; "we must keep our disappointment under" |
| under | (adv.) | below some quantity or limit.; "fifty dollars or under" |
| under | (adv.) | below the horizon.; "the sun went under" |
| under | (adv.) | down below.; "get under quickly!" |
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