English-Thai Dictionary
lower
ADJ ต่ำกว่า (ขั้น เปรียบเทียบ น้อยกว่า tam-kwa
lower
ADJ ที่อยู่ ชั้นล่าง ข้างล่าง upper ti-yu-chan-lang
lower
ADJ ลดตัว ลง ไป lod-tam-long-pai
lower
N การ ขมวดคิ้ว หน้าตา บูดบึ้ง kan-ka-mud-kil
lower
N ที่นอน ชั้นล่าง ใน เรือ หรือ รถไฟ berth ti-non-chan-lang
lower
N ท้องฟ้า หรือ อากาศ มืดครึ้ม tong-fa-rue-ar-kad-mued-kruem
lower
N ฟัน ล่าง ขากรรไกร ล่าง lower jaw fan-lang
lower
VI จม ลง จม descend sink jom-long
lower
VI ทำ หน้าบูดบึ้ง ขมวดคิ้ว frown scowl tam-na-bud-bung
lower
VI มืด ลง (ท้องฟ้า ดำมืด darken threaten mud-long
lower
VI ลดลง น้อยลง diminish lod-long
lower
VT ทำให้ ต่ำต้อย ทำให้ เสื่อมเสีย ลดเกียรติ humiliate dishonor disgrace debase elevate honor tam-hai-toi-tam
lower
VT ทำให้ ต่ำ ลง ลด ต่ำ ลง drop depress tam-hai-tam-long
lower
VT ทำให้ น้อยลง (ราคา ปริมา ณ จำนวน กำลัง ลดลง decrease diminish lessen raise increase tam-hai-noi-long
lower
VT ลด ระดับ ความดัง ของเสีย ง ลด เสียง soften lod-ra-dub-kwam-dang-kong-siang
lower at
PHRV จ้องมอง อย่าง ไม่พอใจ จ้องมอง อย่าง โกรธ lour at jong-mong-yang-mai-por-jai
lower house
N สภา ล่าง ของ รัฐสภา (House of commonsz sa-pa-lang-kong-rad-ta-sa-pa
lower on
PHRV จ้องมอง อย่าง ไม่พอใจ จ้องมอง อย่าง โกรธ lour at lower at jong-mong-yang-mai-por-jai
lower oneself
PHRV ทำตัว ไร้ค่า ทำลายเกียรติ์ ทำให้ ต่ำ ลง descend to tam-tua-rai-ka
lower upon
PHRV จ้องมอง อย่าง ไม่พอใจ จ้องมอง อย่าง โกรธ lour at lower at jong-mong-yang-mai-por-jai
lowercase
ADJ เกี่ยวกับ ตัวพิมพ์ เล็ก kiao-kab-tua-pim-lek-lek
lowercase
N ตัวพิมพ์ เล็ก tus-pim-lek
lowercase
VT พิมพ์ หรือ เปลี่ยนเป็น ตัวพิมพ์ เล็ก pim-rue-plian-pen-tua-pim-lek
lowerclassman
N นักเรียน หรือ นักกีฬา ชั้น ที่ 1 หรือ 2
lowering
ADJ มืดครึ้ม (ท้องฟ้า เหมือน ฝน จะ ตก dark threatening overcast cloudy gloomy clear mued-kruem
lowering
ADJ หน้าบึ้ง คิ้ว ขมวด frowning sullen scowling na-buang
loweringly
ADV อย่าง หดหู่ใจ อย่าง มืดฟ้ามัวดิน อย่าง โกรธขึ้ง
lowermost
A ที่ต่ำ สุด
lowery
A ที่ เศร้า โศร ก ที่ มืดมน
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
LOWER
v.t.[from low. ] 1. To cause to descend; to let down; to take or bring down; as, to lower the main-sail of a sloop.
2. To suffer to sink downwards.
3. To bring down; to reduce or humble; as, to lower the pride of man.
4. To lessen; to diminish; to reduce, as value or amount; as, to lower the price or value of goods, or the rate of interest.
LOWER
v.i.To fall; to sink; to grow less.
LOWER
v.i. 1. To appear dark or gloomy; to be clouded; to threaten a storm.
And all the clouds that lowered upon your house.
