Lowest 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
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| 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 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. | 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: S
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| 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.
| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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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Credit Definition–noun | 1. | commendation or honor given for some action, quality, etc.: Give credit where it is due. |
| 2. | a source of pride or honor: You are a credit to your school. |
| 3. | the ascription or acknowledgment of something as due or properly attributable to a person, institution, etc.: She got a screen credit for photography. |
| 4. | trustworthiness; credibility: a witness of credit. |
| 5. | confidence in a purchaser's ability and intention to pay, displayed by entrusting the buyer with goods or services without immediate payment. |
| 6. | reputation of solvency and probity, entitling a person to be trusted in buying or borrowing: Your credit is good. |
| 7. | influence or authority resulting from the confidence of others or from one's reputation. |
| 8. | time allowed for payment for goods or services obtained on trust: 90 days' credit. |
| 9. | repute; reputation; esteem. |
| 10. | a sum of money due to a person; anything valuable standing on the credit side of an account: He has an outstanding credit of $50. |
| 11. | Education. | a. | official acceptance and recording of the work completed by a student in a particular course of study. |
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| 12. | Bookkeeping. | a. | an entry of payment or value received on an account. |
| b. | the right-hand side of an account on which such entries are made (opposed to debit). |
| c. | an entry, or the total shown, on the credit side. |
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| 13. | any deposit or sum of money against which a person may draw. |
–verb (used with object) | 14. | to believe; put confidence in; trust; have faith in. |
| 15. | to bring honor, esteem, etc., to; reflect well upon. |
| 16. | Bookkeeping. to enter upon the credit side of an account; give credit for or to. |
| 17. | Education. to award educational credits to (often fol. by with): They credited me with three hours in history. |
—Verb phrase| 18. | credit to or with, to ascribe to a (thing, person, etc.): In former times many herbs were credited with healing powers. |
—Idioms| 19. | do someone credit, to be a source of honor or distinction for someone. Also, do credit to someone. |
| 20. | on credi
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| 21. | to one's credit, deserving of praise or recognition; admirable: It is to his credit that he freely admitted his guilt. |
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Card Definition–noun | 1. | a usually rectangular piece of stiff paper, thin pasteboard, or plastic for various uses, as to write information on or printed as a means of identifying the holder: a 3″ × 5″ file card; a membership card. |
| 2. | one of a set of thin pieces of cardboard with spots, figures, etc., used in playing various games; playing card. |
| 3. | cards, (usually used with a singular verb ) | a. | a game or games played with such a set. |
| b. | the playing of such a game: to win at cards. |
| c. | Casino. the winning of 27 cards or more. |
| d. | Whist. tricks won in excess of six. |
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| 4. | Also called greeting card. a piece of paper or thin cardboard, usually folded, printed with a message of holiday greeting, congratulations, or other sentiment, often with an illustration or decorations, for mailing to a person on an appropriate occasion. |
| 5. | something useful in attaining an objective, as a course of action or position of strength, comparable to a high card held in a game: If negotiation fails, we still have another card to play. |
| 9. | a program of the events at races, boxing matches, etc. |
| 15. | Informal. | a. | a person who is amusing or facetious. |
| b. | any person, esp. one with some indicated characteristic: a queer card. |
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–verb (used with object) | 16. | to provide with a card. |
| 18. | to write, list, etc., on cards. |
| 19. | Slang. to examine the identity card or papers of: The bartender was carding all youthful customers to be sure they were of legal drinking age. |
—Idioms| 20. | in or on the cards, impending or likely; probable: A reorganization is in the cards. |
| 21. | play one's cards right, to act cleverly, sensibly, or cautiously: If you play your cards right, you may get mentioned in her will. |
| 22. | put one's cards on the table, to be completely straightforward and open; conceal nothing: He always believed in putting his cards on the table. |
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