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(n) the lower of two berths
(s) (usually preceded by `no'') lower in esteem; "no less a person than the king himself"
(s) inferior in rank or status; "the junior faculty"; "a lowly corporal"; "petty officialdom"; "a subordinate functionary"
(s) the bottom one of two; "he chose the lower number"
(s) of the underworld; "nether regions"
(v) move something or somebody to a lower position; "take down the vase from the shelf"
(v) set lower; "lower a rating"; "lower expectations"
(v) cause to drop or sink; "The lack of rain had depressed the water level in the reservoir"
(v) make lower or quieter; "turn down the volume of a radio"
(v) look angry or sullen, wrinkle one''s forehead, as if to signal disapproval

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