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  the Second Cataract at Low Nile
• WordNet 3.6
  • adj low 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"
  • adj low 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"
  • adj low 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"
  • adj low less than normal in degree or intensity or amount "low prices","the reservoir is low"
  • adj low used of sounds and voices; low in pitch or frequency
  • adj low very low in volume "a low murmur","the low-toned murmur of the surf"
  • adj low subdued or brought low in condition or status "brought low","a broken man","his broken spirit"
  • adj low unrefined in character "low comedy"
  • adj low no longer sufficient "supplies are low","our funds are depleted"
  • adj low low or inferior in station or quality "a humble cottage","a lowly parish priest","a modest man of the people","small beginnings"
  • adv low in a low position; near the ground "the branches hung low"
  • v low make a low noise, characteristic of bovines
  • n low the lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving
  • n low a low level or position or degree "the stock market fell to a new low"
  • n Low British political cartoonist (born in New Zealand) who created the character Colonel Blimp (1891-1963)
  • n low an air mass of lower pressure; often brings precipitation "a low moved in over night bringing sleet and snow"
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Bench made with Pinned Mortise-and-Tenon Joints, Low Back

A-listenin' to the low, sobbin' music

DRIVER AND BRASSY. STANCE FOR A LOW BALL AGAINST THE WIND

A LOW BALL (AGAINST WIND) WITH THE CLEEK. STANCE

A LOW BALL (AGAINST WIND) WITH THE CLEEK. TOP OF THE SWING

A LOW BALL (AGAINST WIND) WITH THE CLEEK. FINISH

L. PLAY WITH THE IRON FOR A LOW BALL (AGAINST WIND). STANCE

LI. PLAY WITH THE IRON FOR A LOW BALL (AGAINST WIND). TOP OF THE SWING

• Interesting fact: The longer white infants from low-income families are breast-fed, the less likely they will be overweight as young children, researchers said on Monday
• • Low strong imp. of Laugh.
  • n Low A hill; a mound; a grave.
  • Low Beneath the usual or remunerative rate or amount, or the ordinary value; moderate; cheap; as, the low price of corn; low wages.
  • Low Deficient in vital energy; feeble; weak; as, a low pulse; made low by sickness.
  • Low Depressed in condition; humble in rank; as, men of low condition; the lower classes. "Why but to keep ye low and ignorant ?"
  • Low (Mus) Depressed in the scale of sounds; grave; as, a low pitch; a low note.
  • n Low lō; Scot. lou Fire; a flame; a light.
  • Low In a low or mean condition; humbly; meanly.
  • Low In a low position or manner; not aloft; not on high; near the ground.
  • Low (Astron) 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; as, the moon runs low, that is, is comparatively near the horizon when on or near the meridian.
  • Low In subjection, poverty, or disgrace; as, to be brought low by oppression, by want, or by vice.
  • Low In time approaching our own. "In that part of the world which was first inhabited, even as low down as Abraham's time, they wandered with their flocks and herds."
  • Low (Phon) Made, as a vowel, with a low position of part of the tongue in relation to the palate; as, ă (ăm) (See Guide to Pronunciation, §§ 5, 10, 11.
  • Low Mean; vulgar; base; dishonorable; as, a person of low mind; a low trick or stratagem.
  • Low Moderate; not intense; not inflammatory; as, low heat; a low temperature; a low fever.
  • Low Near the horizon; as, the sun is low at four o'clock in winter, and six in summer.
  • Low Near, or not very distant from, the equator; as, in the low northern latitudes.
  • Low Not elevated or sublime; not exalted in thought or diction; as, a low comparison. "In comparison of these divine writers, the noblest wits of the heathen world are low and dull."
  • Low Not loud; as, a low voice; a low sound.
  • Low Not rich, high seasoned, or nourishing; plain; simple; as, a low diet.
  • Low Not rising to the usual height; as, a man of low stature; a low fence.
  • Low Numerically small; as, a low number.
  • Low Occupying an inferior position or place; not high or elevated; depressed in comparison with something else; as, low ground; a low flight.
  • Low Smaller than is reasonable or probable; as, a low estimate.
  • Low Submissive; humble. "Low reverence."
  • Low Sunk to the farthest ebb of the tide; as, low tide.
  • n Low The calling sound ordinarily made by cows and other bovine animals. "Talking voices and the law of herds."
  • n Low (Card Playing) The lowest trump, usually the deuce; the lowest trump dealt or drawn.
  • v. i Low To burn; to blaze.
  • v. t Low To depress; to lower.
  • v. i Low lō To make the calling sound of cows and other bovine animals; to moo. "The lowing herd wind slowly o'er the lea."
  • Low Under the usual price; at a moderate price; cheaply; as, he sold his wheat low .
  • Low Wanting strength or animation; depressed; dejected; as, low spirits; low in spirits.
  • Low With a low musical pitch or tone. "Can sing both high and low ."
  • Low With a low voice or sound; not loudly; gently; as, to speak low . "The . . . odorous wind
    Breathes low between the sunset and the moon."
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• Interesting fact: A study revealed that men that were born with a low birth weight were less likely to get married
