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   Hawkeye State
         n 1: a state in midwestern United States [syn: {Iowa}, {Hawkeye
               State}, {IA}]

English Dictionary: house cat by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
hexestrol
n
  1. estrogen compound used to treat menstrual irregularities and menopausal symptoms and to prevent pregnancy
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high status
n
  1. a position of superior status [ant: low status, lowliness, lowness]
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high stepper
n
  1. a horse trained to lift its feet high off the ground while walking or trotting
    Synonym(s): stepper, high stepper
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
high street
n
  1. street that serves as a principal thoroughfare for traffic in a town
    Synonym(s): main street, high street
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
high style
n
  1. trend-setting fashions [syn: haute couture, {high fashion}, high style]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
high-keyed
adj
  1. (of persons) excitable
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high-octane
adj
  1. used of gasoline; having a high octane number
  2. vigorously energetic or forceful; "a high-octane sales manager"; "a high-octane marketing plan"; "high-powered executives"; "a high-voltage theatrical entrepreneur"
    Synonym(s): high-octane, high-powered, high-power, high-voltage, high-energy
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
high-stepped
adj
  1. having or moving with a high step; "his high-stepped stride"; "a high-stepping horse"
    Synonym(s): high-stepped, high-stepping
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
high-stepping
adj
  1. having or moving with a high step; "his high-stepped stride"; "a high-stepping horse"
    Synonym(s): high-stepped, high-stepping
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
high-strength brass
n
  1. a brass with from 1-4% manganese to harden it [syn: manganese bronze, high-strength brass]
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high-strung
adj
  1. being in a tense state [syn: edgy, high-strung, highly strung, jittery, jumpy, nervy, overstrung, restive, uptight]
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high-sudsing
adj
  1. (used of e.g. detergents) producing many suds [ant: {low- sudsing}]
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highest common factor
n
  1. the largest integer that divides without remainder into a set of integers
    Synonym(s): greatest common divisor, greatest common factor, highest common factor
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Highway Code
n
  1. the code of rules governing the use of public roads
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hockey skate
n
  1. an ice skate worn for playing hockey; has a short blade and a strong boot to protect the feet and ankles
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hockey stick
n
  1. sports implement consisting of a stick used by hockey players to move the puck
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house cat
n
  1. any domesticated member of the genus Felis [syn: {domestic cat}, house cat, Felis domesticus, Felis catus]
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house sitter
n
  1. a custodian who lives in and cares for a house while the regular occupant is away (usually without an exchange of money)
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
housecoat
n
  1. a loose dressing gown for women [syn: negligee, neglige, peignoir, wrapper, housecoat]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Hake's-dame \Hake's"-dame`\, n.
      See {Forkbeard}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Hawkeye State \Hawk"eye` State\
      Iowa; -- a nickname of obscure origin.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Hexacid \Hex`ac"id\, a. [Hex- + acid.] (Chem.)
      Having six atoms or radicals capable of being replaced by
      acids; hexatomic; hexavalent; -- said of bases; as, mannite
      is a hexacid base.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Hexactinellid \Hex*ac`ti*nel"lid\, a. (Zo[94]l.)
      Having six-rayed spicules; belonging to the
      {Hexactinellin[91]}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Hyalospongia \[d8]Hy`a*lo*spon"gi*a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. [?]
      glass + [?] a sponge.] (Zo[94]l.)
      An order of vitreous sponges, having glassy six-rayed,
      siliceous spicules; -- called also {{Hexactinellin[91]}}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Hexactinelline \Hex*ac`ti*nel"line\, a. [From NL.
      Hexactinellin[91], fr. Gr. "e`x six + a dim. of [?], [?], a
      ray.] (Zo[94]l.)
      Belonging to the {Hexactinellin[91]}, a group of sponges,
      having six-rayed siliceous spicules.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Hexastich \Hex"a*stich\, d8Hexastichon \[d8]Hex*as"ti*chon\, n.
      [L. hexastichus of six rows, lines, or verses, Gr. [?]; "e`x
      six + sti`chos row, line, verse.]
      A poem consisting of six verses or lines.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Hexastyle \Hex"a*style\, a. [Gr. [?] with six columns; "e`x six
      + column: cf. F. hexastyle.] (Arch.)
      Having six columns in front; -- said of a portico or temple.
      -- n. A hexastyle portico or temple.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Hexoctahedron \Hex*oc`ta*he"dron\, n. [Hex- + octahedron.]
      (Geom.)
      A solid having forty-eight equal triangular faces.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Hiccius doctius \Hic"ci*us doc"ti*us\ [Corrupted fr. L. hic est
      doctus this is a learned man.]
      A juggler. [Cant]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Hiccough \Hic"cough\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Hiccoughed}; p. pr. &
      vb. n. {Hiccoughing}.]
      To have a hiccough or hiccoughs.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Steam \Steam\, n. [OE. stem, steem, vapor, flame, AS. ste[a0]m
      vapor, smoke, odor; akin to D. stoom steam, perhaps
      originally, a pillar, or something rising like a pillar; cf.
      Gr. [?] to erect, [?] a pillar, and E. stand.]
      1. The elastic, a[89]riform fluid into which water is
            converted when heated to the boiling points; water in the
            state of vapor.
  
