Phonetic: "/ləʊ/"
Part Of Speech: adjective
Definition: Situated close to, or even below, the ground or another normal reference plane; not high or lofty.
Example: a low wall a low shelf
Definition: Of less than normal height; below the average or normal level from which elevation is measured.
Example: a low bow
Definition: Not high in status, esteem or rank, dignity, or quality. (Compare vulgar.)
Example: Now that was low even for you!
Definition: Humble, meek, not haughty.
Definition: Disparaging; assigning little value or excellence.
Example: She had a low opinion of cats. He took a low view of dogs.
Definition: Being a nadir, a bottom.
Example: the low point in her career
Definition: Depressed in mood, dejected, sad.
Example: low spirits
Definition: Lacking health or vitality, strength or vivacity; feeble; weak.
Example: a low pulse
Definition: Small, not high (in amount or quantity, value, force, energy, etc).
Example: My credit union charges a low interest rate. Jogging during a whiteout, with such low temperatures and low visibility, is dangerous. The store sold bread at low prices, and milk at even lower prices. The contractors gave a low estimate of the costs. low cholesterol a low voltage wire a low number
Definition: Simple in complexity or development; (in several set phrases) favoring simplicity; (see e.g. low church, Low Tory).
Example: low protozoan animals, low cryptogamic plants, and other low organisms
Definition: (in several set phrases) Being near the equator.
Example: the low northern latitudes
Definition: (acoustics) Grave in pitch, due to being produced by relatively slow vibrations (wave oscillations); flat.
Example: Generally, European men have lower voices than their Indian counterparts.
Definition: Quiet; soft; not loud.
Example: They spoke in low voices so I would not hear what they were saying.
Definition: Made with a relatively large opening between the tongue and the palate; made with (part of) the tongue positioned low in the mouth, relative to the palate.
Definition: Lesser in value than other cards, denominations, suits, etc.
Example: a low card
Definition: Not rich or seasoned; offering the minimum of nutritional requirements; plain, simple.
Definition: (of an automobile, gear, etc) Designed for a slow (or the slowest) speed.
Example: low gear
