Breast-high |
High as the breast. |
a. |
Sky-high |
Very high. |
adv. & a. |
Churchman |
An ecclesiastic or clergyman. |
n. |
Churchman |
An Episcopalian, or a member of the Established Church of England. |
n. |
Churchman |
One was is attached to, or attends, church. |
n. |
High |
To hie. |
v. i. |
High |
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. |
superl. |
High |
Regarded as raised up or elevated; distinguished; remarkable; conspicuous; superior; -- used indefinitely or relatively, and often in figurative senses, which are understood from the connection |
superl. |
High |
Elevated in character or quality, whether moral or intellectual; preeminent; honorable; as, high aims, or motives. |
superl. |
High |
Exalted in social standing or general estimation, or in rank, reputation, office, and the like; dignified; as, she was welcomed in the highest circles. |
superl. |
High |
Of noble birth; illustrious; as, of high family. |
superl. |
High |
Of great strength, force, importance, and the like; strong; mighty; powerful; violent; sometimes, triumphant; victorious; majestic, etc.; as, a high wind; high passions. |
superl. |
High |
Very abstract; difficult to comprehend or surmount; grand; noble. |
superl. |
High |
Costly; dear in price; extravagant; as, to hold goods at a high price. |
superl. |
High |
Arrogant; lofty; boastful; proud; ostentatious; -- used in a bad sense. |
superl. |
High |
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. |
superl. |
High |
Strong-scented; slightly tainted; as, epicures do not cook game before it is high. |
superl. |
High |
Acute or sharp; -- opposed to grave or low; as, a high note. |
superl. |
High |
Made with a high position of some part of the tongue in relation to the palate, as / (/ve), / (f/d). See Guide to Pronunciation, // 10, 11. |
superl. |
High |
In a high manner; in a high place; to a great altitude; to a great degree; largely; in a superior manner; eminently; powerfully. |
adv. |