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bascule bridge a bridge that is counterweighted for ease of raising and lowering.
checkrein a short rein hooked on to a horse's saddle or harness, or to another horse in a team, preventing the horse from lowering or tossing its head.
crouch a lowering of the body by crouching. [1/4 definitions]
descent any lowering, as in power or social position. [1/4 definitions]
duck2 the act, process, or a particular instance of ducking, esp. a quick lowering into water. [1/7 definitions]
halyard a rope used for raising and lowering a sail, flag, or the like.
nod to express or indicate by lowering and raising the head. [1/7 definitions]
nuclear winter a hypothesized result of a major nuclear war, wherein massive cloud covers of dust and smoke would block out sunlight, lowering the earth's temperature and destroying most living things.
stoop1 an act or instance of lowering oneself morally or socially, or of condescending. [1/7 definitions]
supply-side of or designating an economic theory that lowering taxes increases productivity by causing an increase in investment.