To wrinkle one's brow, as in thought, puzzlement, or displeasure

• scowl

  1. To wrinkle or contract the brow as an expression of anger or disapproval.
  2. To express (displeasure, for example) with a frowning facial expression.
  3. A look of anger or frowning disapproval.

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  1. To wrinkle or contract the brow as an expression of anger or disapproval.
  2. To express (displeasure, for example) with a frowning facial expression.
  3. A look of anger or frowning disapproval.

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• glower

  1. To look or stare angrily or sullenly:
  2. An angry or sullen look or stare.

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  1. To look or stare angrily or sullenly:
  2. An angry or sullen look or stare.

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• frown

  1. To wrinkle the brow, as in thought or displeasure.
  2. To regard something with disapproval or distaste:
  3. To express (disapproval, for example) by wrinkling the brow.

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  1. To wrinkle the brow, as in thought or displeasure.
  2. To regard something with disapproval or distaste:
  3. To express (disapproval, for example) by wrinkling the brow.

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To stare fixedly and angrily

• scowl

  1. To wrinkle or contract the brow as an expression of anger or disapproval.
  2. To express (displeasure, for example) with a frowning facial expression.
  3. A look of anger or frowning disapproval.

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  1. To wrinkle or contract the brow as an expression of anger or disapproval.
  2. To express (displeasure, for example) with a frowning facial expression.
  3. A look of anger or frowning disapproval.

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• glower

  1. To look or stare angrily or sullenly:
  2. An angry or sullen look or stare.

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  1. To look or stare angrily or sullenly:
  2. An angry or sullen look or stare.

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• glare

  1. To stare fixedly and angrily.
  2. To shine intensely and blindingly:
  3. To be conspicuous; stand out obtrusively:

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  1. To stare fixedly and angrily.
  2. To shine intensely and blindingly:
  3. To be conspicuous; stand out obtrusively:

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To be imminent

• threaten

  1. To express a threat against or give indications of taking hostile action against:
  2. To be a source of danger to; endanger:
  3. To give signs or warning of; portend:

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  1. To express a threat against or give indications of taking hostile action against:
  2. To be a source of danger to; endanger:
  3. To give signs or warning of; portend:

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• overhang

  1. To project or extend over:
  2. To loom over:
  3. To project over something:

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  1. To project or extend over:
  2. To loom over:
  3. To project over something:

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• menace

  1. A possible danger; a threat:
  2. The quality of being threatening:
  3. A troublesome or annoying person:

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  1. A possible danger; a threat:
  2. The quality of being threatening:
  3. A troublesome or annoying person:

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• loom

  1. To come into view as a massive, distorted, or indistinct image:
  2. To appear to the mind in a magnified and threatening form:
  3. To seem imminent; impend:

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  1. To come into view as a massive, distorted, or indistinct image:
  2. To appear to the mind in a magnified and threatening form:
  3. To seem imminent; impend:

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• impend

  1. To be about to occur:
  2. To threaten to happen; menace:
  3. To jut out; hang suspended.

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  1. To be about to occur:
  2. To threaten to happen; menace:
  3. To jut out; hang suspended.

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• hang over

  1. to be threatening, to be imminent

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  1. to be threatening, to be imminent

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• brew

  1. To make (ale or beer) from malt and hops by infusion, boiling, and fermentation.
  2. To make (a beverage) by boiling, steeping, or mixing various ingredients:
  3. To concoct; devise:

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  1. To make (ale or beer) from malt and hops by infusion, boiling, and fermentation.
  2. To make (a beverage) by boiling, steeping, or mixing various ingredients:
  3. To concoct; devise:

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To cause to descend

• take-down

  1. Discount from the offering price that is given to a member of an underwriting group that is selling the securities. Discount from the offering price that is given to a member of an underwriting group that is selling the securities.

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  1. Discount from the offering price that is given to a member of an underwriting group that is selling the securities. Discount from the offering price that is given to a member of an underwriting group that is selling the securities.

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• let down

  1. Used other than as an idiom: see let,"Ž down.
  2. To allow to descend.
  3. (idiomatic) To disappoint; to betray or fail somebody

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  1. Used other than as an idiom: see let,"Ž down.
  2. To allow to descend.
  3. (idiomatic) To disappoint; to betray or fail somebody

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• drop

  1. The smallest quantity of liquid heavy enough to fall in a spherical mass.
  2. Liquid medicine administered in drops.
  3. A small quantity of a substance:

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  1. The smallest quantity of liquid heavy enough to fall in a spherical mass.
  2. Liquid medicine administered in drops.
  3. A small quantity of a substance:

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• depress

  1. To lower in spirits; deject.
  2. To cause to drop or sink; lower:
  3. To press down:

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  1. To lower in spirits; deject.
  2. To cause to drop or sink; lower:
  3. To press down:

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To decrease, as in length or amount, by or as if by severing or excising

• truncate

  1. To shorten or reduce:
  2. To shorten (a number) by dropping one or more digits after the decimal point.
  3. To replace (the edge of a crystal) with a plane face.

