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lower berth, lower

n. the lower of two berths

lower, lour

v. set lower; "lower a rating"; "lower expectations"

frown, glower, lour, lower

v. look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval

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lower

adj. lying at a lower level: "hills and subjacent valleys"

lower

adj. the bottom one of two

lower, less

adj. (usually preceded by `no') lower in quality; "no less than perfect"

turn down

v. take a downward direction; "The economy finally turned down after a long boom"

tone down, moderate, tame

v. make less strong or intense; soften; "Tone down that aggressive letter"; "The author finally tamed some of his potentially offensive statements"

chasten, moderate, temper

v. restrain

misdirect, misaddress

v. put a wrong address on; "misdirect the letter"

degrade, cheapen

v. lower the grade of something; reduce its worth

take down, degrade, disgrace, demean, put down

v. reduce in worth or character, usually verbally; "She tends to put down younger women colleagues"; "His critics took him down after the lecture"

humiliate, mortify, chagrin, humble, abase

v. cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of; "He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss"

glower, glare

v. look at with a fixed gaze; "The girl glared at the man who tried to make a pass at her"

tone, inflect, modulate

v. vary the pitch of one's speech

nether

adj. lower; "gnawed his nether lip"

least, lowest, smallest

adj. lowest in rank or importance; "last prize"; "in last place"

underlying

adj. located beneath or below

bottommost, lowermost, nethermost

adj. farthest down; "bottommost shelf"

nether

adj. lower; "gnawed his nether lip"

humble, low, lowly, modest, small

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

low-level

adj. at a low level in rank or importance; "a low-level job"; "low-level discussions"

middle-level

adj. intermediate in rank or position; "middle-level management"

outclassed

adj. decisively surpassed by something else so as to appear to be of a lower class

grin

v. to draw back the lips and reveal the teeth, in a smile, grimace, or snarl

superior

adj. of or characteristic of high rank or importance; "a superior ruler"

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