Definition of high

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High (superl.) Acute or sharp; -- opposed to grave or low; as, a high note..

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Esteemer :: Esteemer (n.) One who esteems; one who sets a high value on any thing.
Trews :: Trews (n. pl.) Trowsers; especially, those of the Scotch Highlanders..
Antemural :: Antemural (n.) An outwork of a strong, high wall, with turrets, in front of the gateway (as of an old castle), for defending the entrance..
High-pressure :: High-pressure (a.) Having or involving a pressure greatly exceeding that of the atmosphere; -- said of steam, air, water, etc., and of steam, air, or hydraulic engines, water wheels, etc..
Delight :: Delight (v. t.) A high degree of gratification of mind; a high- wrought state of pleasurable feeling; lively pleasure; extreme satisfaction; joy.
Mightiness :: Mightiness (n.) The quality of being mighty; possession of might; power; greatness; high dignity.
Beryl :: Beryl (n.) A mineral of great hardness, and, when transparent, of much beauty. It occurs in hexagonal prisms, commonly of a green or bluish green color, but also yellow, pink, and white. It is a silicate of aluminium and glucinum (beryllium). The aquamarine is a transparent, sea-green variety used as a gem. The emerald is another variety highly prized in jewelry, and distinguished by its deep color, which is probably due to the presence of a little oxide of chromium..
Flax :: Flax (n.) A plant of the genus Linum, esp. the L. usitatissimum, which has a single, slender stalk, about a foot and a half high, with blue flowers. The fiber of the bark is used for making thread and cloth, called linen, cambric, lawn, lace, etc. Linseed oil is expressed from the seed..
Figurative :: Figurative (a.) Abounding in figures of speech; flowery; florid; as, a highly figurative description..
Procrustes :: Procrustes (n.) A celebrated legendary highwayman of Attica, who tied his victims upon an iron bed, and, as the case required, either stretched or cut of their legs to adapt them to its length; -- whence the metaphorical phrase, the bed of Procrustes..
Highness :: Highness (n.) A title of honor given to kings, princes, or other persons of rank; as, His Royal Highness..
Uttermost :: Uttermost (a.) Extreme; utmost; being; in the farthest, greatest, or highest degree; as, the uttermost extent or end..
Bank :: Bank (n.) A bench; a high seat, or seat of distinction or judgment; a tribunal or court..
Rinderpest :: Rinderpest (n.) A highly contagious distemper or murrain, affecting neat cattle, and less commonly sheep and goats; -- called also cattle plague, Russian cattle plague, and steppe murrain..
Highwayman :: Highwayman (n.) One who robs on the public road; a highway robber.
High :: High (v. i.) To rise; as, the sun higheth..
Counter Tenor :: Counter tenor () One of the middle parts in music, between the tenor and the treble; high tenor..
Tenor :: Tenor (n.) The higher of the two kinds of voices usually belonging to adult males; hence, the part in the harmony adapted to this voice; the second of the four parts in the scale of sounds, reckoning from the base, and originally the air, to which the other parts were auxillary..
Behight :: Behight (imp.) of Behigh.
Thought :: Thought (n.) The act of thinking; the exercise of the mind in any of its higher forms; reflection; cogitation.
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