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  1. To shorten or reduce:
  2. To shorten (a number) by dropping one or more digits after the decimal point.
  3. To replace (the edge of a crystal) with a plane face.

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• trim

  1. To make neat or tidy by clipping, smoothing, or pruning:
  2. To remove the excess or unwanted parts from:
  3. To remove (excess or unwanted parts):

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  1. To make neat or tidy by clipping, smoothing, or pruning:
  2. To remove the excess or unwanted parts from:
  3. To remove (excess or unwanted parts):

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• slash

  1. To cut or form by cutting with forceful sweeping strokes:
  2. To make a gash or gashes in.
  3. To cut a slit or slits in, especially so as to reveal an underlying color:

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  1. To cut or form by cutting with forceful sweeping strokes:
  2. To make a gash or gashes in.
  3. To cut a slit or slits in, especially so as to reveal an underlying color:

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• shear

  1. To remove (fleece or hair) by cutting or clipping.
  2. To remove the hair or fleece from.
  3. To cut with or as if with shears:

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  1. To remove (fleece or hair) by cutting or clipping.
  2. To remove the hair or fleece from.
  3. To cut with or as if with shears:

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• prune

  1. The partially dried fruit of any of several varieties of the common plum, Prunus domestica.
  2. Any kind of plum that can be dried without spoiling.
  3. An ill-tempered, stupid, or incompetent person.

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  1. The partially dried fruit of any of several varieties of the common plum, Prunus domestica.
  2. Any kind of plum that can be dried without spoiling.
  3. An ill-tempered, stupid, or incompetent person.

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• pare

  1. To remove the outer covering or skin of with a knife or similar instrument:
  2. To remove by or as if by cutting, clipping, or shaving:
  3. To reduce, as in quantity or size; trim:

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  1. To remove the outer covering or skin of with a knife or similar instrument:
  2. To remove by or as if by cutting, clipping, or shaving:
  3. To reduce, as in quantity or size; trim:

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• lop

  1. To cut off (a part), especially from a tree or shrub:
  2. To cut off a part or parts from; trim:
  3. To eliminate or excise as superfluous:

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  1. To cut off (a part), especially from a tree or shrub:
  2. To cut off a part or parts from; trim:
  3. To eliminate or excise as superfluous:

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• cut down

  1. Used other than as an idiom: see cut,"Ž down.
  2. To bring down by cutting.
  3. (idiomatic) To insult, to belittle.

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  1. Used other than as an idiom: see cut,"Ž down.
  2. To bring down by cutting.
  3. (idiomatic) To insult, to belittle.

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• cut back

  1. (intransitive with on) To reduce the amount of (something).
  2. (intransitive with on) To reduce spending.
  3. (intransitive with on) To reduce consumption.

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  1. (intransitive with on) To reduce the amount of (something).
  2. (intransitive with on) To reduce spending.
  3. (intransitive with on) To reduce consumption.

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• cut

  1. To penetrate with a sharp edge; strike a narrow opening in.
  2. To separate into parts with or as if with a sharp-edged instrument; sever:
  3. To sever the edges or ends of; shorten:

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  1. To penetrate with a sharp edge; strike a narrow opening in.
  2. To separate into parts with or as if with a sharp-edged instrument; sever:
  3. To sever the edges or ends of; shorten:

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• crop

  1. Cultivated plants or agricultural produce, such as grain, vegetables, or fruit, considered as a group:
  2. The total yield of such produce in a particular season or place:
  3. A group, quantity, or supply appearing at one time:

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  1. Cultivated plants or agricultural produce, such as grain, vegetables, or fruit, considered as a group:
  2. The total yield of such produce in a particular season or place:
  3. A group, quantity, or supply appearing at one time:

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• clip

  1. To cut, cut off, or cut out with or as if with shears:
  2. To make shorter by cutting; trim:
  3. To cut off the edge of:

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  1. To cut, cut off, or cut out with or as if with shears:
  2. To make shorter by cutting; trim:
  3. To cut off the edge of:

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• chop

  1. To cut by striking with a heavy sharp tool, such as an ax:
  2. To shape or form by chopping:
  3. To cut into small pieces:

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  1. To cut by striking with a heavy sharp tool, such as an ax:
  2. To shape or form by chopping:
  3. To cut into small pieces:

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To become or make less in price or value

• write-down

  1. A downward adjustment in the value of an asset.

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  1. A downward adjustment in the value of an asset.

