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low(1) (iou) and cobblestone (oh)


low(1) (iou)



low adjective & noun4. ME.
late and medieval Latin. low-level adjective (a) situated near or below ground level; fig. low-ranking, unobtrusive; (b) designating mild radioactivity or mildly radioactive waste; (c) Computing (of a Programming language) containing only relatively simple instructions, close to machine language in form. low-lived adjective of, pertaining to, or living a low or disreputable life. low-loader a lorry with a low floor and (usu.) no sides for heavy loads. low-loss adjective (Electricity) characterized by or causing little dissipation of electric or electromagnetic energy. low-lying adjective at low altitude (above sea level etc.). low mass: see MASS noun1. low-melting adjective melting at a relatively low temperature, esp. at little more than room temperature. low men dice loaded to turn up low numbers. low-minded adjective vulgar or ignoble in mind or character. low-mindedness the quality or state of being low-minded. low-molecular adjective (Chemistry) having a low molecular weight. low-necked adjective (of a garment) having a low-cut neck. low opinion a very unfavourable opinion. low-pass adjective (Audio etc.) designating a filter that attenuates only those components with a frequency greater than some cut-off frequency. low-pitched adjective (a) (of a sound) low in pitch; (b) (of a roof) not very steep. low point the minimum or worst state reached. low post Basketball an offensive position on the court close to the basket. low-powered adjective having little power or energy. low pressure (a) a low degree of activity or exertion; (b) an atmospheric condition with pressure below average. low profile a low-keyed and unobtrusive policy or attitude, a condition of behaving in a restrained or inconspicuous way. low-profile adjective (a) designating a motor-vehicle tyre which is wide in proportion to its height; (b) designating, having or maintaining a low profile. low relief: see RELIEF noun2 1. low-rent adjective (a) (of a property) costing relatively little to rent; (b) transf. (N. Amer.) inexpensive; having little prestige; shoddy. low-residue adjective (of a meal or diet) designed to produce relatively little faeces and urine. low-rise adjective & noun (a building) of one storey or few storeys. low season the period of fewest visitors at a resort etc. low side window Architecture a small window lower than the Other windows, found in some medieval churches. low-spirited adjective dejected, depressed. low-spiritedness the quality or condition of being low-spirited. low spirits dejection, depression. Low Sunday the Sunday after Easter. low tech noun & adjective (a) noun = low technology below; (b) adjective involved in, employing, or requiring only low technology. low technology less advanced or relatively unsophisticated technological development or equipment. low tension low voltage. low tide the time or level of the tide at its ebb. low water the tide at its lowest. low-water mark (a) the level reached at low water or on a drought or dry season; (b) a minimum recorded level or value. Low Week the week beginning with Low Sunday. low-wines the first spirit that comes off in the distillation process. low-yield adjective producing little, giving a low return; spec. (of a nuclear weapon) having a relatively low explosive force.
b. noun.
I. absol.
That which is low; those who are low or of humble birth. ME.
After at, in, on prepositions. The ground, the earth. Only in ME.
II.
A piece of low-lying land; spec. in East Anglia, a hollow or valley between dunes; a pool left by the tide in such a hollow. ME.
Rolling Stone The peaks, lows and riffs of these..Nevada California border ranges.
The lowest trump card dealt or drawn. Chiefly in high-low-jack (and the game), = ALL FOURS 2. E19.
An area of low barometric pressure. Also, an area of low gravitational field strength. L19.
A low point or minimum in price, temperature, etc.; spec. a depression, a state of dejection. E20.
F. L. Allen The Boston literati..sank..to new lows for all time. New York Times The United States dollar plunged yesterday to another post-war low. C. Thubron Easy does it, Daniel, you're having one of your lows.
= low gear above. M20.
A. Hall I dragged the manual into low to kill the rest of the speed.

cobblestone (oh)



[Date: 1400-1500; Origin: From an unrecorded cobel 'small piece' (from cob) + stone]
a small round stone set in the ground, especially in the past, to make a hard surface for a road