Breast-high
(a.) High as the breast. |
Grade
(n.) A step or degree in any series, rank, quality, order |
Grade
(n.) The rate of ascent or descent |
Grade
(n.) A graded ascending, descending, or level portion of a road |
Grade
(n.) The result of crossing a native stock with some better breed. If the crossbreed have more than three fourths of the better blood, it is called high grade. |
Grade
(v. t.) To arrange in order, steps, or degrees, according to size, quality, rank, etc. |
Grade
(v. t.) To reduce to a level, or to an evenly progressive ascent, as the line of a canal or road. |
Grade
(v. t.) To cross with some better breed |
Grade
(n.) A harsh scraping or cutting |
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 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 |
| grade | a variety of cattle produced by crossbreeding with a superior breed |
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 |
| grade separation | a crossing that uses an underpass or overpass |
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 |
level crossing
grade crossing | intersection of a railway and a road on the same level, barriers close road when trains pass |
main street
high street | street that serves as a principal thoroughfare for traffic in a town |
| 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 |
| grade | the gradient of a slope or road or other surface, the road had a steep grade |
degree
grade
level | a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality, a moderate grade of intelligence, a high level of care is required, it is all a matter of degree |
| high | a lofty level or position or degree, summer temperatures reached an all-time high |
| grade ground level | the height of the ground on which something stands, the base of the tower was below grade |
mark grade
score | a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance), she made good marks in algebra, grade A milk, what was your score on your homework? |
| grade point | a numerical value assigned to a letter grade received in a course taken at a college or university multiplied by the number of credit hours awarded for the course |
haute couture
high fashion
high style | trend-setting fashions |
| high point | the most enjoyable part of a given experience, the trumpet solo was the high point of the concert |