The lowering spring.
2. To frown; to look sullen.
But sullen discontent sat lowering on her face.
LOWER
n. 1. Cloudiness; gloominess.
2. A frowning; sullenness.
LOWER
a.[comp. of low. ] Less high or elevated.
LOWERINGLY
adv. with cloudiness or threatening gloom.
LOWERMOST
a.[from low. ] Lowest.
LOWERY
a.cloudy; gloomy.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
LOWER
LOWER Low "er, a.
Defn: Compar. of Low, a.
LOWER
Low "er, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Lowered; p. pr. & vb. n. Lowering. ] Etym: [From Low, a.]
1. To let descend by its own weight, as something suspended; to let down; as, to lower a bucket into a well; to lower a sail or a boat; sometimes, to pull down; as, to lower a flag. Lowered softly with a threefold cord of love Down to a silent grave. Tennyson.
2. To reduce the height of; as, to lower a fence or wall; to lower a chimney or turret.
3. To depress as to direction; as, to lower the aim of a gun; to make less elevated as to object; as, to lower one's ambition, aspirations, or hopes.
4. To reduce the degree, intensity, strength, etc. , of; as, to lower the temperature of anything; to lower one's vitality; to lower distilled liquors.
5. To bring down; to humble; as, to lower one's pride.
6. To reduce in value, amount, etc. ; as, to lower the price of goods, the rate of interest, etc.
LOWER
LOWER Low "er, v. i.
Defn: To fall; to sink; to grow less; to diminish; to decrease; as, the river lowered as rapidly as it rose.
LOWER
Low "er, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Lowered; p. pr. & vb. n. Lowering. ] Etym: [OE. lowren, luren; cf. D. loeren, LG. luren. G. lauern to lurk, to be on the watch, and E. leer, lurk. ]
1. To be dark, gloomy, and threatening, as clouds; to be covered with dark and threatening clouds, as the sky; to show threatening signs of approach, as a tempest. All the clouds that lowered upon our house. Shak.
2. To frown; to look sullen. But sullen discontent sat lowering on her face. Dryden.
LOWER
LOWER Low "er, n. [Obs. ]
1. Cloudiness; gloominess.
2. A frowning; sullenness.
LOWER-CASE
LOWER-CASE Low "er-case `, a. (Print. )
Defn: Pertaining to, or kept in, the lower case; -- used to denote the small letters, in distinction from capitals and small capitals. See the Note under 1st Case, n., 3.
LOWERING
LOWERING Low "er *ing, a.
Defn: Dark and threatening; gloomy; sullen; as, lowering clouds or sky.
LOWERINGLY
LOWERINGLY Low "er *ing *ly, adv.
Defn: In a lowering manner; with cloudiness or threatening gloom.
LOWERMOST
Low "er *most `, a. [Irreg. superl. of Low. Cf. Uppermost, Foremost, etc. ]
Defn: Lowest.
LOWERY
LOWERY Low "er *y, a.
Defn: Cloudy; gloomy; lowering; as, a lowery sky; lowery weather.
New American Oxford Dictionary
lower
low er 1 |ˈlōər ˈloʊ (ə )r | ▶adjective 1 comparative of low 1. 2 less high: the lower levels of the building | managers lower down the hierarchy. • (of an animal or plant ) showing relatively primitive or simple characteristics. • (often Lower ) Geology & Archaeology denoting an older (and hence usually deeper ) part of a stratigraphic division or archaeological deposit or the period in which it was formed or deposited: Lower Cretaceous | Lower Paleolithic. 3 (in place names ) situated on less high land or to the south or toward the sea: the sweatshops of the Lower East Side. ▶adverb in or into a lower position: the sun sank lower. DERIVATIVES low er most |-ˌmōst |adjective
lower
low er 2 |ˈlōər ˈloʊ (ə )r | ▶verb [ with obj. ] move (someone or something ) in a downward direction: he watched the coffin being lowered into the ground. • make or become less in amount, intensity, or degree: [ with obj. ] : traffic speeds must be lowered | she lowered her voice to a whisper | [ no obj. ] : temperatures lowered. • (lower oneself ) behave in a way that is perceived as unworthy or debased. PHRASES lower the boom on informal treat or reprimand (someone ) severely. • put a stop to (an activity ): let's lower the boom on high-level corruption.
