High

  • 11High — High, n. 1. An elevated place; a superior region; a height; the sky; heaven. [1913 Webster] 2. People of rank or high station; as, high and low. [1913 Webster] 3. (Card Playing) The highest card dealt or drawn. [1913 Webster] {High, low, jack,… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 12high — high, highly High is used as an adverb to mean ‘far up, aloft’ and in figurative uses in which allusion to physical height is the metaphor: Most surfaces were piled high with magazines / The junior executive is aiming high / Feelings were running …

    Modern English usage

  • 13High Co — Création 2001 …

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  • 14high — 〈[ haı] Adj.; nur präd.〉 high sein 1. sich nach dem Genuss von Rauschgift im Rauschzustand befinden 2. 〈allg.〉 sehr angeregt, in Hochstimmung sein [engl., „hoch“] * * * high [ha̮i] <Adj.> [engl. high, eigtl. = hoch] (Jargon verhüll.): in… …

    Universal-Lexikon

  • 15high up — adjective, adverb 1. ) in a high position above the ground: The phone is too high up on the wall for the kids to reach. Higher up we began to suffer from lack of oxygen. ─ opposite LOW DOWN 2. ) of high rank or status: Her husband was quite high… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 16high|ly — «HY lee», adverb. 1. in a high degree; to a high degree; very much; very: »highly amusing, highly recommended. SYNONYM(S): greatly, extremely. 2. with great praise or honor; with much approval; very favorably: »to speak highly of your best friend …

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  • 17High Up — est un court métrage de la série Oswald le lapin chanceux, produit par le studio Robert Winkler Productions et sorti le 23 juillet ou le 6 août 1928. Sommaire 1 Synopsis 2 Fiche technique 3 Commentaires …

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  • 18High — puede hacer referencia a: High , canción de The Cure. High , canción de Lighthouse Family. High , canción de James Blunt. Esta página de desambiguación cataloga artículos relacionados con el mismo título. Si lle …

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  • 19high-up — ˈhigh up noun [countable] informal someone who has a high rank in an organization; = higher up AmE * * * high up UK US noun [C] WORKPLACE ► HIGHER UP(Cf. ↑ …

    Financial and business terms

  • 20-high — [haı] suffix [in adjectives] of a particular height ▪ The wall was about chest high (=as high as your chest) . ▪ a 7000 metre high mountain …

    Dictionary of contemporary English