lowest

/ˈloʊɪst/
noun
  1. The smallest or least amount, level, or point.
    • The stock hit its lowest in five years.
    • The river's water level is at its lowest during summer.
    • She reached the lowest of her career before turning things around.
adverb
  1. At or to the smallest height, amount, or degree.
    • The stock market fell lowest in March before recovering.
    • Among all the birds, the penguin flies lowest.
    • Of all the bids, hers was valued lowest.
adjective
  1. Of the least height; at the bottom of a scale of measurement.
    • Mount Everest is not the lowest point on Earth; that's the Dead Sea.
    • She hung the picture on the lowest hook on the wall.
    • The lowest shelf is where we keep the children's books.
  2. Smallest in amount, value, or degree.
    • He scored the lowest on the test, so he studied harder.
    • We found the lowest price for the laptop online.
    • The temperature reached its lowest point of the year last night.
  3. Least important or least powerful in a hierarchy.
    • In the animal kingdom, the lowest rank in a pack is called the omega.
    • She worked her way up from the lowest position to manager.
    • Interns often start at the lowest level in the company.
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