high
Webster Dictionary
possessing a characteristic quality in a supreme or superior degree; as, high (i. e., intense) heat; high (i. e., full or quite) noon; high (i. e., rich or spicy) seasoning; high (i. e., complete) pleasure; high (i. e., deep or vivid) color; high (i. e., extensive, thorough) scholarship, etc
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low-church
Webster Dictionary
not placing a high estimate on ecclesiastical organizations or forms; -- applied especially to Episcopalians, and opposed to high-church. See High Church, under High
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high-church
Webster Dictionary
of or pertaining to, or favoring, the party called the High Church, or their doctrines or policy. See High Church, under High, a
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yosemite falls
(ʊˈsɛm ɪ ti)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a series of falls in Yosemite National Park: upper falls, 1430 ft. (436 m) high; middle, 626 ft. (190 m) high; lower, 320 ft. (98 m) high. Total height (including rapids), 2526 ft. (770 m).
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promontory
Webster Dictionary
a high point of land or rock projecting into the sea beyond the line of coast; a headland; a high cape
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rank
Webster Dictionary
elevated grade or standing; high degree; high social position; distinction; eminence; as, a man of rank
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dear
Webster Dictionary
bearing a high price; high-priced; costly; expensive
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chivalrous
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pertaining to chivalry or knight-errantry; warlike; heroic; gallant; high-spirited; high-minded; magnanimous
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delight
Webster Dictionary
a high degree of gratification of mind; a high- wrought state of pleasurable feeling; lively pleasure; extreme satisfaction; joy
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highly
Webster Dictionary
in a high manner, or to a high degree; very much; as, highly esteemed
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lofty
Webster Dictionary
lifted high up; having great height; towering; high
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high-rise
(ˈhaɪ nɪs)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
Also, high rise, high-riser. a high-rise apartment or office building.
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high
Webster Dictionary
of great strength, force, importance, and the like; strong; mighty; powerful; violent; sometimes, triumphant; victorious; majestic, etc.; as, a high wind; high passions
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high
Webster Dictionary
people of rank or high station; as, high and low
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worthy
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of high station; of high social position
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hautgout
Webster Dictionary
high relish or flavor; high seasoning
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high
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elevated above any starting point of measurement, as a line, or surface; having altitude; lifted up; raised or extended in the direction of the zenith; lofty; tall; as, a high mountain, tower, tree; the sun is high
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sea
Webster Dictionary
the swell of the ocean or other body of water in a high wind; motion of the water's surface; also, a single wave; a billow; as, there was a high sea after the storm; the vessel shipped a sea
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tower
Webster Dictionary
a headdress of a high or towerlike form, fashionable about the end of the seventeenth century and until 1715; also, any high headdress
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junk bond
(ʒʌŋk)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a corporate bond with a low rating and a high yield, often involving high risk.
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active-matrix
(ˈæk tɪv)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
of or pertaining to a high-resolution liquid-crystal display (LCD) with high contrast, used esp. for laptop computers.
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flint glass
(ɪnt)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
an optical glass of high dispersion and a relatively high index of refraction, composed of alkalis, lead oxide, and silica.
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hydroplane
(ˈhaɪ drəˌpleɪn)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a light, high-powered boat, esp. one with hydrofoils or a stepped bottom, designed to plane along the surface of the water at very high speeds.
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cosmic ray
(ˈkɒz mɪk)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a radiation of high penetrating power originating in outer space and consisting partly of high-energy atomic nuclei.
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high-tech
(ˈhaɪˌteɪl)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
of, pertaining to, or suggesting high-tech or high technology.
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pirate
Webster Dictionary
a robber on the high seas; one who by open violence takes the property of another on the high seas; especially, one who makes it his business to cruise for robbery or plunder; a freebooter on the seas; also, one who steals in a harbor
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high-strung
Webster Dictionary
strung to a high pitch; spirited; sensitive; as, a high-strung horse
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laser printer
(ˌlɑ səˈreɪ nə)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a high-speed, high-resolution computer printer that uses a laser to form dot-matrix patterns and an electrostatic process to print a page at a time.
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haute
(ʊ; esp. before a vowel oʊt)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
high-class or high-toned; fancy:
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eminent
Webster Dictionary
being, metaphorically, above others, whether by birth, high station, merit, or virtue; high in public estimation; distinguished; conspicuous; as, an eminent station; an eminent historian, statements, statesman, or saint
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