lower
low er 3 |ˈlou (ə )r ˈlaʊər |(also lour ) ▶verb [ no obj. ] look angry or sullen; frown: the lofty statue lowers at patients in the infirmary. • (of the sky, weather, or landscape ) look dark and threatening: (as adj. lowering ) : a day of lowering clouds. ▶noun a scowl. • a dark and gloomy appearance of the sky, weather or landscape. DERIVATIVES low er ing ly adverb ORIGIN Middle English: of unknown origin.
lower animals
low er an i mals |ˈlōər ˌloʊər ˈænəməlz | ▶plural noun animals of relatively simple or primitive characteristics as contrasted with humans or with more advanced animals such as mammals or vertebrates.
Lower Austria
Lower Aus |tria a state of NE Austria; capital, St Pölten. German name Niederösterreich.
Lower California
Low er Cal i for nia another name for Baja California.
Lower Canada
Low er Can a da the mainly French-speaking region of Canada around the lower St. Lawrence River, in what is now southern Quebec.
lowercase
low er case |ˈlōərˌkās ˌloʊərˈkeɪs |(also lower case ) ▶noun small letters as opposed to capital letters (uppercase ): the name may be typed in lowercase | [ as modifier ] : lowercase letters. ORIGIN referring originally to the lower of two cases of type positioned on an angled stand for use by a compositor (see uppercase ).
lower chamber
low er cham ber |ˈlōər ˈloʊ (ə )r ˈtʃeɪmbər | ▶noun another term for lower house.
lower class
low er class |ˈlōər ˌloʊər ˈklæs | ▶noun [ treated as sing. or pl. ] the social group that has the lowest status; the working class. ▶adjective of, relating to, or characteristic of people belonging to such a group: a lower-class area.
lower court
low er court |ˈlōər ˌloʊər ˈkɔrt | ▶noun Law a court whose decisions may be overruled by another court on appeal.
lower criticism
low er crit i cism |ˈlōər ˌloʊər ˈkrɪdəsɪzəm | ▶noun dated another term for textual criticism (esp. as applied to the Bible, in contrast to higher criticism ).
lower deck
low er deck |ˈlōər ˌloʊər ˈdɛk | ▶noun the deck of a ship situated immediately above the hold.
Lower East Side
Low er East Side a district of southeastern Manhattan in New York City, noted as home to immigrants from the 1880s through the early 20th century.
Lower Forty-eight (States)
Low er Forty-eight (States ) a term for the 48 contiguous US states, excluding Alaska and Hawaii.
lower house
low er house |ˈlōər ˌloʊər ˈhaʊs | ▶noun the larger of two sections of a bicameral legislature or parliament, typically with elected members and having the primary responsibility for legislation. • ( the Lower House ) (in the UK ) the House of Commons.
Lower Hutt
Lower Hutt |hʌt | a city in New Zealand, near Wellington; pop. 97,701 (2006 ).
Lower Merion
Low er Mer i on |ˈmerēən ˌloʊər ˈmɛriən | a township in southeastern Pennsylvania that contains many suburban communities northwest of Philadelphia; pop. 57,203 (est. 2008 ).
lower orders
low er or ders |ˈlōər ˌloʊər ˈɔrdərz | ▶plural noun dated the lower classes of society.
lower plants
low er plants |ˈlōər ˌloʊər ˈplænts | ▶plural noun plants of relatively simple or primitive characteristics, esp. those that are not vascular plants, i.e., algae, mosses, liverworts, and sometimes fungi.
lower regions
low er re gions |ˈlōər ˌloʊər ˈriʤənz | ▶plural noun archaic hell or the underworld.
Lower Saxony
Low er Sax o ny a state of northwestern Germany; capital, Hanover. It corresponds to the northwestern part of the former kingdom of Saxony. German name Niedersachsen.
lower school
low er school |ˈlōər ˈloʊər skul | ▶noun the section of a larger school that educates younger students, esp. those below the fifth grade.
