Definition of Low

Noun

  • the lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle
    used to start a car moving
    - first gear - low gear
  • a low level or position or degree
    "the stock market fell to a new low"
  • British political cartoonist (born in New Zealand) who created the character Colonel Blimp (1891-1963)
    - david low - sir david low - sir david alexander cecil low
  • an air mass of lower pressure
    often brings precipitation
    "a low moved in over night bringing sleet and snow"

Verb

  • make a low noise, characteristic of bovines

Adjective

  • 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"
    - down in the mouth - low spirited
  • subdued or brought low in condition or status
    "brought low"
    "a broken man"
    "his broken spirit"
  • no longer sufficient
    "supplies are low"
    "our funds are depleted"
  • low or inferior in station or quality
    "a humble cottage"
    "a lowly parish priest"
    "a modest man of the people"
    "small beginnings"
  • 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"
    - low down
  • used of sounds and voices
    low in pitch or frequency
    - low pitched
  • unrefined in character
    "low comedy"
  • very low in volume
    "a low murmur"
    "the low-toned murmur of the surf"
    - low toned
  • 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"
  • less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
    "low prices"
    "the reservoir is low"

Adverb

  • in a low position
    near the ground
    "the branches hung low"
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Unscramble low

5 unscramble word found using the letters low.

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