Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

Nouns (22)

n. elegance in dress or behavior; "she has a lot of class"

n. (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders

n. a term used in object-oriented programming for a type of data defining a collection of objects sharing the same characteristics

class, year

n. a body of students who graduate together; "the class of '97"; "she was in my year at Hoehandle High"

division, class

n. a league ranked by quality; "he played baseball in class D for two years"; "Princeton is in the NCAA Division 1-AA"

lower, lower berth

n. the lower of two berths

course, class, course of instruction, course of study

n. education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings; "he took a course in basket weaving"; "flirting is not unknown in college classes"

class, socioeconomic class, social class

n. people having the same social or economic status; "the working class"; "an emerging professional class"

class, category, family

n. a collection of things sharing a common attribute; "there are two classes of detergents"

form, class, grade

n. a body of students who are taught together; "early morning classes are always sleepy"

Verbs (24)

lower, lour, make quieter, turn down

v. make lower or quieter; "turn down the volume of a radio"

lower, lour, set lower, make lower

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

glower, lower, frown, knit one's brows, wrinkle one's brows

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

lower, bring down, get down, take down, let down

v. move something or somebody to a lower position; "take down the vase from the shelf"

class, separate, sort, sort out, classify, assort

v. arrange or order by classes or categories; "How would you classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?"

Adverbs (6)

down, lower, downward, downwards, to a lower level, to a lower position

adv. "Don't fall down"

Adjectives (17)

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"

lower, nether, chthonian, chthonic

adj. dwelling beneath the surface of the earth; "nether regions"

lower, secondary, subordinate, inferior, subaltern, petty, lowly, junior-grade, lower-ranking

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

Fuzzynyms (193)

distinction

n. a distinguishing quality; "it has the distinction of being the cheapest restaurant in town"

strain, stock, variety, breed

n. a special variety of domesticated animals within a species; "he experimented on a particular breed of white rats"; "he created a new strain of sheep"

form, sort, variety, kind, species

n. a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality; "sculpture is a form of art"; "what kinds of desserts are there?"

course of study, curriculum, syllabus

n. an integrated course of academic studies; "he was admitted to a new program at the university"

session

n. a meeting devoted to a particular activity; "a filming session"; "a gossip session"

subject, topic, theme

n. the subject matter of a conversation or discussion; "he didn't want to discuss that subject"; "it was a very sensitive topic"; "his letters were always on the theme of love"

hunt, hunting

n. the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport

group, grouping

n. any number of entities (members) considered as a unit

sort

n. a person of a particular character or nature; "what sort of person is he?"; "he's a good sort"

range, chain, mountain chain, mountain range, chain of mountains, range of mountains

n. a series of hills or mountains; "the valley was between two ranges of hills"; "the plains lay just beyond the mountain range"

distance

n. a distant region; "I could see it in the distance"

group, radical

n. (chemistry) two or more atoms bound together as a single unit and forming part of a molecule

group, grouping

n. any number of entities (members) considered as a unit

categorization, classification

n. a group of people or things arranged by class or category

division

n. (biology) a group of organisms forming a subdivision of a larger category

division

n. (botany) taxonomic unit of plants corresponding to a phylum

taxonomy

n. a classification of organisms into groups based on similarities of structure or origin etc

order, ordering

n. logical or comprehensible arrangement of separate elements; "we shall consider these questions in the inverse order of their presentation"

system

n. a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole; "a vast system of production and distribution and consumption keep the country going"

estate, estate of the realm

n. a major social class or order of persons regarded collectively as part of the body politic of the country and formerly possessing distinct political rights

rank

n. a row or line of people (especially soldiers or police) standing abreast of one another; "the entrance was guarded by ranks of policemen"

cut, prune, rationalize

v. weed out unwanted or unnecessary things; "We had to lose weight, so we cut the sugar from our diet"

tame, chasten, subdue

v. overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable; "He tames lions for the circus"; "reclaim falcons"

lower, lour, set lower, make lower

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

mince, moderate, soften

v. make less severe or harsh; "He moderated his tone when the students burst out in tears"

temper, moderate, chasten

v. restrain or temper

debauch, pervert, corrupt, vitiate, debase, demoralize, profane, deprave, misdirect

v. corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality; "debauch the young people with wine and women"; "Socrates was accused of corrupting young men"; "Do school counselors subvert young children?"; "corrupt the morals"