• • low To utter the soft bellow peculiar to animals of the cow kind; moo.
  • n low The bellow of cattle; a moo.
  • low Lying or being below the general or natural level or plane; depressed in place or position; at some depth or distance downward; deep: as, low ground; a low valley; the lower regions.
  • low Below the usual standard of height; falling below the customary level or position: as, a low bow; a low tide (that is, an ebb-tide unusually depressed); low tide or low water (used absolutely, without an article, for the state of the tide or the water at its greatest normal depression of level).
  • low Not high in position; not far above a natural or generally recognized plane or level: as, the sun is low (that is, not far above the horizon); a bird of low flight; a low shelf.
  • low Not high in upward extent; having little vertical extension; of no great height; moderate or deficient in altitude or stature; not lofty: opposed to high, lofty, and tall: as, low hills, plants, or trees; a low house or wall; a man of low stature; a low forehead.
  • low Not high in a scale of reckoning; below the usual rate, reckoning, or value; moderate; meager; cheap: as, low wages, rates, prices; a low estimate; wheat was low.
  • low Not high in number; indicating or indicated by a small number; expressed by numerals indicating few: as, a low number; low latitudes (those expressed in low numbers, and therefore near the equator).
  • low Not high in grade, position, station, state, or account; of inferior grade; humble in rank; lowly: as, people of low estate; the lower classes; the lower walks of life.
  • low Not high in character or condition. Not full or strong; lacking in fullness, strength, or force; weak; feeble; depressed: as, low fortune; low hopes; a low pulse or state of health; low spirits; his affairs are at a low ebb.
  • low Not haughty or proud; meek; lowly.
  • low Lacking in dignity, refinement, or principle; vulgar; groveling; abject; mean; base: as, low associates; low tastes; a low companion; low life; a low trick.
  • low Not high in quality or degree. Not excessive or intense; not violent; moderate: as, low heat; low temperature; a low fever.
  • low In optics, of slight refrangibility (that is, having a relatively great wave-length).
  • low In logic, having little logical extension; narrow; predicable of few objects.
  • low Not rich or highly seasoned; plain; simple: as, low diet.
  • low Holding Low-church views. See Low-churchman.
  • low In biology, of lowly, simple, or generalized structure; not high in the scale of organization; not highly differentiated or specialized: as, low protozoan animals; low cryptogamic plants.
  • low Of sounds: Not loud; gentle; soft.
  • low Relatively grave in pitch; produced by relatively slow vibrations; depressed; flat: opposed to high.
  • low Synonyms . Mean, Groveling, etc. (see abject), base, ignoble, vile, vulgar, common, dishonorable, cheap, plebeian, shabby. See list under mean.
  • n low In card-playing, a certain card, often, but not always, the lowest trump, the holding or taking of which confers certain advantages. See all-fours.
  • n low In meteorology, same as low area.
  • n low plural Low level land.
  • low Near the ground; not aloft; not high: as, to fly low; to aim low.
  • low In a mean condition: in composition: as, a low-born fellow or lass.
  • low Late, or in time approaching the present.
  • low With a depressed voice; not loudly: as, speak low.
  • low In music
  • low Not loudly; quietly; softly.
  • low At a low or grave pitch.
  • low To lower.
  • low To bring low; humble.
  • low To go low; descend; fall.
  • n low A hill; a small eminence; a mound, either natural or artificial. The word is now only in provincial use. It is found as an element of several place-names in -low or -law, as in Ludlow, Lammerlaw, etc.
  • low To heap or pile up.
  • n low Flame; fire; blaze.
  • low To flame; blaze.
  • low An obsolete preterit of laugh.
  • low A dialectal form of allow.
  • low Specifically, in phonetics, of a vowel sound, produced with the tongue, or part of it, in a low position.
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• Interesting fact: People in low-income homes spend 50% more time playing video games than people in high-income homes
• • v.i Low lō to make the loud noise of oxen: to bellow
  • n Low the bellow of oxen
  • adj Low lō (comp. Low′er; superl. Low′est) lying in an inferior place or position: not high: deep: shallow: small: moderate: cheap: dejected: mean: plain: in poor circumstances: humble
  • adv Low not aloft: cheaply: meanly: in subjection, poverty, or disgrace: in times near our own: not loudly:
  • v.i Low to fall: to sink: to grow less
  • adj Low letting down: sinking: degrading
  • n Low low (Scot.) a flame
  • v.i Low to blaze
  • adv Low (astron.) near the equator
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• James Russell Lowell

  

  “Not failure, but low aim, is crime.”
• Lord Byron

  

  “That low vice, curiosity!”
• Coco Chanel

  

  “Nothing goes out of fashion sooner than a long dress with a very low neck.”
• Virgil

  

  “Fear is proof of a low born soul.”
• Dhammapada

  

  “Do not have evil-doers for friends, do not have low people for friends: have virtuous people for friends, have for friends the best of men.”
• Edward Young

  

  “Those who build beneath the stars build too low.”

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