Higher vs. Lower
Highernoun
A national school-leaving examination and university entrance qualification.
Higherverb
(transitive) To make higher; to raise or increase in amount or quantity.
Higherverb
(intransitive) To ascend.
Higher
advanced in complexity or elaboration; as, higher mathematics.
Higher
of or pertaining to education beyond the secondary level; as, higher education; higher learning.
Higheradjective
advanced in complexity or elaboration;
Higheradjective
of education beyond the secondary level;
Loweradjective
bottom; more towards the bottom than the middle of an object
Loweradjective
older
Lowerverb
(transitive) To let descend by its own weight, as something suspended; to let down
Lowerverb
(transitive) to pull down
Lowerverb
(transitive) To reduce the height of
Lowerverb
(transitive) To depress as to direction
Lowerverb
(transitive) To make less elevated
Lowerverb
(transitive) To reduce the degree, intensity, strength, etc., of
Lowerverb
(transitive) To bring down; to humble
Lowerverb
(reflexive) (lower oneself) To humble oneself; to do something one considers to be beneath one's dignity.
Lowerverb
(transitive) To reduce (something) in value, amount, etc.
Lowerverb
(intransitive) To fall; to sink; to grow less; to diminish; to decrease
Lowerverb
(intransitive) To decrease in value, amount, etc.
Lowerverb
alternative spelling of lour
Loweradjective
Compar. of Low, a.
Lowerverb
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.
Lowerverb
To reduce the height of; as, to lower a fence or wall; to lower a chimney or turret.
Lowerverb
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.
Lowerverb
To reduce the degree, intensity, strength, etc., of; as, to lower the temperature of anything; to lower one's vitality; to lower distilled liquors.
Lowerverb
To bring down; to humble; as, to lower one's pride.
Lowerverb
To reduce in value, amount, etc.; as, to lower the price of goods, the rate of interest, etc.
Lowerverb
To fall; to sink; to grow less; to diminish; to decrease; as, the river lowered as rapidly as it rose.
Lowerverb
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.
Lowerverb
To frown; to look sullen.
Lowernoun
Cloudiness; gloominess.
Lowernoun
A frowning; sullenness.
Lowernoun
the lower of two berths
Lowerverb
move something or somebody to a lower position;
Lowerverb
set lower;
Lowerverb
cause to drop or sink;
Lowerverb
make lower or quieter;
Lowerverb
look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval
Loweradjective
(usually preceded by `no') lower in esteem;
Loweradjective
inferior in rank or status;
Loweradjective
the bottom one of two;
Loweradjective
of the underworld;
