high-'born adj. (old-fashioned or formal) having parents who are
members of the highest social class ES771 ARISTOCRATIC RTJ3 LOW-BORN
high-boy /'haiboi/
noun (NAmE) = tallboy high-brow /'haibrau/ adj. (sometimes disapproving) concerned with or
interested in serious artistic or cultural ideas %=?( WXfC ) Jg£gft|; tftZA ( WLXit ) EG3 INTELLECTUAL: highbrow newspapers highbrow readers ®
Win lowbrow — compare middlebrow high chair noun a special chair with
long legs and a little seat and table, for a small child to sit in when eating ) —picture
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.High
'Church adj. connected with the part of the Anglican
Church that is most similar to the Roman Catholic Church in its beliefs and
practices
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.high-'class
adj. 1 excellent; of good
quality ft&fti): a high-class restaurant — o to stay
in high-class
accommodation ft & ± (Hj ft |jff 2 connected with a high
social class ± M ft & W : to come from a
high-class background & M ft ft Mft± PU3
LOW-CLASS
.high
com'mand noun [usually sing.] the senior leaders of the armed forces of
a country ( JIW )
.high
com'mission noun 1 the office and the staff of an embassy that represents the interests of one Commonwealth
country in another ( ft (ft ) ft M ft H 2a group of
people who are working for a government or an international organization on an
important project (j£)fc]fri£|IlJ^jSiR(ft ) Sft ^#§■ft W : the United Nations
High Commission for Refugees Hlftft-Mftfr
.High
Com'missioner noun 1 a person who is sent
by one Commonwealth country to live in another, to protect the interests of
their own country ( ft la] 5 W. (ft ) iS5 ^ftft-
M 2 a person who is head of an important international project AM A',
M Wl A A ■■
the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
.High
Court (also
.High Court
of Justice) noun 1 a court in
) 2 =
Supreme
Court
'high
day noun (old-fashioned, BrE) the day of a religious
festival ^ ft 0 IBTOl .high days and holidays festivals and special
occasions 0 fflfgi 0 ; ft ft 0 high-defi nition adj. [only before noun] (technical /fciljj using or
produced by a system that gives very clear detailed images yf B#r ® (ft ; fU ft HI ^ (ft : high-
definition television rU in W ® ftL fl HI 0 high-definition
displays
i^ifBUrJEg
.high-'end
adj.
(NAmE)
expensive and of high quality rS5
tm-, m®;
Higher
/'haia(r)/
noun (in
to is. ( ( J£m¥#-fi£ft 17
S
18# )
high-er /'hai8(r)/
adj. [only before noun] at a more advanced
level; greater in rank or importance than others MJtfcSliftJ; &M^(ft: The case was
referred to a higher court. 7_h —18. ft g*.,
0
higher mathematics 0 My mind was on higher
things.
.higher
animals, .higher 'plants noun [pi] (technical Tltili) animals and
plants that have reached an advanced stage of development
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.higher
edu'cation noun [U] (abbr. HE) education and training
at college and university, especially to degree level ( — compare
FURTHER EDUCATION
.higher-1 up noun (informal) a person who has a
higher rank or who is more senior than you ± ±ftl; fttf .highest common factor noun (abbr. HCF) (mathematics the highest number
that can be divided exactly into two or more numbers MAA^B.
.high
ex'plosive noun [C, U] a very powerful
substance that is used in bombs and can damage a very .large area
nmm;
high fa lu tin /.haifa'luitin/ adj. (informal) trying to be serious
or important, but in a way that often appears silly and unnecessary ££ $ ft W (ft ; # (ft ; jk (ft
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.high
fidelity noun [U] (old-fashioned) = hi-fi .high 'five noun (especially NAmE) an action to
celebrate victory or to express happiness in which two people raise one arm
each and hit their open hands together
ft# ( ) : way to go! High
fivemma
.high-'flown
adj. (usually disapproving) (of language and ideas
iffWftbSftJQ very grand and complicated y?^(ft;
i# ft: 033 bombastic : His
high-flown style just sounds
absurd today. ft(Hj#ftM+&
,high-'flyer (also .high-'flier)
noun a person who has the
desire and the ability to be very successful in their job or their studies A:
academic high-flyers
.high-'flying
adj. [only before noun] 1 very successful ft ft Tb (ft: a high-flying career
woman
if ik WL (ft?R ik ft ft 2 that flies very high in
the air ft^$ftft&ij .high-'grade adj. [usually before noun] of very good quality ;
i^Stfft: high-grade
petrol 'high
ground noun (usually the high ground) [sing.] the advantage in
a discussion or an argument, etc. ( ft The government is
claiming the high ground in
the education debate. iEfc HI see moral
.high-'handed
adj. (of people or
their behaviour AWL fj A) using authority in an unreasonable way, without
considering the opinions of other people ft fi (ft; ttjfii (ft EEEJ OVERBEARING 'high-hat noun = hi-hat
.high
'heels noun [pi.] shoes that have
very high heels, usually worn by women ( ft )
jljjillli ►
.high-'heeled adj. [only before noun]:
high-heeled shoesA>oots jSj jfH
S£/«t
.high
'jinks (NAmE also hi-jinks) noun [pi.] (old-fashioned, informal) lively and excited
behaviour SETftftft; Ra lift HE] fun
the 'high jump noun [sing.] a sporting
event in which people try to jump over a high bar that is gradually raised
higher and higher : She won a silver medal in the high jump. ildHTMUIo —picture o page R32 ITiTOl be for the high jump (BrE, informal) to be going to be
severely punished 'high kick noun a kick made with the
foot high in the air^M;
high-land /'hailand/
adj.,
noun
■ adj. [only before noun] 1
connected
with an area of land that has hills or mountains itj 1& (ft; jllj ® (ft; lU
E (ft: highland
regions 2
the Highlands of Scotland $
ft jS5 ilk ^ — compare lowland adj.
mnoun 1 [C, usually pi.] an area of land with
hills or mountains itillfe; AI2 the
.Highland 'cattle noun [pi.] cows of a breed
with long rough hair and large horns. An individual animal is
a
.Highland
'dress noun [U] traditional clothing
worn by men in the Scottish Highlands, which includes a kilt and a sporran (= a small decorated bag
worn around the waist that hangs down at the front)