| lower case |
in printing, the tray containing the type for the smaller, noncapital letters. (Cf. upper case.) |
| lower class |
the socioeconomic class or classes below the middle class; working class; proletariat. |
| lowerclassman |
a freshman or sophomore in a high school or college; underclassman. |
| lower criticism |
textual criticism and examination of the Bible. (Cf. higher criticism.) |
| lower house |
(often cap.) in a bicameral legislature, the branch that is usu. more representative and has the larger number of members. |
| lowering |
dark and gloomy, as the weather. [2 definitions] |
| lowermost |
lower than all others; lowest. |
| lower world |
the habitation of the dead; nether world; underworld. [2 definitions] |
| low-fat |
containing relatively less fat than comparable foods, diets, or cooking styles. |
| low frequency |
any radio frequency between thirty and three hundred kilohertz per second. |
| Low German |
a subbranch of Germanic, other than High German, that includes English, Dutch, Flemish, and Frisian. (Cf. High German.) [2 definitions] |
| low-grade |
of inferior value or quality. [2 definitions] |
| low-impact |
of or relating to a form of physical exercise that puts minimal stress on the body, esp. upon the joints. [2 definitions] |
| low-key |
low in aggression or intensity; mild. |
| lowland |
land that is low in respect to the surrounding country. |
| Low Latin |
any form of nonclassical Latin, such as medieval Latin or Vulgar Latin. |
| lowlife |
(informal) a person of low social status. [2 definitions] |
| lowly |
low in position or manner of living. [4 definitions] |
| low-lying |
in a position that is not far above the ground or ocean. |
| Low Mass |
a mass that is recited, rather than sung, by one priest assisted by one acolyte. |
| low-minded |
demonstrating or possessing characteristics considered base or vulgar. |