      2. The mist formed by condensed vapor; visible vapor; -- so
            called in popular usage.
  
      3. Any exhalation. [bd]A steam og rich, distilled
            perfumes.[b8] --Milton.
  
      {Dry steam}, steam which does not contain water held in
            suspension mechanically; -- sometimes applied to
            superheated steam.
  
      {Exhaust steam}. See under {Exhaust}.
  
      {High steam}, [or] {High-pressure steam}, steam of which the
            pressure greatly exceeds that of the atmosphere.
  
      {Low steam}, [or] {Low-pressure steam}, steam of which the
            pressure is less than, equal to, or not greatly above,
            that of the atmosphere.
  
      {Saturated steam}, steam at the temperature of the boiling
            point which corresponds to its pressure; -- sometimes also
            applied to {wet steam}.
  
      {Superheated steam}, steam heated to a temperature higher
            than the boiling point corresponding to its pressure. It
            can not exist in contact with water, nor contain water,
            and resembles a perfect gas; -- called also {surcharged
            steam}, {anhydrous steam}, and {steam gas}.
  
      {Wet steam}, steam which contains water held in suspension
            mechanically; -- called also {misty steam}.
  
      Note: Steam is often used adjectively, and in combination, to
               denote, produced by heat, or operated by power, derived
               from steam, in distinction from other sources of power;
               as in steam boiler or steam-boiler, steam dredger or
               steam-dredger, steam engine or steam-engine, steam
               heat, steam plow or steam-plow, etc.
  
      {Steam blower}.
            (a) A blower for producing a draught consisting of a jet
                  or jets of steam in a chimney or under a fire.
            (b) A fan blower driven directly by a steam engine.
  
      {Steam boiler}, a boiler for producing steam. See {Boiler},
            3, and Note. In the illustration, the shell a of the
            boiler is partly in section, showing the tubes, or flues,
            which the hot gases, from the fire beneath the boiler,
            enter, after traversing the outside of the shell, and
            through which the gases are led to the smoke pipe d, which
            delivers them to the chimney; b is the manhole; c the
            dome; e the steam pipe; f the feed and blow-off pipe; g
            the safety value; hthe water gauge.
  
      {Steam car}, a car driven by steam power, or drawn by a
            locomotive.
  
      {Steam carriage}, a carriage upon wheels moved on common
            roads by steam.
  
      {Steam casing}. See {Steam jacket}, under {Jacket}.
  
      {Steam chest}, the box or chamber from which steam is
            distributed to the cylinder of a steam engine, steam pump,
            etc., and which usually contains one or more values; --
            called also {valve chest}, and {valve box}. See Illust. of
            {Slide valve}, under {Slide}.
  
      {Steam chimney}, an annular chamber around the chimney of a
            boiler furnace, for drying steam.
  
      {Steam coil}, a coil of pipe, or collection of connected
            pipes, for containing steam; -- used for heating, drying,
            etc.
  
      {Steam colors} (Calico Printing), colors in which the
            chemical reaction fixed the coloring matter in the fiber
            is produced by steam.
  
