Breast-high (a.) High as the breast. |
Figure (n.) The form of anything |
Figure (n.) The representation of any form, as by drawing, painting, modeling, carving, embroidering, etc. |
Figure (n.) A pattern in cloth, paper, or other manufactured article |
Figure (n.) A diagram or drawing |
Figure (n.) The appearance or impression made by the conduct or carrer of a person |
Figure (n.) Distinguished appearance |
Figure (n.) A character or symbol representing a number |
Figure (n.) Value, as expressed in numbers |
Figure (n.) A person, thing, or action, conceived of as analogous to another person, thing, or action, of which it thus becomes a type or representative. |
Figure (n.) A mode of expressing abstract or immaterial ideas by words which suggest pictures or images from the physical world |
Figure (n.) The form of a syllogism with respect to the relative position of the middle term. |
Figure (n.) Any one of the several regular steps or movements made by a dancer. |
Figure (n.) A horoscope |
Figure (n.) Any short succession of notes, either as melody or as a group of chords, which produce a single complete and distinct impression. |
Figure (n.) A form of melody or accompaniment kept up through a strain or passage |
Figure (n.) To represent by a figure, as to form or mold |
Figure (n.) To embellish with design |
Figure (n.) To indicate by numerals |
Figure (n.) To represent by a metaphor |
Figure (n.) To prefigure |
Figure (n.) To write over or under the bass, as figures or other characters, in order to indicate the accompanying chords. |
Figure (n.) To embellish. |
Figure (v. t.) To make a figure |
Figure (v. t.) To calculate |
Hero (n.) An illustrious man, supposed to be exalted, after death, to a place among the gods |
Hero (n.) A man of distinguished valor or enterprise in danger, or fortitude in suffering |
Hero (n.) The principal personage in a poem, story, and the like, or the person who has the principal share in the transactions related |
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 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 |
figure skating | ice skating where the skates trace outlines of selected figures |
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 |
figure | a predetermined set of movements in dancing or skating, she made the best score on compulsory figures |
figure eight | a skating figure that carves an in the ice |
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 |
design pattern figure | a decorative or artistic work, the coach had a design on the doors |
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 |
figure | a model of a bodily form (especially of a person), he made a figure of Santa Claus |
figure eight figure of eight | a knot having the shape of the numeral , tied in a rope that has been passed through a hole or pulley and that prevents the rope from coming loose |
figure loom figured-fabric loom | a loom for weaving figured fabrics |
figure skate | an ice skate worn for figure skating, has a slightly curved blade and a row of jagged points at the front of the blade |
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 |
lay figure | dummy in the form of an artist's jointed model of the human body |
main street high street | street that serves as a principal thoroughfare for traffic in a town |
minute gun | (military) gun that is discharged once every minute (usually as part of a military funeral) |
minute hand big hand | points to the minutes |
stick figure | drawing of a human or animal that represents the head by a circle and the rest of the body by straight lines |
terminus terminal figure term | (architecture) a statue or a human bust or an animal carved out of the top of a square pillar, originally used as a boundary marker in ancient Rome |
waxwork wax figure | an effigy (usually of a famous person) made of wax |
high-spiritedness | exuberant liveliness |
figure | the impression produced by a person, he cut a fine figure, a heroic figure |
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 |