kicksorter
pulse height analyzer | scientific instrument consisting of an electronic circuit that permits only voltage pulses of predetermined height to pass |
boldness nerve brass
face cheek | impudent aggressiveness, I couldn't believe her boldness, he had the effrontery to question my honesty |
| stature height | (of a standing person) the distance from head to foot |
altitude
height | elevation especially above sea level or above the earth's surface, the altitude gave her a headache |
height
tallness | the vertical dimension of extension, distance from the base of something to the top |
cheek muscle
buccinator muscle
musculus buccinator | a muscle that flattens the cheek and retracts the angle of the mouth |
| cheek pouch | a membranous pouch inside the mouth of many rodents (as a gopher) |
buttock
cheek | either of the two large fleshy masses of muscular tissue that form the human rump |
| cheek | either side of the face below the eyes |
impudence
cheek
impertinence | an impudent statement |
scandal
dirt
malicious gossip | disgraceful gossip about the private lives of other people |
scandal
outrage | a disgraceful event |
Teapot Dome
Teapot Dome scandal | a government scandal involving a former United States Navy oil reserve in Wyoming that was secretly leased to a private oil company in , became symbolic of the scandals of the Harding administration |
Watergate
Watergate scandal | a political scandal involving abuse of power and bribery and obstruction of justice, led to the resignation of Richard Nixon in |
a acme
height
elevation
peak
pinnacle
summit
superlative
meridian
tiptop
topaa | the highest level or degree attainable, the highest stage of development, his landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty, the artist's gifts are at their acme, at the height of her career, the peak of perfection, summer was at its peak, ...catapulted Einstein to the pinnacle of fame, the summit of his ambition, so many highest superlatives achieved by man, at the top of his profession |
| cheek | speak impudently to |
| unprecedented | having no precedent, novel, an unprecedented expansion in population and industry |
alone(p)
unique
unequaled
unequalled
unparalleled | radically distinctive and without equal, he is alone in the field of microbiology, this theory is altogether alone in its penetration of the problem, Bach was unique in his handling of counterpoint, craftsmen whose skill is unequaled, unparalleled athletic ability, a breakdown of law unparalleled in our history |
bantering
facetious
tongue-in-cheek | cleverly amusing in tone, a bantering tone, facetious remarks, tongue-in-cheek advice |
| in height(p) | having a specified height, five feet tall, five feet in height |
facetiously
jokingly tongue-in-cheek | not seriously, I meant it facetiously |
| cheek by jowl | in close proximity, the houses were jumbled together cheek by jowl |
banteringly
tongue-in-cheek | in a bantering fashion, he spoke to her banteringly |