Low Definition–adjective | 1. | situated, placed, or occurring not far above the ground, floor, or base: a low shelf. | | 2. | of small extent upward; not high or tall: A low wall surrounds the property. | | 3. | not far above the horizon, as a planet: The moon was low in the sky. | | 4. | lying or being below the general level: low ground. | | 5. | designating or pertaining to regions near sea level, esp. near the sea: low countries. | | 6. | bending or passing far downward; deep: a low bow. | | 7. | (of a garment) low-necked; décolleté: The dress she wore was fashionably low. | | 8. | rising but slightly from a surface: a low relief on a frieze. | | 9. | of less than aver
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age or normal height or depth, as a liquid or stream: The river is low this time of year. | | 10. | near the first of a series: a low number. | | 11. | ranked near the beginning or bottom on some scale of measurement: a low income bracket. | | 12. | indicating the bottom or the point farthest down: the low point in his creative life. | | 13. | lacking in strength, energy, or vigor; feeble; weak: to feel low and listless. | | 14. | providing little nourishment or strength, as a diet. | | 15. | of small number, amount, degree, force, intensity, etc.: low visibility; a generator with a low output. | | 16. | indicated or represented by a low number: A low latitude is one relatively near the equator. | | 17. | soft: subdued; not loud: a low murmur. | | 18. | Music. produced by relatively slow vibrations, as sounds; grave in pitch. | | 19. | assigning or attributing little worth, value, excellence, or the like: a low estimate of a new book. | | 20. | containing a relatively small amount: a diet low in starches. | | 21. | nearing depletion; not adequately supplied: low on funds; Our stock of towels is low. | | 22. | depressed or dejected: low spirits. | | 23. | far down in the scale of rank or estimation; humble: of low birth. | | 24. | of inferior quality or character: a low grade of fabric; a low type of intellect. | | 25. | lacking in dignity or elevation, as of thought or expression. | | 26. | mean, base, or disreputable: low tricks; low companions. | 27. | coarse or vulgar: entertainment of a low sort. | | 28. | Boxing. struck or delivered below a contestant's belt. | | 29. | Biology. having a relatively simple structure; not complex in organization. | | 30. | Phonetics. (of a vowel) articulated with a relatively large opening above the tongue, as the vowels of hat, hut, hot, ought, etc. Compare high (def. 23). | | 31. | Automotive. of, pertaining to, or operating at the gear transmission ratio at which the drive shaft moves at the lowest speed with relation to the speed of the engine cranksh
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aft, used esp. for temporarily overcoming the weight or inertia of the vehicle; first: low gear. | | 32. | Baseball. (of a pitched ball) passing the plate at a level below that of the batter's knees: a low curve. | | 33. | Cards. having less value than other cards: a low card. | | 34. | Metallurgy. having a relatively small amount of a specified constituent (usually used in combination): low-carbon steel. | | 35. | Chiefly British. holding to Low Church principles and practices. | –adverb | 36. | in or to a low position, point, degree, etc.: The raiders crouched low in the bushes. | | 37. | near the ground, floor, or base; not aloft: The plane flew low. | | 38. | in or to a humble or abject state: Some live low while others live high. She swore she would bring him low. | | 39. | in or to a condition of depletion, prostration, or death: The gas in the tank is running low. | | 40. | at comparatively small cost; cheaply: to buy something low and sell it high. | | 41. | at or to a low pitch, volume, intensity, etc.: to turn the radio low; lights turned down low. | | 42. | in a low tone; softly; quietly; to speak low. | | 43. | Archaic. far down in time; late. | –noun | 44. | something that is low, as ground or prices: numerous marshy lows in the forest; the recent low in the stock market. | | 45. | Automotive. low gear; first gear. | | 46. | Meteorology. an atmospheric low-pressure system; cyclone. Compare high (def. 3
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7). | | 47. | Cards. | a. | the lowest trump card. | | b. | a card of small value, or of lower value than other cards. | | c. | the lowest score in a game. | | d. | a player having such a score. | | | 48. | a point of deepest decline, vulgarity, etc.: a new low in tastelessness. | | 49. | Slang. a period of intense depression or discomfort, when the effects of a drug have subsided. | —Idioms | 50. | lay low, | a. | to overpower or kill; defeat: to lay one's attackers low. | | b. | to knock down; make prostrate. | | | 51. | lie low, | a. | to conceal oneself: He had to lie low for a while. | | b. | to do nothing until the right opportunity develops; bide one's time: Until the dispute is settled, you would do best to lie low. | | |
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Fat Definition–adjective | 1. | having too much flabby tissue; corpulent; obese: a fat person. | | 2. | plump; well-fed: a good, fat chicken. | | 3. | consisting of or containing fat; greasy; oily: fat gravy; fat meat. | | 4. | profitable, as an office: a fat job on the city commission. | | 5. | affording good opportunities, esp. for gain: a fat business contract. | | 6. | wealthy; prosperous; rich: He grew fat on dishonest profits. | | 7. | big, broad, or extended; thick: a fat sheaf of bills. | | 8. | plentiful; abundant: a fat supply of food. | | 9. | plentifully supplied: a fat larder; a fat feast. | | 10. | dull; stupid: fat clumsi
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ness of manner. | | 11. | abounding in a particular element: Fat pine is rich in resin. | | 12. | (of paint) having more oil than pigment. Compare lean 2 (def. 6). | | 13. | (of coal) highly bituminous; rich in volatile hydrocarbons. | | 14. | Ceramics. long 1 (def. 25). | | 15. | fertile, as land: Everything grows in this fat soil. | –noun | 16. | any of several white or yellowish greasy substances, forming the chief part of adipose tissue of animals and also occurring in plants, that when pure are colorless, odorless, and tasteless and are either solid or liquid esters of glycerol with fatty acids; fats are insoluble in water or cold alcohol but soluble in ether, chloroform, or benzene: used in the manufacture of soap, paints, and other protective coatings and in cooking. | | 17. | animal tissue containing much of this substance; loose flesh; flabbiness: to have rolls of fat around one's waist. | | 18. | the richest or best part of anything. | | 19. | obesity; corpulence: In his later years, he inclined to fat. | | 20. | Slang. especially profitable or advantageous work. | | 21. | an overabundance or excess; superfluity. | | 22. | action or lines in a dramatic part that permit an actor to display abilities. | | 23. | Also, phat. Also called lift. Typesetting. matter that can be compos
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ed easily and profitably, esp. from standing type, illustrations, or the like: fat work. Compare lean 2 (def. 11). | –verb (used with object), verb (used without object) | 24. | to make or become fat. | —Idioms | 25. | a fat chance, Slang. a very slight chance; small probability: A fat chance he has of winning the title! | | 26. | a fat lot, Slang. little or not at all: A fat lot they care about anyone else's troubles! | | 27. | chew the fat. chew (def. 11). | | 28. | the fat is in the fire, | a. | an irrevocable action or chain of events has been started; the die is cast: Now that they have been given an ultimatum, the fat is in the fire. | | b. | the decision, whether good or bad, has been made. | | c. | the crisis is imminent. | | | 29. | the fat of the land, the best or richest of anything obtainable: to live on the fat of the land. | |
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Dinner Definition–noun | 1. | the main meal of the day, eaten in the evening or at midday. | | 2. | a formal meal in honor of some person or occasion. | |
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Recipe Definition–noun | 1. | a set of instructions for making or preparing something, esp. a food dish: a recipe for a cake. | | 2. | a medical prescription. | | 3. | a method to attain a desired end: a recipe for success. | |
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