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• reduce

  1. To bring down, as in extent, amount, or degree; diminish.
  2. To gain control of; subject or conquer:
  3. To subject to destruction:

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  1. To bring down, as in extent, amount, or degree; diminish.
  2. To gain control of; subject or conquer:
  3. To subject to destruction:

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• mark down

  1. To reduce the price of.
  2. To write a memorandum about.
  3. To subtract marks (points) for an error.

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  1. To reduce the price of.
  2. To write a memorandum about.
  3. To subtract marks (points) for an error.

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• downgrade

  1. To lower the status, rank, or salary of:
  2. To minimize the importance, value, or reputation of:
  3. A descending slope, as in a road.

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  1. To lower the status, rank, or salary of:
  2. To minimize the importance, value, or reputation of:
  3. A descending slope, as in a road.

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• devalue

  1. To lessen or cancel the value of.
  2. To lower the exchange value of (a currency) by lowering its gold equivalency.
  3. To lower the exchange value of a currency by lowering its gold equivalency.

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  1. To lessen or cancel the value of.
  2. To lower the exchange value of (a currency) by lowering its gold equivalency.
  3. To lower the exchange value of a currency by lowering its gold equivalency.

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• devaluate

  1. To reduce in value.

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  1. To reduce in value.

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• depress

  1. To lower in spirits; deject.
  2. To cause to drop or sink; lower:
  3. To press down:

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  1. To lower in spirits; deject.
  2. To cause to drop or sink; lower:
  3. To press down:

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• depreciate

  1. To lessen the price or value of:
  2. To write off an expenditure for (a tangible asset) by prorating over a certain period, usually the estimated useful life of the asset.
  3. To think or speak of as being of little worth; belittle.

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  1. To lessen the price or value of:
  2. To write off an expenditure for (a tangible asset) by prorating over a certain period, usually the estimated useful life of the asset.
  3. To think or speak of as being of little worth; belittle.

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• cheapen

  1. To make cheap or cheaper.
  2. To lower in public estimation; debase or degrade:
  3. To become cheap or cheaper.

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  1. To make cheap or cheaper.
  2. To lower in public estimation; debase or degrade:
  3. To become cheap or cheaper.

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To bring oneself down to a lower level of behavior

• stoop

  1. To bend forward and down from the waist or the middle of the back:
  2. To stand or walk, especially habitually, with the head and upper back bent forward.
  3. To lower or debase oneself:

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  1. To bend forward and down from the waist or the middle of the back:
  2. To stand or walk, especially habitually, with the head and upper back bent forward.
  3. To lower or debase oneself:

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• sink

  1. To go below the surface of water or another liquid:
  2. To descend to the bottom of a body of water or other liquid:
  3. To fall or drop to a lower level, especially to go down slowly or in stages:

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  1. To go below the surface of water or another liquid:
  2. To descend to the bottom of a body of water or other liquid:
  3. To fall or drop to a lower level, especially to go down slowly or in stages:

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• descend

  1. To move from a higher to a lower place; come or go down.
  2. To slope, extend, or incline downward:
  3. To be related by genetic descent from an individual or individuals in a previous generation:

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  1. To move from a higher to a lower place; come or go down.
  2. To slope, extend, or incline downward:
  3. To be related by genetic descent from an individual or individuals in a previous generation:

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The act of wrinkling the brow, as in thought, puzzlement, or displeasure

• scowl

  1. To wrinkle or contract the brow as an expression of anger or disapproval.
  2. To express (displeasure, for example) with a frowning facial expression.
  3. A look of anger or frowning disapproval.

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  1. To wrinkle or contract the brow as an expression of anger or disapproval.
  2. To express (displeasure, for example) with a frowning facial expression.
  3. A look of anger or frowning disapproval.

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• glower

  1. To look or stare angrily or sullenly:
  2. An angry or sullen look or stare.

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  1. To look or stare angrily or sullenly:
  2. An angry or sullen look or stare.

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• frown

  1. To wrinkle the brow, as in thought or displeasure.
  2. To regard something with disapproval or distaste:
  3. To express (disapproval, for example) by wrinkling the brow.

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  1. To wrinkle the brow, as in thought or displeasure.
  2. To regard something with disapproval or distaste:
  3. To express (disapproval, for example) by wrinkling the brow.