degrade, cheapen

v. lower the grade of something; reduce its worth

disgrace, degrade, put down, demean

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

chagrin, mortify, humiliate, humble, abase

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

discount, give a discount on

v. give a reduction in price on; "I never discount these books-they sell like hot cakes"

depreciate

v. lower the value of something; "The Fed depreciated the dollar once again"

depreciate, undervalue, devaluate, devalue

v. lose in value; "The dollar depreciated again"

tame, chasten, subdue

v. overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable; "He tames lions for the circus"; "reclaim falcons"

lower, lour, make quieter, turn down

v. make lower or quieter; "turn down the volume of a radio"

mince, moderate, soften

v. make less severe or harsh; "He moderated his tone when the students burst out in tears"

temper, moderate, chasten

v. restrain or temper

debauch, pervert, corrupt, vitiate, debase, demoralize, profane, deprave, misdirect

degrade, cheapen

v. lower the grade of something; reduce its worth

disgrace, degrade, put down, demean

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

chagrin, mortify, humiliate, humble, abase

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

glare, glower, stare hard, stare angrily, stare fiercely

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

modulate, inflect

v. vary the pitch of one's speech

drop, fall vertically

v. to fall vertically; "the bombs are dropping on enemy targets"

fell, drop, cut down, strike down

v. cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow; "strike down a tree"; "Lightning struck down the hikers"

plunk, dive, plunge

v. drop steeply; "the stock market plunged"

tumble, topple

v. fall down, as if collapsing; "The tower of the World Trade Center tumbled after the plane hit it"

collapse, cave in, founder, give way, fall in

v. break down, literally or metaphorically; "The wall collapsed"; "The business collapsed"; "The dam broke"; "The roof collapsed"; "The wall gave in"; "The roof finally gave under the weight of the ice"

submerge, sink below the surface

v. sink below the surface; go under or as if under water

plunge, immerse

v. thrust or throw into; "Immerse yourself in hot water"

order, coordinate, bring order to, organize, organise, co-ordinate

v. bring order and organization to; "Can you help me organize my files?"

put, order, arrange, set up

v. arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events; "arrange my schedule"; "set up one's life"; "I put these memories with those of bygone times"

place, order, range, rate, grade, rank

v. assign a rank or rating to; "how would you rank these students?"; "The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide"

codify

v. organize into a code or system, such as a body of law; "Hammurabi codified the laws"

measure, value, rate, appraise, evaluate, assess, place a valuation on, place a value on

v. place a value on; judge the worth of something; "I will have the family jewels appraised by a professional"

figure, estimate, forecast, reckon, calculate, count on

v. judge to be probable

arrange, set up

v. put into a proper or systematic order; "arrange the books on the shelves in chronological order"

label

v. distinguish (as a compound or molecule) by introducing a labeled atom

label

v. distinguish (an element or atom) by using a radioactive isotope or an isotope of unusual mass for tracing through chemical reactions

nether

adj. lower; "gnawed his nether lip"

least, lowest, smallest

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

below, beneath, to a lower place, at a lower place

adv. to a lower place

under, below, further down

adv. "See under for further discussion"

Synonyms (22)

bring, convey

v. take something or somebody with oneself somewhere; "Bring me the box from the other room"; "Take these letters to the boss"; "This brings me to the main point"

underlying

adj. located beneath or below

bottommost, lowermost, nethermost

adj. farthest down; "bottommost shelf"

nether

adj. lower; "gnawed his nether lip"

low, small, humble, modest, lowly

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

hadean, Tartarean, Plutonian

adj. of or relating to or characteristic of Hades or Tartarus

stygian

adj. hellish; "Hence loathed Melancholy.../In Stygian cave forlorn"- Milton

minor

adj. of the younger of two boys with the same family name; "Jones minor"

younger, jr.

adj. used of the younger of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a son from his father; "John Junior"; "John Smith, Jr."

Antonyms (11)

increase

v. make bigger or more; "The boss finally increased her salary"; "The university increased the number of students it admitted"

grin, smile broadly

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

lift, raise, get up, bring up, elevate

v. raise from a lower to a higher position; "Raise your hands"; "Lift a load"

hike, boost

v. increase; "The landlord hiked up the rents"

superior

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

lower class

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