high vs low

high

Definitions

noun

  1. a public secondary school usually including grades 9 through 12
  2. an air mass of higher than normal pressure
  3. a lofty level or position or degree
  4. a state of sustained elation
  5. a forward gear with a gear ratio that gives the greatest vehicle velocity for a given engine speed
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adverb

  1. at a great altitude
  2. far up toward the source
  3. in or to a high position, amount, or degree
  4. in a rich manner

adjective

  1. slightly and pleasantly intoxicated from alcohol or a drug (especially marijuana)
  2. used of sounds and voices; high in pitch or frequency
  3. (used of the smell of meat) smelling spoiled or tainted
  4. happy and excited and energetic
  5. (literal meaning) being at or having a relatively great or specific elevation or upward extension (sometimes used in combinations like `knee-high')
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Examples

So spake he, and Athene was mightily angered at heart, and chid Odysseus in wrathful words: ‘Odysseus, thou hast no more steadfast might nor any prowess, as when for nine whole years continually thou didst battle with the Trojans for high born Helen, of the white arms, and many men thou slewest in terrible warfare, and by thy device the wide-wayed city of Priam was taken.

Of all types of commercially based American music, jazz is the one that has most consistently fostered musical artistry on a high level.

There will always be debate about who deserves honours, all of it highly subjective.

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Low

Definitions

noun

  1. British political cartoonist (born in New Zealand) who created the character Colonel Blimp (1891-1963)

Examples

Some were members of Turkey's elite military class known as "pashas," a title of respect harking back to Ottoman military commanders Monday for allegedly planning to blow up mosques in order to trigger a military takeover and overthrow the

The aircraft descended into a wetland area and had since been forgotten about as it sank below the surface.

But at lunch on the first day we were approached by the helpful Hotel Manager Henri and offered a swap to an overwater bungalow.

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