The Oxford Thesaurus An A-Z Dictionary of Synonyms - below adv.

1) lower down, further down, farther down: Please see the explanation given below. The department head could no longer resist the pressures from below. 2) beneath, underneath, under; downstairs, Nautical below-decks, Brit below-stairs: Can you hear someone walking about below? They put the captain in irons below. 3) on earth, here, in this world, under the sun: Man wants but little here below. --prep. 4) under, underneath, beneath: Below the sea live creatures we have never even seen. Barely discernible below his nose was a tiny moustache. Sign your name below 'Yours truly'. 5) less or lower or cheaper than: The sale price is below cost. 6) deeper or further or farther down than: The current is strongest about six feet below the surface. 7) under, beneath, underneath: Her bright eyes peered at him from below the wide hat. 8) lower or less than, under: The temperature was 20 degrees below zero. 9) inferior or subordinate to, lower than: He gives orders to the servants below him. 1) 0 inferior or secondary to, under, beneath, lower than: In exports, the USA and UK are below Japan. 1) 1 beneath, unworthy of, unbefitting, not worth: Mugging old ladies is below contempt.