      {Steam cylinder}, the cylinder of a steam engine, which
            contains the piston. See Illust. of {Slide valve}, under
            {Slide}.
  
      {Steam dome} (Steam Boilers), a chamber upon the top of the
            boiler, from which steam is conduced to the engine. See
            Illust. of Steam boiler, above.
  
      {Steam fire engine}, a fire engine consisting of a steam
            boiler and engine, and pump which is driven by the engine,
            combined and mounted on wheels. It is usually drawn by
            horses, but is sometimes made self-propelling.
  
      {Steam fitter}, a fitter of steam pipes.
  
      {Steam fitting}, the act or the occupation of a steam fitter;
            also, a pipe fitting for steam pipes.
  
      {Steam gas}. See {Superheated steam}, above.
  
      {Steam gauge}, an instrument for indicating the pressure of
            the steam in a boiler. The {mercurial steam gauge} is a
            bent tube partially filled with mercury, one end of which
            is connected with the boiler while the other is open to
            the air, so that the steam by its pressure raises the
            mercury in the long limb of the tume to a height
            proportioned to that pressure. A more common form,
            especially for high pressures, consists of a spring
            pressed upon by the steam, and connected with the pointer
            of a dial. The spring may be a flattened, bent tube,
            closed at one end, which the entering steam tends to
            straighten, or it may be a diaphragm of elastic metal, or
            a mass of confined air, etc.
  
      {Steam gun}, a machine or contrivance from which projectiles
            may be thrown by the elastic force of steam.
  
      {Steam hammer}, a hammer for forging, which is worked
            directly by steam; especially, a hammer which is guided
            vertically and operated by a vertical steam cylinder
            located directly over an anvil. In the variety known as
            Nasmyth's, the cylinder is fixed, and the hammer is
            attached to the piston rod. In that known as Condie's, the
            piston is fixed, and the hammer attached to the lower end
            of the cylinder.
  
      {Steam heater}.
            (a) A radiator heated by steam.
            (b) An apparatus consisting of a steam boiler, radiator,
                  piping, and fixures for warming a house by steam.
  
      {Steam jacket}. See under {Jacket}.
  
      {Steam packet}, a packet or vessel propelled by steam, and
            running periodically between certain ports.
  
      {Steam pipe}, any pipe for conveying steam; specifically, a
            pipe through which steam is supplied to an engine.
  
      {Steam plow} [or] {plough}, a plow, or gang of plows, moved
            by a steam engine.
  
      {Steam port}, an opening for steam to pass through, as from
            the steam chest into the cylinder.
  
      {Steam power}, the force or energy of steam applied to
            produce results; power derived from a steam engine.
  
      {Steam propeller}. See {Propeller}.
  
      {Steam pump}, a small pumping engine operated by steam. It is
            usually direct-acting.
  
      {Steam room} (Steam Boilers), the space in the boiler above
            the water level, and in the dome, which contains steam.
  
      {Steam table}, a table on which are dishes heated by steam
            for keeping food warm in the carving room of a hotel,
            restaurant, etc.
  
      {Steam trap}, a self-acting device by means of which water
            that accumulates in a pipe or vessel containing steam will
            be discharged without permitting steam to escape.
  
      {Steam tug}, a steam vessel used in towing or propelling
            ships.
  
      {Steam vessel}, a vessel propelled by steam; a steamboat or
            steamship; -- a steamer.
  
      {Steam whistle}, an apparatus attached to a steam boiler, as
            of a locomotive, through which steam is rapidly
            discharged, producing a loud whistle which serves as a
            warning signal. The steam issues from a narrow annular
            orifice around the upper edge of the lower cup or
            hemisphere, striking the thin edge of the bell above it,
            and producing sound in the manner of an organ pipe or a
            common whistle.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
  
            (e) Very abstract; difficult to comprehend or surmount;
                  grand; noble.
  
                           Both meet to hear and answer such high things.
                                                                              --Shak.
  
                           Plain living and high thinking are no more.
                                                                              --Wordsworth.
            (f) Costly; dear in price; extravagant; as, to hold goods
                  at a high price.
  
