low
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1.0
- adjective
- /loʊ/
- The dog was lying low in the grass, trying to hide from view.
- low-lying
- low tide
- low elevation
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Examples
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It's interesting to think how low the bar is set for most people.
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The school is very low and it's not good enough.
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Head to the lower level.
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The table in the children's section was very low, like the ones they used in Japan.
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My bed is weirdly low, like below my knee.
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Outside in the garden, a bird hopped from a low lilac branch onto the windowsill.
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Vivian waited for me, sitting on a low rock wall beside the curving driveway.
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The tree was so low that I could easily touch its lowest branches.
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He prefers to keep his music volume low while studying.
Synonyms
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4.1
Areas close to the ground or sea level that often flood
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4.6
Short and wide, low to the ground
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4.3
Happening near the ground or sea level
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4.0
A building with only one or a few floors and no elevator
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3.7
Happening close to the ground
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3.4
Plants that grow close to the ground and are short
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5.0
A room or building with a ceiling lower than usual
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3.0
Slightly below the usual amount, level, or sound
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4.7
Lower than usual and close to the ground
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
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3.4
A loan or card that charges only a small extra amount for borrowing money
- Offensive
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7.3
Someone who has little factual knowledge and follows simple slogans rather than facts
- Specialized
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4.2
Using a low amount of electricity to reduce the risk of electric shock
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3.2
A lower setting in a vehicle that gives more power and less speed for starting and climbing
- Specialized
2
4.9
A radio frequency between 30 and 300 kilohertz used for communication
- Specialized
2
7.6
An explosive that burns slowly and does not make a strong shock wave like black powder
- Specialized
1
6.5
A range of very low radio waves used for communication over long distances, for example by submarines
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4.6
A low-lying region in western Europe near the North Sea made up of Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands
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5.1
A small particle in the blood that carries cholesterol and increases heart disease risk when levels are high
- Specialized
1
6.8
Radio waves below 3 kilohertz that scientists and the military use for long-distance communication and measurement
- Specialized
1
6.5
Radioactive material from medical tests and hospital procedures that has low radiation and needs safe handling
- Specialized
1
5.5
A device that lets slow changes in signals pass and reduces fast changes
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3.6
Exercise with gentle movements like swimming or cycling that does not put much stress on the joints
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8.4
A group of German dialects spoken in northern Germany and parts of the Netherlands and Denmark
- Specialized
1
5.4
A blood particle that carries fat from the liver to body tissues and can become LDL cholesterol
- Specialized
1
7.8
A style of sculpture where shapes stand out a little from a flat background with no part fully separate
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Etymology
Low comes from an old English word meaning 'not high' or 'near the ground', which is why we use it for things like 'low' clouds or a 'low' sun on the horizon. So 'low' tells you something is close to the ground or below usual height.