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high-muck-a-muck
  • n  an arrogant or conceited person of importance
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higginson
  • n  United States writer and soldier who led the first Black regiment in the Union Army (1823-1911)
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high-angle fire
  • n  fire from a cannon that is fired at an elevation greater than that for the maximum range
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high-angle gun
  • n  a cannon that can be fired at a high elevation for relatively short ranges
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high-bush blueberry
  • n  high-growing deciduous shrub of eastern North America bearing edible blueish to blackish berries with a distinct bloom; source of most cultivated blueberries
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high-definition television
  • n  a television system that has more than the usual number of lines per frame so its pictures show more detail
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high-density lipoprotein
  • n  a lipoprotein that transports cholesterol in the blood; composed of a high proportion of protein and relatively little cholesterol; high levels are thought to be associated with decreased risk of coronary heart disease and atherosclerosis
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high-energy physics
  • n  the branch of physics that studies subatomic particles and their interactions
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high-five
  • n  a gesture of greeting or elation; one person's upraised palm slaps the upraised palm of another person
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high-handedness
  • n  overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors
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high-level formatting
  • n  (computer science) the format for the root directory and the file allocation tables and other basic configurations
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high-level language
  • n  a problem-oriented language requiring little knowledge of the computer on which it will be run
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