                           If they must be good at so high a rate, they
                           know they may be safe at a cheaper. --South.
            (g) Arrogant; lofty; boastful; proud; ostentatious; --
                  used in a bad sense.
  
                           An high look and a proud heart . . . is sin.
                                                                              --Prov. xxi.
                                                                              4.
  
                           His forces, after all the high discourses,
                           amounted really but to eighteen hundred foot.
                                                                              --Clarendon.
  
      3. 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.
  
                     High time it is this war now ended were. --Spenser.
  
                     High sauces and spices are fetched from the Indies.
                                                                              --Baker.
  
      4. (Cookery) Strong-scented; slightly tainted; as, epicures
            do not cook game before it is high.
  
      5. (Mus.) Acute or sharp; -- opposed to {grave} or {low}; as,
            a high note.
  
      6. (Phon.) Made with a high position of some part of the
            tongue in relation to the palate, as [emac] ([emac]ve),
            [oomac] (f[oomac]d). See Guide to Pronunciation,
            [sect][sect] 10, 11.
  
      {High admiral}, the chief admiral.
  
      {High altar}, the principal altar in a church.
  
      {High and dry}, out of water; out of reach of the current or
            tide; -- said of a vessel, aground or beached.
  
      {High and mighty} arrogant; overbearing. [Colloq.]
  
      {High art}, art which deals with lofty and dignified subjects
            and is characterized by an elevated style avoiding all
            meretricious display.
  
      {High bailiff}, the chief bailiff.
  
      {High Church}, [and] {Low Church}, two ecclesiastical parties
            in the Church of England and the Protestant Episcopal
            Church. The high-churchmen emphasize the doctrine of the
            apostolic succession, and hold, in general, to a
            sacramental presence in the Eucharist, to baptismal
            regeneration, and to the sole validity of Episcopal
            ordination. They attach much importance to ceremonies and
            symbols in worship. Low-churchmen lay less stress on these
            points, and, in many instances, reject altogether the
            peculiar tenets of the high-church school. See {Broad
            Church}.
  
      {High constable} (Law), a chief of constabulary. See
            {Constable}, n., 2.
  
      {High commission court},a court of ecclesiastical
            jurisdiction in England erected and united to the regal
            power by Queen Elizabeth in 1559. On account of the abuse
            of its powers it was abolished in 1641.
  
      {High day} (Script.), a holy or feast day. --John xix. 31.
  
      {High festival} (Eccl.), a festival to be observed with full
            ceremonial.
  
      {High German}, [or] {High Dutch}. See under {German}.
  
      {High jinks}, an old Scottish pastime; hence, noisy revelry;
            wild sport. [Colloq.] [bd]All the high jinks of the
            county, when the lad comes of age.[b8] --F. Harrison.
  
      {High latitude} (Geog.), one designated by the higher
            figures; consequently, a latitude remote from the equator.
           
  
      {High life}, life among the aristocracy or the rich.
  
      {High liver}, one who indulges in a rich diet.
  
      {High living}, a feeding upon rich, pampering food.
  
      {High Mass}. (R. C. Ch.) See under {Mass}.
  
      {High milling}, a process of making flour from grain by
            several successive grindings and intermediate sorting,
            instead of by a single grinding.
  
      {High noon}, the time when the sun is in the meridian.
  
      {High place} (Script.), an eminence or mound on which
            sacrifices were offered.
  
      {High priest}. See in the Vocabulary.
  
      {High relief}. (Fine Arts) See {Alto-rilievo}.
  
      {High school}. See under {School}.
  
      {High seas} (Law), the open sea; the part of the ocean not in
            the territorial waters of any particular sovereignty,
            usually distant three miles or more from the coast line.
            --Wharton.
  
      {High steam}, steam having a high pressure.
  
      {High steward}, the chief steward.
  
      {High tea}, tea with meats and extra relishes.
  
      {High tide}, the greatest flow of the tide; high water.
  
      {High time}.
            (a) Quite time; full time for the occasion.
            (b) A time of great excitement or enjoyment; a carousal.
                  [Slang]
  
      {High treason}, treason against the sovereign or the state,
            the highest civil offense. See {Treason}.
  
