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 |
charge burster bursting charge explosive charge | a quantity of explosive to be set off at one time, this cartridge has a powder charge ofgrains |
disrupting explosive bursting explosive | a high explosive that is used to damage the target that is under attack |
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 |
drug cocktail highly active antiretroviral therapy HAART | a combination of protease inhibitors taken with reverse transcriptase inhibitors, used in treating AIDS and HIV |
explosive | a chemical substance that undergoes a rapid chemical change (with the production of gas) on being heated or struck |
explosive compound | a compound that is explosive |
explosive detection system EDS | a rapid automatic system to detect plastic explosives in passengers' luggage using Xay technology and computers, designed for use in airports |
explosive device | device that bursts with sudden violence from internal energy |
explosive mixture | a mixture that is explosive |
explosive trace detection ETD | a system for screening luggage in airports, an agent passes a swab around or inside luggage and then runs the swab through a machine that can detect trace amounts of explosives |
fuel-air explosive FAE | a device consisting of a container of fuel and two explosive charges, the first charge bursts open the fuel container at a predetermined height and spreads the fuel in a cloud that mixes with atmospheric oxygen, the second charge detonates the cloud which creates an enormous blast wave and incinerates whatever is below |
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 |
improvised explosive device I.E.D. IED | an explosive device that is improvised |
knee-high knee-hi | a sock or stocking that reaches up to just below the knees |
main street high street | street that serves as a principal thoroughfare for traffic in a town |
plastic explosive plastique | an explosive material that is easily molded around the object it is intended to destroy |
propellant explosive impulse explosive | an explosive that is used to propel projectiles from guns or to propel rockets and missiles or to launch torpedos and depth charges |
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 |