| 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 |
guerrilla theater
street theater | dramatization of a social issue, enacted outside in a park or on the street |
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 |
alley
alleyway
back street | a narrow street with walls on both sides |
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 |
barrel organ
grind organ
hand organ
hurdy gurdy
hurdy-gurdy
street organ | a musical instrument that makes music by rotation of a cylinder studded with pegs |
blind alley
cul de sac
dead-end street
impasse | a street with only one way in or out |
corner
street corner
turning point | the intersection of two streets, standing on the corner watching all the girls go by |
| cross street | a street intersecting a main street (usually at right angles) and continuing on both sides of it |
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 |
drug of abuse
street drug | a drug that is taken for nonmedicinal reasons (usually for mind-altering effects), drug abuse can lead to physical and mental damage and (with some substances) dependence and addiction |
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 |
local road
local street | a street that is primarily used to gain access to the property bordering it |
main street
high street | street that serves as a principal thoroughfare for traffic in a town |
| one-way street | a street on which vehicular traffic is allowed to move in only one direction |
| side street | a street intersecting a main street and terminating there |
| street | a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings, they walked the streets of the small town, he lives on Nassau Street |
| street | the part of a thoroughfare between the sidewalks, the part of the thoroughfare on which vehicles travel, be careful crossing the street |
| street clothes | ordinary clothing suitable for public appearances (as opposed to costumes or sports apparel or work clothes etc.) |
streetlight
street lamp | a lamp supported on a lamppost, for illuminating a street |
| two-way street | a street on which vehicular traffic can move in either of two directions, you have to look both ways crossing a two-way street |
| high-spiritedness | exuberant liveliness |
superiority
high quality | the quality of being superior |
street credibility
street cred
cred | credibility among young fashionable urban individuals |
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 |