      Note: It is now sufficient to speak of high treason as
               treason simply, seeing that petty treason, as a
               distinct offense, has been abolished. --Mozley & W.
  
      {High water}, the utmost flow or greatest elevation of the
            tide; also, the time of such elevation.
  
      {High-water mark}.
            (a) That line of the seashore to which the waters
                  ordinarily reach at high water.
            (b) A mark showing the highest level reached by water in a
                  river or other body of fresh water, as in time of
                  freshet.
  
      {High-water shrub} (Bot.), a composite shrub ({Iva
            frutescens}), growing in salt marshes along the Atlantic
            coast of the United States.
  
      {High wine}, distilled spirits containing a high percentage
            of alcohol; -- usually in the plural.
  
      {To be on a high horse}, to be on one's dignity; to bear
            one's self loftily. [Colloq.]
  
      {With a high hand}.
            (a) With power; in force; triumphantly. [bd]The children
                  of Israel went out with a high hand.[b8] --Ex. xiv. 8.
            (b) In an overbearing manner, arbitrarily. [bd]They
                  governed the city with a high hand.[b8] --Jowett
                  (Thucyd. ).
  
      Syn: Tall; lofty; elevated; noble; exalted; supercilious;
               proud; violent; full; dear. See {Tall}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   High steel \High steel\
      Steel containing a high percentage of carbon; high-carbon
      steel.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
  
            (e) Very abstract; difficult to comprehend or surmount;
                  grand; noble.
  
                           Both meet to hear and answer such high things.
                                                                              --Shak.
  
                           Plain living and high thinking are no more.
                                                                              --Wordsworth.
            (f) Costly; dear in price; extravagant; as, to hold goods
                  at a high price.
  
                           If they must be good at so high a rate, they
                           know they may be safe at a cheaper. --South.
            (g) Arrogant; lofty; boastful; proud; ostentatious; --
                  used in a bad sense.
  
                           An high look and a proud heart . . . is sin.
                                                                              --Prov. xxi.
                                                                              4.
  
                           His forces, after all the high discourses,
                           amounted really but to eighteen hundred foot.
                                                                              --Clarendon.
  
      3. 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.
  
                     High time it is this war now ended were. --Spenser.
  
                     High sauces and spices are fetched from the Indies.
                                                                              --Baker.
  
      4. (Cookery) Strong-scented; slightly tainted; as, epicures
            do not cook game before it is high.
  
      5. (Mus.) Acute or sharp; -- opposed to {grave} or {low}; as,
            a high note.
  
      6. (Phon.) Made with a high position of some part of the
            tongue in relation to the palate, as [emac] ([emac]ve),
            [oomac] (f[oomac]d). See Guide to Pronunciation,
            [sect][sect] 10, 11.
  
      {High admiral}, the chief admiral.
  
      {High altar}, the principal altar in a church.
  
      {High and dry}, out of water; out of reach of the current or
            tide; -- said of a vessel, aground or beached.
  
      {High and mighty} arrogant; overbearing. [Colloq.]
  
      {High art}, art which deals with lofty and dignified subjects
            and is characterized by an elevated style avoiding all
            meretricious display.
  
      {High bailiff}, the chief bailiff.
  
      {High Church}, [and] {Low Church}, two ecclesiastical parties
            in the Church of England and the Protestant Episcopal
            Church. The high-churchmen emphasize the doctrine of the
            apostolic succession, and hold, in general, to a
            sacramental presence in the Eucharist, to baptismal
            regeneration, and to the sole validity of Episcopal
            ordination. They attach much importance to ceremonies and
            symbols in worship. Low-churchmen lay less stress on these
            points, and, in many instances, reject altogether the
            peculiar tenets of the high-church school. See {Broad
            Church}.
  
      {High constable} (Law), a chief of constabulary. See
            {Constable}, n., 2.
  
      {High commission court},a court of ecclesiastical
            jurisdiction in England erected and united to the regal
            power by Queen Elizabeth in 1559. On account of the abuse
            of its powers it was abolished in 1641.
  
      {High day} (Script.), a holy or feast day. --John xix. 31.
  
