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LOWER

Definition:

[noun] the lower of two berths
Synonyms: berth
[verb] move something or somebody to a lower position; "take down the vase from the shelf"
Synonyms: take down, let down, get down, bring down
[verb] set lower; "lower a rating"; "lower expectations"
Synonyms: lour
[verb] cause to drop or sink; "The lack of rain had depressed the water level in the reservoir"
Synonyms: depress
[verb] make lower or quieter; "turn down the volume of a radio"
Synonyms: turn down, lour
[verb] look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval
Synonyms: frown, glour
[adjective] (usually preceded by `no') lower in esteem; "no less a person than the king himself"
Synonyms: less
[adjective] inferior in rank or status; "the junior faculty"; "a lowly corporal"; "petty officialdom"; "a subordinate functionary"
Synonyms: junior-grade, inferior, -ranking, lowly, petty, secondary, subaltern, subordinate
[adjective] the bottom one of two; "he chose the lower number"
[adjective] of the underworld; "nether regions"
Synonyms: chthonian, chthonic, nether