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lower

1 7.7

The bottom sleeping place in a train or ship compartment

noun
/ˈloʊər/

: litera inferior

You want eight uppers, eight lowers and a compartment, right?

Examples

A plate of dentures-lowers, I thought, soaked in a glass on a nearby lamp table.

Fiction book (1999)
The light from the lowering sun slips through gaps, cracks, and broken window panes, casting surreal patterns.

Fiction book (1995)
I fell asleep to the rising and lowering of their voices.

Fiction book (1993)
Upon the lowering of my gavel, the charges shall be dismissed.

Holmes & Watson (2018)
On the train, I prefer sleeping on the lower berth for easier access to my luggage.
In the cramped cabin, he took the lower sleeping space so his friend could have the upper one.
The children excitedly climbed into their lower bunks after a long day of traveling.

Synonyms

lower berth

vslower

1 5.5

The bed under another bed in a train or ship compartment

has identical sense but is a shorter or alternative term for the same sleeping place

Antonyms

upper berth

1 6.8

A higher bed on a train or ship

Idioms

to lower the boom

Slang

1 8.4

Punish someone strongly for bad behaviour

lower than whaleshit

Offensive

1 9.9

People think someone is very bad and not respected

to a lower place

1 1.0

Into a place that is lower down

at a lower place

1.0

In a place that is lower than another place

to lower one's sights

Informal

6.9

Choose smaller goals that are easier to reach when big ones feel impossible

Compounds

lower court

Specialized

33 3.6

A court whose decisions can be reviewed by a higher court

lower class

20 2.7

People with little money, education, or power in society

lower-middle-class

18 3.9

Having a modest income and social position in the lower part of the middle class

lower-class

13 3.5

People who have little money, little education, or low social status

lower-ranking

8 3.8

A person who has a less important job or less power in an organization

lower limit

Specialized

7 3.5

The smallest amount or value that is allowed

lower rank

6 3.5

A position lower than others in a group or at work

lower deck

Specialized

6 3.8

The part of a ship below the main floor where crew sleep or store things

lower jaw

6 2.2

The bottom bone in the face that moves up and down to open the mouth

lower bound

Specialized

3 7.0

A value that is no larger than any number in a set

lower orders

Literature

3 7.0

People who have little money and low social status

lower division

3 3.5

A level in a sports league below the top one where teams are weaker

lower-case letter

2 1.0

A small letter of the alphabet that is not a capital

upper-lower-class

1 8.1

A person or family in the higher part of the lower social class

Lower Peninsula

1 4.4

A southern part of Michigan that lies between Lake Michigan and Lake Huron

lower berth

1 5.5

The bed under another bed in a train or ship compartment

lower status

1 3.9

A position that people see as less important or powerful than others

lower respiratory tract

Specialized

1 4.1

Part of the breathing system that includes the lungs and big air tubes

lower mantle

Specialized

1 8.1

A deep, solid layer inside the Earth above the outer core, about 660 to 2,900 km below the surface

Lower Egypt

1 5.8

The northern part of ancient Egypt around the Nile delta where the land is very fertile

lower jawbone

Specialized

1 3.0

The bone at the bottom of the mouth that moves to open and close it

lower respiratory infection

Specialized

1 3.4

An infection in the lungs or large airways that causes cough and fever

Lower Paleolithic

Specialized

1 9.2

A very early time in human history when people first used simple stone tools like hand axes

Lower California

1 4.7

A mountainous peninsula in northwestern Mexico also called Baja California

Lower Carboniferous

Specialized

1 9.9

An early part of the Carboniferous period about 345 to 310 million years ago

Lower Peninsula of Michigan

1 3.7

The larger southern part of the state of Michigan between Lake Michigan and Lake Huron

Lower Normandy

1 5.5

A former government region in northwestern France that is now part of Normandy

lower cannon

Archaic

9.9

A metal plate that covers and protects the forearm

Lower Carboniferous period

Specialized

9.9

An early part of the Carboniferous when primitive winged insects and early amphibians appear

lower criticism

Archaic

9.9

A study of old Bible copies to find the original text

lower respiratory tract smear

Specialized

7.9

A sample from the lungs placed on a slide to look for infection or cancer

Lower Tunguska

9.9

A river in Siberia that starts north of Lake Baikal and flows north and west into the Yenisei River

Surface Forms

lower singular

lowers plural

Etymology

Lower as a noun comes from the adjective lower meaning 'below', and it became a name for the sleeping place that is under another one, like the bottom bunk. So the lower is simply the bed that is below the top bed.