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  • 51high — /haɪ / (say huy) adjective 1. having a great or considerable reach or extent upwards; lofty; tall. 2. having a specified extent upwards. 3. situated above the ground or some base; elevated. 4. far above the horizon, as a heavenly body. 5. lying… …

  • 52high — 1. adjective 1) a high mountain Syn: tall, lofty, towering, soaring, elevated, giant, big; multistory, high rise Ant: short, low 2) a high position in the government …

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  • 53high*/*/*/ — [haɪ] adj I 1) large in size from the top to the ground Ant: low Kilimanjaro is the highest mountain in Africa.[/ex] The fence is too high to climb over.[/ex] 2) in a position that is a long way above the ground Ant: low high clouds[/ex] the… …

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  • 54high — Synonyms and related words: Dutch courage, Gymnasium, Hydromatic, Latin school, Olympian, Realgymnasium, Realschule, a bit much, a high, abandoned, above, abovestairs, academy, accented, acme, acute, aerial, afflicted, aged, aggrandized, agog,… …

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  • 55high — {{11}}high (adj.) O.E. heh (Anglian), heah (W.Saxon) of great height, lofty, tall, exalted, high class, from P.Gmc. *haukhaz (Cf. O.S. hoh, O.N. har, Dan. hèi, Swed. hög, O.Fris. hach, Du. hoog, O.H.G. hoh, Ger. hoch, Goth. hauhs …

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  • 56high — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. elevated, lofty, tall; towering, eminent; acute, sharp, shrill; prominent, important, directorial; costly, dear, expensive; overripe, gamy; informal, elated; slang, drunk. See height, drinking,… …

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  • 57high — adjective 1》 of great vertical extent.     ↘of a specified height.     ↘far above ground or sea level.     ↘extending above the normal level.     ↘(of latitude) near the North or South Pole. 2》 great in amount, value, size, or intensity.     ↘(of …

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  • 58high — /haɪ/ adjective 1. tall ● The shelves are 30 cm high. ● The door is not high enough to let us get the machines into the building. ● They are planning a 30 storey high office block. 2. large, not low ● High overhead costs increase the unit price.… …

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  • 59high — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 high level or point ADJECTIVE ▪ all time, historic, new, record ▪ The number of prisoners has reached a historic high. ▪ previous ▪ …

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  • 60high — This term, as used in various compound legal phrases, is sometimes merely an addition of dignity, not importing a comparison; but more generally it means exalted, either in rank or location, or occupying a position of superiority, and in a few… …

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