Definition of high

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High (superl.) Elevated in character or quality, whether moral or intellectual; preeminent; honorable; as, high aims, or motives..

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Bronze :: Bronze (a.) An alloy of copper and tin, to which small proportions of other metals, especially zinc, are sometimes added. It is hard and sonorous, and is used for statues, bells, cannon, etc., the proportions of the ingredients being varied to suit the particular purposes. The varieties containing the higher proportions of tin are brittle, as in bell metal and speculum metal..
High-embowed :: High-embowed (a.) Having lofty arches.
Highly :: Highly (adv.) In a high manner, or to a high degree; very much; as, highly esteemed..
Copatain :: Copatain (a.) Having a high crown, or a point or peak at top..
Maximum :: Maximum (n.) The greatest quantity or value attainable in a given case; or, the greatest value attained by a quantity which first increases and then begins to decrease; the highest point or degree; -- opposed to minimum..
Lofty :: Lofty (superl.) Lifted high up; having great height; towering; high.
High-spirited :: High-spirited (a.) Full of spirit or natural fire; haughty; courageous; impetuous; not brooking restraint or opposition.
Prime :: Prime (a.) First in excellence; of highest quality; as, prime wheat; a prime quality of cloth..
Cocker :: Cocker (n.) A rustic high shoe or half-boots.
Minion :: Minion (n.) A loved one; one highly esteemed and favored; -- in a good sense.
Mesa :: Mesa (/.) A high tableland; a plateau on a hill.
King''s Bench :: King's Bench () Formerly, the highest court of common law in England; -- so called because the king used to sit there in person. It consisted of a chief justice and four puisne, or junior, justices. During the reign of a queen it was called the Queen's Bench. Its jurisdiction was transferred by the judicature acts of 1873 and 1875 to the high court of justice created by that legislation..
Iodic :: Iodic (a.) to, or containing, iodine; specif., denoting those compounds in which it has a relatively high valence; as, iodic acid..
Navigate :: Navigate (v. i.) To joirney by water; to go in a vessel or ship; to perform the duties of a navigator; to use the waters as a highway or channel for commerce or communication; to sail.
Eryngium :: Eryngium (n.) A genus of umbelliferous plants somewhat like thistles in appearance. Eryngium maritimum, or sea holly, has been highly esteemed as an aphrodisiac, the roots being formerly candied..
Decine :: Decine (n.) One of the higher hydrocarbons, C10H15, of the acetylene series; -- called also decenylene..
Carry :: Carry (v. i.) To hold the head; -- said of a horse; as, to carry well i. e., to hold the head high, with arching neck..
Wattle :: Wattle (n.) A naked fleshy, and usually wrinkled and highly colored, process of the skin hanging from the chin or throat of a bird or reptile..
Beagle :: Beagle (n.) A small hound, or hunting dog, twelve to fifteen inches high, used in hunting hares and other small game. See Illustration in Appendix..
Bridecake :: Bridecake (n.) Rich or highly ornamented cake, to be distributed to the guests at a wedding, or sent to friends after the wedding..
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