performance | any recognized accomplishment, they admired his performance under stress, when Roger Maris powered four home runs in one game his performance merits awe |
performance execution carrying out carrying into action | the act of performing, of doing something successfully, using knowledge as distinguished from merely possessing it, they criticised his performance as mayor, experience generally improves performance |
specific performance | the performance of a legal contract as specified by its terms |
linguistic performance | (linguistics) a speaker's actual use of language in real situations, what the speaker actually says, including grammatical errors and other non-linguistic features such as hesitations and other disfluencies (contrasted with linguistic competence) |
dramatic production dramatic performance | the act of performing a drama, the group joined together in a dramatic production |
musical performance | the act of performing music |
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 |
performance | the act of presenting a play or a piece of music or other entertainment, we congratulated him on his performance at the rehearsal, an inspired performance of Mozart's C minor concerto |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
high | a lofty level or position or degree, summer temperatures reached an all-time high |
operating capability performance capability | the capability of a technological system to perform as intended |
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 |