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 average 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
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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 crankshaft, used esp. for temporarily overcoming the weight or inertia of the vehicle; first: low gear. | | 32. | Bas
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eball. (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 pra
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ctices. | –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. 37). | | 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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Interest Definition–noun | 1. | the feeling of a person whose attention, concern, or curiosity is particularly engaged by something: She has a great interest in the poetry of Donne. | | 2. | something that concerns, involves, draws the attention of, or arouses the curiosity of a person: His interests are philosophy and chess. | | 3. | power of exciting such concern, involvement, etc.; quality of being interesting: political issues of great interest. | | 4. | concern; importance: a matter of primary interest. | | 5. | a business, cause, or the like in which a person has a share, concern, responsibility, etc. | | 6. | a share, right, or title in the ownership of property, in a commercial or financial undertaking, or the like: He bought half an interest in the store. | | 7. | a participation in or concern for a cause, advantage, responsibility, etc. | | 8. | a number or group of persons, or a party, financially interested in the same business, industry, or enterprise: the banking interest. | | 9. | interests, the group of persons or organizations having extensive financial or business power. | | 10. | the state of being affected by something in respect to advantage or detriment: We need an arbiter who is without interest in the outcome. | | 11. | benefit; advantage: to have one's own interest in mind. |
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| 12. | regard for one's own advantage or profit; self-interest: The partnership dissolved because of their conflicting interests. | | 13. | influence from personal importance or capability; power of influencing the action of others. | | 14. | Finance. | a. | a sum paid or charged for the use of money or for borrowing money. | | b. | such a sum expressed as a percentage of money borrowed to be paid over a g
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iven period, usually one year. | | | 15. | something added or thrown in above an exact equivalent: Jones paid him back with a left hook and added a right uppercut for interest. | –verb (used with object) | 16. | to engage or excite the attention or curiosity of: Mystery stories interested him greatly. | | 17. | to concern (a person, nation, etc.) in something; involve: The fight for peace interests all nations. | | 18. | to cause to take a personal concern or share; induce to participate: to interest a person in an enterprise. | | 19. | to cause to be concerned; affect. | —Idiom | 20. | in the interest(s) of, to the advantage or advancement of; in behalf of: in the interests of good government. | |
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Car Definition–noun | 2. | a vehicle running on rails, as a streetcar or railroad car. | | 3. | the part of an elevator, balloon, modern airship, etc., that carries the passengers, freight, etc. | | 4. | British Dialect. any wheeled vehicle, as a farm cart or wagon. | | 5. | Literary. a chariot, as of war or triumph. | | 6. | Archaic. cart; carriage. | |
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Loan Definition–noun | 1. | the act of lending; a grant of the temp
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orary use of something: the loan of a book. | | 2. | something lent or furnished on condition of being returned, esp. a sum of money lent at interest: a $1000 loan at 10 percent interest. | –verb (used with object) | 4. | to make a loan of; lend: Will you loan me your umbrella? | | 5. | to lend (money) at interest. | –verb (used without object) | 6. | to make a loan or loans; lend. | —Idiom | 7. | on loan, | a. | borrowed for temporary use: How many books can I have on loan from the library at one time? | | b. | temporarily provided or released by one's regular employer, superior, or owner for use by another: Our best actor is on loan to another movie studio for two films. | | |
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