      {High festival} (Eccl.), a festival to be observed with full
            ceremonial.
  
      {High German}, [or] {High Dutch}. See under {German}.
  
      {High jinks}, an old Scottish pastime; hence, noisy revelry;
            wild sport. [Colloq.] [bd]All the high jinks of the
            county, when the lad comes of age.[b8] --F. Harrison.
  
      {High latitude} (Geog.), one designated by the higher
            figures; consequently, a latitude remote from the equator.
           
  
      {High life}, life among the aristocracy or the rich.
  
      {High liver}, one who indulges in a rich diet.
  
      {High living}, a feeding upon rich, pampering food.
  
      {High Mass}. (R. C. Ch.) See under {Mass}.
  
      {High milling}, a process of making flour from grain by
            several successive grindings and intermediate sorting,
            instead of by a single grinding.
  
      {High noon}, the time when the sun is in the meridian.
  
      {High place} (Script.), an eminence or mound on which
            sacrifices were offered.
  
      {High priest}. See in the Vocabulary.
  
      {High relief}. (Fine Arts) See {Alto-rilievo}.
  
      {High school}. See under {School}.
  
      {High seas} (Law), the open sea; the part of the ocean not in
            the territorial waters of any particular sovereignty,
            usually distant three miles or more from the coast line.
            --Wharton.
  
      {High steam}, steam having a high pressure.
  
      {High steward}, the chief steward.
  
      {High tea}, tea with meats and extra relishes.
  
      {High tide}, the greatest flow of the tide; high water.
  
      {High time}.
            (a) Quite time; full time for the occasion.
            (b) A time of great excitement or enjoyment; a carousal.
                  [Slang]
  
      {High treason}, treason against the sovereign or the state,
            the highest civil offense. See {Treason}.
  
      Note: It is now sufficient to speak of high treason as
               treason simply, seeing that petty treason, as a
               distinct offense, has been abolished. --Mozley & W.
  
      {High water}, the utmost flow or greatest elevation of the
            tide; also, the time of such elevation.
  
      {High-water mark}.
            (a) That line of the seashore to which the waters
                  ordinarily reach at high water.
            (b) A mark showing the highest level reached by water in a
                  river or other body of fresh water, as in time of
                  freshet.
  
      {High-water shrub} (Bot.), a composite shrub ({Iva
            frutescens}), growing in salt marshes along the Atlantic
            coast of the United States.
  
      {High wine}, distilled spirits containing a high percentage
            of alcohol; -- usually in the plural.
  
      {To be on a high horse}, to be on one's dignity; to bear
            one's self loftily. [Colloq.]
  
      {With a high hand}.
            (a) With power; in force; triumphantly. [bd]The children
                  of Israel went out with a high hand.[b8] --Ex. xiv. 8.
            (b) In an overbearing manner, arbitrarily. [bd]They
                  governed the city with a high hand.[b8] --Jowett
                  (Thucyd. ).
  
      Syn: Tall; lofty; elevated; noble; exalted; supercilious;
               proud; violent; full; dear. See {Tall}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   High \High\, a. [Compar. {Higher}; superl. {Highest}.] [OE.
      high, hegh, hey, heh, AS. he[a0]h, h[?]h; akin to OS. h[?]h,
      OFries. hag, hach, D. hoog, OHG. h[?]h, G. hoch, Icel. h[?]r,
      Sw. h[94]g, Dan. h[94]i, Goth. hauhs, and to Icel. haugr
      mound, G. h[81]gel hill, Lith. kaukaras.]
      1. 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.
  
      2. 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; as
            (a) Elevated in character or quality, whether moral or
                  intellectual; pre[89]minent; honorable; as, high aims,
                  or motives. [bd]The highest faculty of the soul.[b8]
                  --Baxter.
            (b) Exalted in social standing or general estimation, or
                  in rank, reputation, office, and the like; dignified;
                  as, she was welcomed in the highest circles.
  
                           He was a wight of high renown.      --Shak.
            (c) Of noble birth; illustrious; as, of high family.
            (d) Of great strength, force, importance, and the like;
                  strong; mighty; powerful; violent; sometimes,
                  triumphant; victorious; majestic, etc.; as, a high
                  wind; high passions. [bd]With rather a high
                  manner.[b8] --Thackeray.
  
