| HIGH | | altar n. Chief altar in a church.
- altar n. Chief altar in a church.
- and dry adj. Stranded; aground.
- and dry adj. Stranded; aground.
- and low adv. Everywhere (searched high and low).
- and low adv. Everywhere (searched high and low).
- and mighty adj. Colloq. Arrogant.
- and mighty adj. Colloq. Arrogant.
- chair n. Infant's chair with long legs and a tray for meals.
- chair n. Infant's chair with long legs and a tray for meals.
- church n. Section of the church of england emphasizing ritual, priestly authority, and sacraments.
- church n. Section of the church of england emphasizing ritual, priestly authority, and sacraments.
- colour n. Flushed complexion.
- colour n. Flushed complexion.
- command n. Army commander-in-chief and associated staff.
- command n. Army commander-in-chief and associated staff.
- commission n. Embassy from one commonwealth country to another. high commissioner n.
- commission n. Embassy from one commonwealth country to another. high commissioner n.
- court n. (also in england high court of justice) supreme court of justice for civil cases.
- court n. (also in england high court of justice) supreme court of justice for civil cases.
- day n. Festal day.
- day n. Festal day.
- explosive n. Extremely explosive substance used in shells, bombs, etc.
- explosive n. Extremely explosive substance used in shells, bombs, etc.
- fidelity n. High-quality sound reproduction with little distortion.
- fidelity n. High-quality sound reproduction with little distortion.
- frequency n. Frequency, esp. In radio, of 3 to 30 megahertz.
- frequency n. Frequency, esp. In radio, of 3 to 30 megahertz.
- gear n. Gear such that the driven end of a transmission revolves faster than the driving end.
- gear n. Gear such that the driven end of a transmission revolves faster than the driving end.
- heels n.pl. Women's shoes with high heels.
- heels n.pl. Women's shoes with high heels.
- jinks n.pl. Boisterous fun.
- jinks n.pl. Boisterous fun.
- jump n. - athletic event consisting of jumping over a high bar.
- colloq. Drastic punishment (he's for the high jump).
- jump n. - athletic event consisting of jumping over a high bar.
- colloq. Drastic punishment (he's for the high jump).
- point n. The maximum or best state reached.
- point n. The maximum or best state reached.
- pressure n. - high degree of activity or exertion.
- atmospheric condition with the pressure above average.
- pressure n. - high degree of activity or exertion.
- atmospheric condition with the pressure above average.
- priest n. (fem. High priestess) 1 chief priest, esp. Jewish.
- head of a cult.
- priest n. (fem. High priestess) 1 chief priest, esp. Jewish.
- head of a cult.
- road n. Main road.
- road n. Main road.
- school n. - grammar school.
- us & scot. Secondary school.
- school n. - grammar school.
- us & scot. Secondary school.
- sea n. (also high seas) open seas not under any country's jurisdiction.
- sea n. (also high seas) open seas not under any country's jurisdiction.
- season n. Busiest period at a resort etc.
- season n. Busiest period at a resort etc.
- spot n. Important place or feature.
- spot n. Important place or feature.
- street n. Principal shopping street of a town.
- street n. Principal shopping street of a town.
- table n. Dining-table for the most important guests or members.
- table n. Dining-table for the most important guests or members.
- tea n. Evening meal usu. Consisting of a cooked dish, bread and butter, tea, etc.
- tea n. Evening meal usu. Consisting of a cooked dish, bread and butter, tea, etc.
- technology n. Advanced technological development, esp. In electronics.
- technology n. Advanced technological development, esp. In electronics.
- tension n. = *high voltage.
- tension n. = *high voltage.
- tide n. Time or level of the tide at its peak.
- tide n. Time or level of the tide at its peak.
- time n. Time that is overdue (it is high time they arrived).
- time n. Time that is overdue (it is high time they arrived).
- treason n. = *treason.
- treason n. = *treason.
- voltage n. Electrical potential large enough to injure or damage.
- voltage n. Electrical potential large enough to injure or damage.
- water n. = *high tide.
- water n. = *high tide.
- wire n. High tightrope.
- wire n. High tightrope.
- —adj. - a of great vertical extent (high building). B (predic.; often in comb.) Of a specified height (one inch high; waist-high).
- a far above ground or sea level etc. (high altitude). B inland, esp. When raised (high asia).
- extending above the normal level (jersey with a high neck).
- a of exalted quality (high minds). B lavish; superior (high living; high fashion).
- of exalted rank (high society; is high in the government).
- a great; intense; extreme; powerful (high praise; high temperature). B greater than normal (high prices). C extreme or very traditional in religious or political opinion (high tory).
- performed at, to, or from a considerable height (high diving; high flying).
- (often foll. By on) colloq. Intoxicated by alcohol or esp. Drugs.
- (of a sound etc.) Of high frequency; shrill. 10 (of a period, age, time, etc.) At its peak (high noon; high summer; high renaissance). 11 a (of meat etc.) Beginning to go bad; off. B (of game) well-hung and slightly decomposed. —n. - high, or the highest, level or figure.
- area of high pressure; anticyclone.
- slang euphoric state, esp. Drug-induced (am on a high). —adv. - far up; aloft (flew the flag high).
- in or to a high degree.
- at a high price.
- (of a sound) at or to a high pitch. high opinion of favourable opinion of. On high in or to heaven or a high place. On one's high horse colloq. Acting arrogantly. [old english]
- —adj. - a of great vertical extent (high building). B (predic.; often in comb.) Of a specified height (one inch high; waist-high).
- a far above ground or sea level etc. (high altitude). B inland, esp. When raised (high asia). | |