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) |
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 |
buffer buffer storage buffer store | (computer science) a part of RAM used for temporary storage of data that is waiting to be sent to a device, used to compensate for differences in the rate of flow of data between components of a computer system |
building supply store building supply house | a store where builders can purchase materials for building houses and related structures |
chain store | one of a chain of retail stores under the same management and selling the same merchandise |
clothing store haberdashery haberdashery store mens store | a store where men's clothes are sold |
computer store | a store that sells computers to the small businessperson or personal user |
confectionery confectionary candy store | a confectioner's shop |
convenience store | a store selling a limited variety of food and pharmaceutical items, open long hours for the convenience of customers |
country store general store trading post | a retail store serving a sparsely populated region, usually stocked with a wide variety of merchandise |
department store emporium | a large retail store organized into departments offering a variety of merchandise, commonly part of a retail chain |
discount house discount store discounter wholesale house | a sales outlet offering goods at a discounted price |
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 |
florist florist shop flower store | a shop where flowers and ornamental plants are sold |
grocery store grocery food market market | a marketplace where groceries are sold, the grocery store included a meat market |
hardware store ironmonger ironmonger's shop | a store selling hardware, in Great Britain they used to call a hardware store an ironmonger's shop |
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 |
magazine powder store powder magazine | a storehouse (as a compartment on a warship) where weapons and ammunition are stored |
main street high street | street that serves as a principal thoroughfare for traffic in a town |
memory computer memory storage computer storage store memory board | an electronic memory device, a memory and the CPU form the central part of a computer to which peripherals are attached |
mercantile establishment retail store sales outlet outlet | a place of business for retailing goods |
munition ordnance ordnance store | military supplies |
package store liquor store off-licence | a store that sells alcoholic beverages for consumption elsewhere |
push-down storage push-down store stack | a storage device that handles data so that the next item to be retrieved is the item most recently stored (LIFO) |
shoe shop shoe-shop shoe store | a shop where shoes are sold |
shop store | a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services, he bought it at a shop on Cape Cod |