                           Strong is thy hand, and high is thy right hand.
                                                                              --Ps. lxxxix.
                                                                              13.
  
                           Can heavenly minds such high resentment show?
                                                                              --Dryden.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Resin \Res"in\ (r?z"?n), n. [F. r[82]sine, L. resina; cf. Gr.
      "rhti`nh Cf. {Rosin}.]
      Any one of a class of yellowish brown solid inflammable
      substances, of vegetable origin, which are nonconductors of
      electricity, have a vitreous fracture, and are soluble in
      ether, alcohol, and essential oils, but not in water;
      specif., pine resin (see {Rosin}).
  
      Note: Resins exude from trees in combination with essential
               oils, gums, etc., and in a liquid or semiliquid state.
               They are composed of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen, and
               are supposed to be formed by the oxidation of the
               essential oils. Copal, mastic, quaiacum, and colophony
               or pine resin, are some of them. When mixed with gum,
               they form the gum resins, like asafetida and gamboge;
               mixed with essential oils, they frorm balsams, or
               oleoresins.
  
      {Highgate resin} (Min.), a fossil resin resembling copal,
            occuring in blue clay at Highgate, near London.
  
      {Resin bush} (Bot.), a low composite shrub ({Euryops
            speciosissimus}) of South Africa, having smooth pinnately
            parted leaves and abounding in resin.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   High-stepper \High"-step`per\, n.
      A horse that moves with a high step or proud gait; hence, a
      person having a proud bearing. [Colloq.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   High-stomached \High"-stom`ached\, a.
      Having a lofty spirit; haughty. [Obs.] --Shak.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   High-strung \High"-strung`\, a.
      Strung to a high pitch; spirited; sensitive; as, a
      high-strung horse.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Huge \Huge\, a. [Compar. {Huger}; superl. {Hugest}.] [OE. huge,
      hoge, OF. ahuge, ahoge.]
      Very large; enormous; immense; excessive; -- used esp. of
      material bulk, but often of qualities, extent, etc.; as, a
      huge ox; a huge space; a huge difference. [bd]The huge
      confusion.[b8] --Chapman. [bd]A huge filly.[b8] --Jer.
      Taylor. -- {Huge"ly}, adv. -- {Huge"ness}, n.
  
               Doth it not flow as hugely as the sea.   --Shak.
  
      Syn: Enormous; gigantic; colossal; immense; prodigious; vast.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Hygeist \Hy"ge*ist\, n.
      One skilled in hygiena; a hygienist.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Hygieist \Hy"gie*ist\, n.
      A hygienist.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Highgate Center, VT
      Zip code(s): 05459

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Hughestown, PA (borough, FIPS 36152)
      Location: 41.33010 N, 75.77193 W
      Population (1990): 1734 (644 housing units)
      Area: 2.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   hash coding
  
      (Or "hashing") A scheme for providing
      rapid access to data items which are distinguished by some
      {key}.   Each data item to be stored is associated with a key,
      e.g. the name of a person.   A {hash function} is applied to
      the item's key and the resulting hash value is used as an
      index to select one of a number of "hash buckets" in a hash
      table.   The table contains pointers to the original items.
  
      If, when adding a new item, the hash table already has an
      entry at the indicated location then that entry's key must be
      compared with the given key to see if it is the same.   If two
      items' keys hash to the same value (a "{hash collision}") then
      some alternative location is used (e.g. the next free location
      cyclically following the indicated one).   For best
      performance, the table size and {hash function} must be
      tailored to the number of entries and range of keys to be
      used.   The hash function usually depends on the table size so
      if the table needs to be enlarged it must usually be
      completely rebuilt.
  
      When you look up a name in the phone book (for example), you
      typically hash it by extracting its first letter; the hash
      buckets are the alphabetically ordered letter sections.
  
      See also: {btree}, {checksum}, {CRC}, {pseudorandom number},
      {random}, {random number}, {soundex}.
  
      (1997-08-03)
  
  
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