Oxford Dictionary
lower
lower 1 |ˈləʊə | comparative of low 1 ▶adjective less high in position: the lower levels of the building. • less high in status or amount: managers lower down the hierarchy | lower costs will encourage people to buy. • (of an animal or plant ) showing relatively primitive or simple characteristics. • (often Lower ) Geology & Archaeology denoting an older (and hence usually deeper ) part of a stratigraphic division or archaeological deposit or the period in which it was formed or deposited: Lower Cretaceous | Lower Palaeolithic. • [ in place names ] situated to the south: the union of Upper and Lower Egypt. ▶adverb in or into a lower position: the sun sank lower. DERIVATIVES lowermost adjective
lower
lower 2 |ˈləʊə | ▶verb [ with obj. ] move (someone or something ) in a downward direction: he watched the coffin being lowered into the ground. • make or become less in amount, intensity, or degree: [ with obj. ] : traffic speeds must be lowered | she lowered her voice to a whisper | [ no obj. ] : temperatures lowered. • (lower oneself ) behave in a way that is perceived as unworthy or debased. PHRASES lower the boom on N. Amer. informal treat (someone ) severely. • put a stop to (an activity ): let's lower the boom on high-level corruption. lower the tone diminish the general spirit or moral character of a conversation, place, etc.: trust you to lower the tone of the conversation.
lower
lower 3 ▶verb & noun variant spelling of lour.
lower animals
lower ani |mals ▶plural noun animals of relatively simple or primitive characteristics as contrasted with humans or with more advanced animals such as mammals or vertebrates.
Lower Austria
Lower Aus |tria a state of NE Austria; capital, St Pölten. German name Niederösterreich.
Lower California
Lower Cali |for ¦nia another name for Baja California.
Lower Canada
Lower Can ¦ada the mainly French-speaking region of Canada around the lower St Lawrence River, in what is now southern Quebec.
lower case
lower case ▶noun [ mass noun ] small letters as opposed to capital letters (upper case ): the name may be typed in lower case | [ as modifier ] : lower-case letters. ORIGIN referring originally to the lower of two cases of type positioned on an angled stand for use by a compositor (see upper case ).
lower chamber
lower cham |ber ▶noun another term for lower house.
lower class
lower class ▶noun [ treated as sing. or pl. ] the social group that has the lowest status; the working class. ▶adjective relating to or characteristic of the lower class: a lower-class area.
lower court
lower court ▶noun Law a court whose decisions may be overruled by another court on appeal.
lower criticism
lower criti |cism ▶noun [ mass noun ] dated term for textual criticism, in contrast to higher criticism.
lower deck
lower deck ▶noun the deck of a ship situated immediately above the hold. • the petty officers and crew of a ship, collectively.
Lower East Side
Low er East Side a district of southeastern Manhattan in New York City, noted as home to immigrants from the 1880s through the early 20th century.
Lower Forty-eight (States)
Low er Forty-eight (States ) a term for the 48 contiguous US states, excluding Alaska and Hawaii.
lower house
lower house ▶noun the larger of two sections of a bicameral parliament or similar legislature, typically with elected members and having the primary responsibility for legislation. • ( the Lower House ) (in the UK ) the House of Commons.
Lower Hutt
Lower Hutt |hʌt | a city in New Zealand, near Wellington; pop. 97,701 (2006 ).
Lower Merion
Low er Mer i on |ˈmerēən ˌloʊər ˈmɛriən | a township in southeastern Pennsylvania that contains many suburban communities northwest of Philadelphia; pop. 57,203 (est. 2008 ).
lower orders
lower or ¦ders ▶plural noun dated the lower classes of society.
lower plants
lower plants ▶plural noun plants of relatively simple or primitive characteristics, especially those which are not vascular plants, i.e. algae, mosses, liverworts, and sometimes fungi.
lower regions
lower re ¦gions ▶plural noun archaic hell or the underworld.
Lower Saxony
Lower Sax ¦ony a state of NW Germany; capital, Hanover. It corresponds to the north-western part of the former kingdom of Saxony. German name Niedersachsen.
lower school
lower school ▶noun the section of a larger school which comprises or caters for the younger pupils, especially those below the fifth form.
