Alabama period () A period in the American eocene, the lowest in the tertiary age except the lignitic. |
Breast-high (a.) High as the breast. |
Catskill period () The closing subdivision of the Devonian age in America. The rocks of this period are well developed in the Catskill mountains, and extend south and west under the Carboniferous formation. See the Diagram under Geology. |
Champlain period () A subdivision of the Quaternary age immediately following the Glacial period |
Chemung period () A subdivision in the upper part of the Devonian system in America, so named from the Chemung River, along which the rocks are well developed. It includes the Portage and Chemung groups or epochs. See the Diagram under Geology. |
Hamilton period () A subdivision of the Devonian system of America |
High (v. i.) To hie. |
High (superl.) Elevated above any starting point of measurement, as a line, or surface |
High (superl.) Regarded as raised up or elevated |
High (superl.) Elevated in character or quality, whether moral or intellectual |
High (superl.) Exalted in social standing or general estimation, or in rank, reputation, office, and the like |
High (superl.) Of noble birth |
High (superl.) Of great strength, force, importance, and the like |
High (superl.) Very abstract |
High (superl.) Costly |
High (superl.) Arrogant |
High (superl.) Possessing a characteristic quality in a supreme or superior degree |
High (superl.) Strong-scented |
High (superl.) Acute or sharp |
High (superl.) Made with a high position of some part of the tongue in relation to the palate, as / (/ve), / (f/d). See Guide to Pronunciation, // 10, 11. |
High (adv.) In a high manner |
High (n.) An elevated place |
High (n.) People of rank or high station |
High (n.) The highest card dealt or drawn. |
High (v. i.) To rise |
High-blown (a.) Inflated, as with conceit. |
High-bred (a.) Bred in high life |
High-built (a.) Of lofty structure |
High-church (a.) Of or pertaining to, or favoring, the party called the High Church, or their doctrines or policy. See High Church, under High, a. |
High-churchism (n.) The principles of the high-church party. |
High-churchman (n.) One who holds high-church principles. |
High-churchman-ship (n.) The state of being a high-churchman. |
High-colored (a.) Having a strong, deep, or glaring color |
High-colored (a.) Vivid |
High-embowed (a.) Having lofty arches. |
High-fed (a.) Pampered |
High-finished (a.) Finished with great care |
High-flown (a.) Elevated |
High-flown (a.) Turgid |
High-flushed (a.) Elated. |
High-go (n.) A spree |
High-handed (a.) Overbearing |
High-hearted (a.) Full of courage or nobleness |
High-hoe (n.) The European green woodpecker or yaffle. |
High-holder (n.) The flicker |
High-low (n.) A laced boot, ankle high. |
High-mettled (a.) Having abundance of mettle |
High-minded (a.) Proud |
High-minded (a.) Having, or characterized by, honorable pride |
High-mindedness (n.) The quality of being highminded |
high colonic | an enema that injects large amounts of fluid high into the colon for cleansing purposes |
high jump | the act of jumping as high as possible over a horizontal bar |
all fours high-low-jack | card games in which points are won for taking the high or low or jack or game |
high-low | poker in which the high and low hands split the pot |
jinks high jinks hijinks high jinx | noisy and mischievous merrymaking |
extravagance prodigality lavishness highlife high life | excessive spending |
treason high treason lese majesty | a crime that undermines the offender's government |
high technology high tech | highly advanced technological development (especially in electronics) |
high-angle fire | fire from a cannon that is fired at an elevation greater than that for the maximum range |
high fidelity hi-fi | the reproduction of sound with little or no distortion |
High Mass | a solemn and elaborate Mass with music |
high finance | large and complex financial transactions (often used with the implication that those individuals or institutions who engage in them are unethical) |
course session class period recitation | a regularly scheduled session as part of a course of study |
stepper high stepper | a horse trained to lift its feet high off the ground while walking or trotting |
alto relievo alto rilievo high relief | a sculptural relief in which forms extend out from the background to at least half their depth |
Army High Performance Computing Research Center AHPCRC | a United States defense laboratory to conduct research in high-performance computing for defense technology applications, a partnership of government and university and industry |
Aswan High Dam High Dam | one of the world's largest dams on the Nile River in southern Egypt |
dress hat high hat opera hat silk hat stovepipe top hat topper beaver | a man's hat with a tall crown, usually covered with silk or with beaver fur |
hi-fi high fidelity sound system | equipment for the reproduction of sound with high fidelity |
high altar | the main altar in a church |
high-angle gun | a cannon that can be fired at a high elevation for relatively short ranges |
high gear high | a forward gear with a gear ratio that gives the greatest vehicle velocity for a given engine speed |
high-hat cymbal high hat | cymbals that are operated by a foot pedal |
high-pass filter | a filter that passes frequencies above a certain value and attenuates frequencies below that value |
high table | a dining table in a dining-hall raised on a platform, seats are reserved for distinguished persons |
high-warp loom | a handloom in which the warp is carried vertically, for weaving tapestry |
high wire | a tightrope very high above the ground |
horizontal bar high bar | gymnastic apparatus consisting of a bar supported in a horizontal position by uprights at both ends |
knee-high knee-hi | a sock or stocking that reaches up to just below the knees |
lister lister plow lister plough middlebreaker middle buster | moldboard plow with a double moldboard designed to move dirt to either side of a central furrow |
main street high street | street that serves as a principal thoroughfare for traffic in a town |
period piece | any work of art whose special value lies in its evocation of a historical period |
high-spiritedness | exuberant liveliness |
superiority high quality | the quality of being superior |
high-mindedness idealism noble-mindedness b a | elevated ideals or conduct, the quality of believing that ideals should be pursued |
arrogance haughtiness hauteur high-handedness lordliness | overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors |
High Renaissance | the artistic style of early th century painting in Florence and Rome, characterized by technical mastery and heroic composition and humanistic content |
high pitch high frequency | a pitch that is perceived as above other pitches |
hotness heat high temperature | the presence of heat |
high frequency HF | tomegahertz |
very high frequency VHF | to megahertz |
extremely high frequency EHF | to gigahertz |
high | a lofty level or position or degree, summer temperatures reached an all-time high |
middle ear tympanic cavity tympanum | the main cavity of the ear, between the eardrum and the inner ear |
middle cerebral artery | one of two branches of the internal carotid artery, divides into three branches |
middle meningeal artery | branch of the maxillary artery, its branches supply meninges |
middle cerebral vein vena cerebri media | either of two cerebral veins |
deep middle cerebral vein | accompanies the middle cerebral artery deep in the Sylvian fissure, empties into the basal vein |
superficial middle cerebral vein | a large vein along the line of the Sylvian fissure to the cavernous sinus |
middle temporal vein | arises near the eye, joins the superficial temporal veins to form the retromandibular vein |