Breast-high
(a.) High as the breast. |
Flying
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Fly |
Flying
(v. i.) Moving in the air with, or as with, wings |
Flying fish
() A fish which is able to leap from the water, and fly a considerable distance by means of its large and long pectoral fins. These fishes belong to several species of the genus Exocoetus, and are found in the warmer parts of all the oceans. |
Flying squirrel
() One of a group of squirrels, of the genera Pteromus and Sciuropterus, having parachute-like folds of skin extending from the fore to the hind legs, which enable them to make very long leaps. |
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-palmed
(a.) Having high antlers |