lower
adj 1: (usually preceded by `no)' lower in esteem; "no less a
person than the king himself" [syn: {less}]
2: inferior in rank or status; "the junior faculty"; "a lowly
corporal"; "petty officialdom"; "a subordinate
functionary" [syn: {junior-grade}, {inferior}, {lower-ranking},
{lowly}, {petty(a)}, {secondary}, {subaltern}, {subordinate}]
3: the bottom one of two
4: of the underworld; "nether regions" [syn: {chthonian}, {chthonic},
{nether}]
n : the lower of two berths [syn: {lower berth}]
v 1: move something or somebody to a lower position [syn: {take
down}, {let down}, {get down}, {bring down}] [ant: {raise}]
2: set lower; "lower a rating"; "lower expectations" [syn: {lour}]
3: make lower or quieter;"turn down the volume of a radio"
[syn: {turn down}, {lour}]
4: cause to drop or sink; "The lack of rain had depressed the
water level in the reservoir" [syn: {depress}]
5: wrinkle one's forehead in a sign of disapproval [syn: {frown},
{glower}]