low

low is a 3-letter English word with 51 senses as intransitive verb, noun, adverb, transitive verb, verb, and adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: strong imp. of Laugh. Face value is 6 in Scrabble and 7 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

3 letters · Scrabble 6 · Words With Friends 7 · 51 senses

Definitions

1. strong imp. of Laugh.
2. intransitive verb. To make the calling sound of cows and other bovine animals; to moo.
3. noun. The calling sound ordinarily made by cows and other bovine animals.
4. noun. A hill; a mound; a grave.
5. noun. Fire; a flame; a light.
6. intransitive verb. To burn; to blaze.
7. superlative. Occupying an inferior position or place; not high or elevated; depressed in comparison with something else; as, low ground; a low flight.
8. superlative. Not rising to the usual height; as, a man of low stature; a low fence.
9. superlative. Near the horizon; as, the sun is low at four o'clock in winter, and six in summer.
10. superlative. Sunk to the farthest ebb of the tide; as, low tide.
11. superlative. Beneath the usual or remunerative rate or amount, or the ordinary value; moderate; cheap; as, the low price of corn; low wages.
12. superlative. Not loud; as, a low voice; a low sound.
13. superlative. Depressed in the scale of sounds; grave; as, a low pitch; a low note.
14. superlative. 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.
15. superlative. Near, or not very distant from, the equator; as, in the low northern latitudes.
16. superlative. Numerically small; as, a low number.
17. superlative. Wanting strength or animation; depressed; dejected; as, low spirits; low in spirits.
18. superlative. Depressed in condition; humble in rank; as, men of low condition; the lower classes.
19. superlative. Mean; vulgar; base; dishonorable; as, a person of low mind; a low trick or stratagem.
20. superlative. Not elevated or sublime; not exalted or diction; as, a low comparison.
21. superlative. Submissive; humble.
22. superlative. Deficient in vital energy; feeble; weak; as, a low pulse; made low by sickness.
23. superlative. Moderate; not intense; not inflammatory; as, low heat; a low temperature; a low fever.
24. superlative. Smaller than is reasonable or probable; as, a low estimate.
25. superlative. Not rich, high seasoned, or nourishing; plain; simple; as, a low diet.
26. noun. The lowest trump, usually the deuce; the lowest trump dealt or drawn.
27. adverb. In a low position or manner; not aloft; not on high; near the ground.
28. adverb. Under the usual price; at a moderate price; cheaply; as, he sold his wheat low.
29. adverb. In a low mean condition; humbly; meanly.
30. adverb. In time approaching our own.
31. adverb. With a low voice or sound; not loudly; gently; as, to speak low.
32. adverb. With a low musical pitch or tone.
33. adverb. In subjection, poverty, or disgrace; as, to be brought low by oppression, by want, or by vice.
34. adverb. 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.
35. transitive verb. To depress; to lower.
36. noun. the lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving

    Synonyms: first

37. noun. a low level or position or degree

    "the stock market fell to a new low"

38. noun. British political cartoonist (born in New Zealand) who created the character Colonel Blimp (1891-1963)
39. noun. an air mass of lower pressure; often brings precipitation

    "a low moved in over night bringing sleet and snow"

    Synonyms: depression

40. verb. make a low noise, characteristic of bovines

    Synonyms: moo

41. adjective. filled with melancholy and despondency

    "gloomy at the thought of what he had to face"

    "gloomy predictions"

    Synonyms: blue, depressed, dispirited, down, downcast, downhearted, gloomy, grim

42. adjective. of the most contemptible kind

    "abject cowardice"

    "a low stunt to pull"

    Synonyms: abject, miserable, scummy, scurvy

43. adjective. literal meanings; being at or having a relatively small elevation or upward extension

    "low ceilings"

    "low clouds"

44. adjective. less than normal in degree or intensity or amount

    "low prices"

    "the reservoir is low"

45. adjective. used of sounds and voices; low in pitch or frequency
46. adjective. very low in volume

    "a low murmur"

    "the low-toned murmur of the surf"

47. adjective. subdued or brought low in condition or status

    "brought low"

    "a broken man"

    Synonyms: broken, crushed, humbled, humiliated

48. adjective. unrefined in character

    "low comedy"

49. adjective. no longer sufficient

    "supplies are low"

    "our funds are depleted"

    Synonyms: depleted

50. adjective. low or inferior in station or quality

    "a humble cottage"

    "a lowly parish priest"

    Synonyms: humble, lowly, modest, small

51. adverb. in a low position; near the ground

    "the branches hung low"

Synonyms

first, depression, moo, blue, depressed, dispirited, down, downcast, downhearted, gloomy, grim, abject, miserable, scummy, scurvy, broken, crushed, humbled, humiliated, depleted, humble, lowly, modest, small

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in low:

lwo, owl

Common word forms

lows, lowed, lower, lowes, lowly, lowest, lowing, lowable, lowness

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