low

1. an air mass of lower pressure; often brings precipitation; "a low moved in over night bringing sleet and snow"

synset: low, depression

2. British political cartoonist (born in New Zealand) who created the character Colonel Blimp (1891-1963)

synset: Low, David_Low, Sir_David_Low, Sir_David_Alexander_Cecil_Low

3. a low level or position or degree; "the stock market fell to a new low"

4. the lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving

synset: first_gear, first, low_gear, low

1. make a low noise, characteristic of bovines

synset: moo, low

1. less than normal in degree or intensity or amount; "low prices"; "the reservoir is low"

2. 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"

3. very low in volume; "a low murmur"; "the low-toned murmur of the surf"

synset: low, low-toned

4. unrefined in character; "low comedy"

5. used of sounds and voices; low in pitch or frequency

synset: low, low-pitched

antonym: high, high-pitched

6. 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"

synset: abject, low, low-down, miserable, scummy, scurvy

7. low or inferior in station or quality; "a humble cottage"; "a lowly parish priest"; "a modest man of the people"; "small beginnings"

synset: humble, low, lowly, modest, small

8. no longer sufficient; "supplies are low"; "our funds are depleted"

synset: depleted, low

9. subdued or brought low in condition or status; "brought low"; "a broken man"; "his broken spirit"

synset: broken, crushed, humbled, humiliated, low

10. 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"

synset: gloomy, grim, blue, depressed, dispirited, down, downcast, downhearted, down_in_the_mouth, low, low-spirited

1. in a low position; near the ground; "the branches hung low"

Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.

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