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Publish date: 2024-06-03
| • | strong imp. of Laugh. |
| • | To make the calling sound of cows and other bovine animals; to moo. |
| • | The calling sound ordinarily made by cows and other bovine animals. |
| • | A hill; a mound; a grave. |
| • | Fire; a flame; a light. |
| • | To burn; to blaze. |
| • | Occupying an inferior position or place; not high or elevated; depressed in comparison with something else; as, low ground; a low flight. |
| • | Not rising to the usual height; as, a man of low stature; a low fence. |
| • | Near the horizon; as, the sun is low at four o'clock in winter, and six in summer. |
| • | Sunk to the farthest ebb of the tide; as, low tide. |
| • | Beneath the usual or remunerative rate or amount, or the ordinary value; moderate; cheap; as, the low price of corn; low wages. |
| • | Not loud; as, a low voice; a low sound. |
| • | Depressed in the scale of sounds; grave; as, a low pitch; a low note. |
| • | Made, as a vowel, with a low position of part of the tongue in relation to the palate; as, / (/m), / (all). See Guide to Pronunciation, // 5, 10, 11. |
| • | Near, or not very distant from, the equator; as, in the low northern latitudes. |
| • | Numerically small; as, a low number. |
| • | Wanting strength or animation; depressed; dejected; as, low spirits; low in spirits. |
| • | Depressed in condition; humble in rank; as, men of low condition; the lower classes. |
| • | Mean; vulgar; base; dishonorable; as, a person of low mind; a low trick or stratagem. |
| • | Not elevated or sublime; not exalted or diction; as, a low comparison. |
| • | Submissive; humble. |
| • | Deficient in vital energy; feeble; weak; as, a low pulse; made low by sickness. |
| • | Moderate; not intense; not inflammatory; as, low heat; a low temperature; a low fever. |
| • | Smaller than is reasonable or probable; as, a low estimate. |
| • | Not rich, high seasoned, or nourishing; plain; simple; as, a low diet. |
| • | The lowest trump, usually the deuce; the lowest trump dealt or drawn. |
| • | In a low position or manner; not aloft; not on high; near the ground. |
| • | Under the usual price; at a moderate price; cheaply; as, he sold his wheat low. |
| • | In a low mean condition; humbly; meanly. |
| • | In time approaching our own. |
| • | With a low voice or sound; not loudly; gently; as, to speak low. |
| • | With a low musical pitch or tone. |
| • | In subjection, poverty, or disgrace; as, to be brought low by oppression, by want, or by vice. |
| • | In a path near the equator, so that the declination is small, or near the horizon, so that the altitude is small; -- said of the heavenly bodies with reference to the diurnal revolution; as, the moon runs low, that is, is comparatively near the horizon when on or near the meridian. |
| • | To depress; to lower. |
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