American Oxford Thesaurus
lower
lower adjective 1 the lower house of Parliament: subordinate, inferior, lesser, junior, minor, secondary, lower-level, subsidiary, subservient. ANTONYMS upper, senior. 2 her lower lip: bottom, bottommost, nether, under; underneath, further down, beneath. ANTONYMS upper, higher, top. 3 a lower price: cheaper, reduced, cut, slashed. ANTONYMS higher, increased. ▶verb 1 she lowered the mask: move down, let down, take down, haul down, drop, let fall. ANTONYMS raise, lift up. 2 lower your voice: soften, modulate, quiet, hush, tone down, muffle, turn down, mute. ANTONYMS raise, intensify. 3 they are lowering their prices: reduce, decrease, lessen, bring down, mark down, cut, slash, ax, diminish, curtail, prune, pare (down ). ANTONYMS increase. 4 the water level lowered: subside, fall (off ), recede, ebb, wane; abate, die down, let up, moderate, diminish, lessen. 5 don't lower yourself to their level: degrade, debase, demean, abase, humiliate, downgrade, discredit, shame, dishonor, disgrace; belittle, cheapen, devalue; (lower oneself ) stoop, sink, descend. ANTONYMS boost.
lowering
lowering adjective the lowering western sky: overcast, dark, leaden, gray, cloudy, clouded, gloomy, threatening, menacing, promising rain.
Oxford Thesaurus
lower (rhymes with ‘mower’)
lower 1 |(rhymes with ‘mower ’)| adjective 1 the lower house of the German parliament: subordinate, inferior, lesser, junior, minor, secondary, lower-level, lower-grade, subsidiary, ancillary, second-fiddle, subservient; second-class, second-rate. ANTONYMS upper, senior. 2 the curtain covers the lower half of the window | Flora stuck out her lower lip: bottom, bottommost, under, underneath, further down, beneath, nether. ANTONYMS top, upper, higher. 3 you may have to accept a lower price: cheaper, reduced, decreased, lessened, curtailed, pruned, cut, slashed. ANTONYMS higher, increased.
lower (rhymes with ‘mower’)
lower 2 |(rhymes with ‘mower ’)| verb 1 she lowered the mask: move down, let down, take down, haul down, drop, let fall, let sink. ANTONYMS raise, lift up. 2 the crowd had lowered their voices: soften, modulate, quieten, hush, tone down, muffle, turn down, mute. ANTONYMS raise, intensify. 3 demand could be stimulated by lowering taxes: reduce, decrease, lessen, bring down, diminish, curtail, prune, pare (down ), ease up on, cause to fall, slim down, mark down, cut, slash, axe. ANTONYMS increase. 4 the water level lowered: subside, fall (off ), recede, ebb, wane; abate, die down, let up, moderate, diminish, lessen. 5 he must really love her to lower himself in this way: degrade, debase, demean, abase, humble, humiliate, downgrade, discredit, shame, dishonour, disgrace; belittle, cheapen, devalue; (lower oneself ) condescend, deign, stoop, sink, descend, vouchsafe. ANTONYMS boost.
lower (rhymes with ‘power’)
lower 3 |(rhymes with ‘power ’)| verb See lour.
