Breast-high (a.) High as the breast. |
Crash (v. t. ) To break in pieces violently |
Crash (v. i.) To make a loud, clattering sound, as of many things falling and breaking at once |
Crash (v. i.) To break with violence and noise |
Crash (n.) A loud, sudden, confused sound, as of many things falling and breaking at once. |
Crash (n.) Ruin |
Crash (n.) Coarse, heavy, narrow linen cloth, used esp. for towels. |
Diet (n.) Course of living or nourishment |
Diet (n.) A course of food selected with reference to a particular state of health |
Diet (v. t.) To cause to take food |
Diet (v. t.) To cause to eat and drink sparingly, or by prescribed rules |
Diet (v. i.) To eat |
Diet (v. i.) To eat according to prescribed rules |
Diet (n.) A legislative or administrative assembly in Germany, Poland, and some other countries of Europe |
Dietary (a.) Pertaining to diet, or to the rules of diet. |
Dietary (n.) A rule of diet |
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. |
crash smash | the act of colliding with something, his crash through the window, the fullback's smash into the defensive line |
high colonic | an enema that injects large amounts of fluid high into the colon for cleansing purposes |
crash landing | an emergency landing under circumstances where a normal landing is impossible (usually damaging the aircraft) |
crash dive | a rapid descent by a submarine |
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 |
program programme | a performance (or series of performances) at a public presentation, the program lasted more than two hours |
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 |
diet dieting | the act of restricting your food intake (or your intake of particular foods) |
high finance | large and complex financial transactions (often used with the implication that those individuals or institutions who engage in them are unethical) |
starvation starving | the act of depriving of food or subjecting to famine, the besiegers used starvation to induce surrender, they were charged with the starvation of children in their care |
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 |
crash barrier | a strong protective barrier that is erected around a racetrack or in the middle of a dual-lane highway in order to reduce the likelihood of severe accidents |
crash helmet | a padded helmet worn by people riding bicycles or motorcycles, protects the head in case of accidents |
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 |
mild silver protein Argyrol | antiseptic consisting of a compound of protein and silver (trade name Argyrol) |
silver protein | a colloid preparation of protein (albumin or gelatin) and silver oxide, used in aqueous solution as an antibacterial agent |
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 |