LOWER

lower

1. [Noun]: the lower of two berths

2. of the underworld; "nether regions"

3. (usually preceded by `no'') lower in esteem; "no less a person than the king himself"

4. inferior in rank or status; "the junior faculty"; "a lowly corporal"; "petty officialdom"; "a subordinate functionary"

5. the bottom one of two; "he chose the lower number"

6. [Verb]: make lower or quieter; "turn down the volume of a radio"

7. [Verb]: cause to drop or sink; "The lack of rain had depressed the water level in the reservoir"

8. [Verb]: look angry or sullen, wrinkle one''s forehead, as if to signal disapproval

9. [Verb]: set lower; "lower a rating"; "lower expectations"

10. [Verb]: move something or somebody to a lower position; "take down the vase from the shelf"

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