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
lower
low er 1 /lóʊə r /〖原義は 「低く (low 1 )する 」; 〗→low 1 形容詞 (!lowの比較級 ) 1 (高さ 位置が )低い方の , 下部の (↔upper )▸ a lower lip 下唇 ▸ lower limbs 両足 ▸ the lower ground floor ｟英 ｠地階 (≒ the basement ).2 (階級 身分が )下級の , 下層の (↔upper ); 下位の, 下等の (↔higher )▸ lower animals 下等動物 3 〈数量が 〉より少ない (↔higher ).4 〘地 〙下流の ; 南部の ▸ the river's lower reaches その川の下流域 5 〘地 〙古い地層の, (年代が )前期の .動詞 ～s /-z /; ～ed /-d /; ～ing 他動詞 (↔raise )1 «…の下へ /…の中へ /…の間へ » (ゆっくり )…を下ろす «down /into /between » ; 〈頭 目 〉を下に向ける (!悲しみ 照れなどで ) ; …の位置を低くする ; 〖～ oneself 〗【いすなどに 】身を沈める «into, onto » ▸ lower the car's antenna 車のアンテナを下げる ▸ I lowered my book and looked up .私は本を下ろして顔を上げた ▸ lower one's foot into the water 片足を水につける ▸ The flag was lowered to half mast .旗が下げられ半旗にされた (!弔意を表す ) 2 〈価格 程度 量 音調など 〉を下げる , 落とす , 低下させる , 安くする ▸ lower one's voice 声を小さくする ▸ This medicine will lower your temperature .この薬を飲むと体温が下がるでしょう ▸ lower prices 価格を下げる 3 〈評判 名声など 〉を落とす , 損なう ; 〈人 〉の品格を下げる .4 〘音声 〙(舌の位置を下げて )〈母音 〉を低母音にする .自動詞 1 〈価格 程度 量 声などが 〉下がる , 落ちる , 低下する , 下落する , 安くなる , 弱まる ; 減る ▸ The sound lowered .音が小さくなった 2 低くなる , 降りる .3 〘海 〙ボート [帆 ]を下ろす .l ó wer one s è lf (by do ing )〖通例否定文で 〗(…して ) «…のレベルまで /…するまで » 品位を下げる, 自分をおとしめる «to /to do » .名詞 C 1 〖通例 ～s 〗下の (入れ )歯 .2 (船 列車の )下段の寝台 (lower berth ).L -̀ Calif ó rnia カリフォルニア半島 〘Baja California; メキシコ領 〙.L -̀ C á nada ケベック州の旧称 .～̀ c á se 〘印 〙小文字 ; 小文字用植字ケース (↔upper case ).～̀ cl á ss 〖通例the ～es; 集合的に; 単複両扱い 〗下層階級 .～̀ cr í ticism 聖書の本文 （ほんもん ）批判 〘諸写本を比較検討する 〙.～̀ d é ck 1 〘海 〙下甲板 〘重層の甲板の最下部 〙; 〖集合的に 〗水兵 .2 (2階建てバスの )1階 .L -̀ É ast S ì de ロウワーイーストサイド 〘ニューヨーク市南部東側区域で20世紀初頭ユダヤ系移民が多かった所 〙.～̀ forty- é ight [48 ] (st à tes )〖the ～〗アラスカ ハワイを除く米国すべての州 (!主にアラスカで用いる ) .～̀ h ó use [ch á mber ]〖時にL - H- [C- ]; the ～〗(2院制議会の )下院 .～̀ m ì ddle cl á ss ｟英 ｠〖the ～〗低層中産階級 .～̀ ó rders ｟やや古 ｠〖the ～〗＝lower (-)class .～́ sch ò ol ｟英 ｠下級学校 [学級 ] 〘通常11 --14歳対象 〙.～̀ w ó rld [r é gions ]〖the ～〗黄泉 （よみ ）の国, 地獄 ; 下界 .
lower
low er 2 ｟英 ｠lour /láʊə r /動詞 自動詞 1 〈空 雲が 〉 (あらしが来るため )暗くなる ▸ lowering skies 荒れる気配の空 2 ｟文 ｠ «…に対して » 顔をしかめる, 不機嫌になる «at » .
lowercase
l ò wer c á se 形容詞 〖名詞 の前で 〗小文字の (↔upper case ).
lower-class
l ò wer-cl á ss 形容詞 下層階級の .
lowerclassman
l ò wer cl á ssman 名詞 ＝underclassman .
lower-end
l ò wer- é nd 形容詞 ＝low-end .
lowering
low er ing 1 /lóʊ (ə )rɪŋ /形容詞 低下 [降下 ]させる .名詞 U C 下げる [下がる ]こと .
lowering
low er ing 2 /láʊ (ə )rɪŋ /形容詞 1 〈顔つきなどが 〉むっつりした, 不機嫌な .2 〈空模様などが 〉今にも降り出しそうな, 荒れ模様の .～ly 副詞 不機嫌に .
lowermost
l ó wer m ò st /lóʊə r -/形容詞 最下の ; 最低の .
The Wordsmith Dictionary