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• black look

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A fixed angry stare

• scowl

  1. To wrinkle or contract the brow as an expression of anger or disapproval.
  2. To express (displeasure, for example) with a frowning facial expression.
  3. A look of anger or frowning disapproval.

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  1. To wrinkle or contract the brow as an expression of anger or disapproval.
  2. To express (displeasure, for example) with a frowning facial expression.
  3. A look of anger or frowning disapproval.

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• glower

  1. To look or stare angrily or sullenly:
  2. An angry or sullen look or stare.

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  1. To look or stare angrily or sullenly:
  2. An angry or sullen look or stare.

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• glare

  1. To stare fixedly and angrily.
  2. To shine intensely and blindingly:
  3. To be conspicuous; stand out obtrusively:

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  1. To stare fixedly and angrily.
  2. To shine intensely and blindingly:
  3. To be conspicuous; stand out obtrusively:

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Below another in standing or importance

• smalltime

  1. Insignificant or unimportant; minor:

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  1. Insignificant or unimportant; minor:

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• under

  1. In a lower position or place than:
  2. To or into a lower position or place than:
  3. Beneath the surface of:

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  1. In a lower position or place than:
  2. To or into a lower position or place than:
  3. Beneath the surface of:

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• subordinate

  1. Belonging to a lower or inferior class or rank; secondary.
  2. Subject to the authority or control of another.
  3. One that is subordinate.

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  1. Belonging to a lower or inferior class or rank; secondary.
  2. Subject to the authority or control of another.
  3. One that is subordinate.

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• subaltern

  1. A person who is lower in position or rank; a subordinate.
  2. A person who is marginalized and oppressed by the dominant culture, especially in a colonial context.
  3. Such people considered as a group.

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  1. A person who is lower in position or rank; a subordinate.
  2. A person who is marginalized and oppressed by the dominant culture, especially in a colonial context.
  3. Such people considered as a group.

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• small

  1. Being below average in size:
  2. Being below average in quantity or extent:
  3. Limited in importance or significance; trivial:

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  1. Being below average in size:
  2. Being below average in quantity or extent:
  3. Limited in importance or significance; trivial:

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• secondary

  1. Second or lower in rank or importance; not primary:
  2. Following what is first in time or sequence:
  3. Of or relating to secondary schools.

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  1. Second or lower in rank or importance; not primary:
  2. Following what is first in time or sequence:
  3. Of or relating to secondary schools.

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• petty

  1. Of small importance; trivial:
  2. Narrow-minded or ungenerous, especially in trifling matters:
  3. Of lesser importance or rank; subordinate:

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  1. Of small importance; trivial:
  2. Narrow-minded or ungenerous, especially in trifling matters:
  3. Of lesser importance or rank; subordinate:

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• minor-league

  1. A league of professional sports clubs that are not in the major leagues but are usually owned by or affiliated with major-league teams.

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  1. A league of professional sports clubs that are not in the major leagues but are usually owned by or affiliated with major-league teams.

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• minor

  1. Lesser or smaller in amount, extent, or size.
  2. Lesser in importance, rank, or stature:
  3. Lesser in seriousness or danger:

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  1. Lesser or smaller in amount, extent, or size.
  2. Lesser in importance, rank, or stature:
  3. Lesser in seriousness or danger:

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• low

  1. Having little relative height; not high or tall:
  2. Rising only slightly above surrounding surfaces:
  3. Near to the ground or the horizon:

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  1. Having little relative height; not high or tall:
  2. Rising only slightly above surrounding surfaces:
  3. Near to the ground or the horizon:

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• lesser

  1. Smaller in amount, value, or importance, especially in a comparison between two things:
  2. Of a smaller size than other, similar forms:
  3. Less. Used before a participle:

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  1. Smaller in amount, value, or importance, especially in a comparison between two things:
  2. Of a smaller size than other, similar forms:
  3. Less. Used before a participle:

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• junior

  1. Used to distinguish a son from his father when they have the same given name.
  2. Intended for or including youthful persons:
  3. Lower in rank or shorter in length of tenure:

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  1. Used to distinguish a son from his father when they have the same given name.
  2. Intended for or including youthful persons:
  3. Lower in rank or shorter in length of tenure:

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• inferior

  1. Low or lower in order, degree, or rank:
  2. Low or lower in quality, value, or estimation:
  3. Second-rate; poor:

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  1. Low or lower in order, degree, or rank:
  2. Low or lower in quality, value, or estimation:
  3. Second-rate; poor:

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