above vs lower

above

adv
  • Higher in rank, power, or position. 

  • On the upper half or the dorsal surface of an animal. 

  • Above zero; above freezing. 

  • More in number. 

  • Into or from heaven; in the sky. 

  • Higher in the same page; earlier in the order as far as writing products go. 

  • In a higher place; upstairs; farther upstream. 

  • Directly overhead; vertically on top of. 

adj
  • Of heaven; heavenly. 

  • Being located higher on the same page or on a preceding page. 

noun
  • Something, especially a person's name in legal documents, that appears higher on the same page or on a preceding page. 

  • Heaven. 

  • Higher authority. 

prep
  • In or to a higher place; higher than; on or over the upper surface. 

  • Higher than; superior to in any respect; surpassing; higher in measure, degree, volume, or pitch, etc. than; out of reach; not exposed to; not likely to be affected by; incapable of negative actions or thoughts. 

  • Higher in rank, status, or position. 

  • Farther north than. 

  • In preference to. 

  • Upstage of. 

  • Rising; appearing out of reach height-wise. 

  • Physically over; on top of; worn on top of, said of clothing. 

  • Surpassing in number or quantity; more than. 

  • Beyond; on the other side. 

  • Too proud to stoop to; averse to; disinclined towards; 

  • In addition to; besides. 

lower

verb
  • To decrease in value, amount, etc. 

  • To reduce operations to single machine instructions, as part of compilation of a program. 

  • To reduce the degree, intensity, strength, etc., of 

  • To bring down; to humble 

  • (lower oneself) To humble oneself; to do something one considers to be beneath one's dignity. 

  • To let descend by its own weight, as something suspended; to let down 

  • To reduce the height of 

  • To depress as to direction 

  • to pull down 

  • To reduce (something) in value, amount, etc. 

  • To make less elevated 

  • To fall; to sink; to grow less; to diminish; to decrease 

adj
  • bottom; more towards the bottom than the middle of an object 

  • Situated on lower ground, nearer a coast, or more southerly. 

  • older 

How often have the words above and lower occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )