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  • 21-pitched — pitched, combining form. 1. having a pitch: »A high pitched voice = a voice having a high pitch. 2. having a pitch or slope: »A single pitched roof = a roof having a single pitch …

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  • 22high — [adj1] tall; at a great distance aloft aerial, alpine, altitudinous, big, colossal, elevated, eminent, flying, formidable, giant, gigantic, grand, great, high reaching, high rise, hovering, huge, immense, large, lofty, long, sky high, sky… …

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  • 23high-toned — [hī′tōnd′] adj. 1. Now Rare high in tone; high pitched 2. characterized by dignity, lofty moral or intellectual quality, high principles, etc.: often used ironically or humorously ☆ 3. Informal of or imitating the manners, attitudes, etc. of the… …

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  • 24high — Synonyms and related words: Dutch courage, Gymnasium, Hydromatic, Latin school, Olympian, Realgymnasium, Realschule, a bit much, a high, abandoned, above, abovestairs, academy, accented, acme, acute, aerial, afflicted, aged, aggrandized, agog,… …

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  • 25high — 1. adjective 1) a high mountain Syn: tall, lofty, towering, soaring, elevated, giant, big; multistory, high rise Ant: short, low 2) a high position in the government …

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  • 26High Anxiety — Infobox Film name = High Anxiety caption = Promotional poster for High Anxiety . director = Mel Brooks writer = Mel Brooks Ron Clark Rudy De Luca Barry Levinson starring = Mel Brooks Madeline Kahn Cloris Leachman Harvey Korman Ron Carey Howard… …

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  • 27high — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. elevated, lofty, tall; towering, eminent; acute, sharp, shrill; prominent, important, directorial; costly, dear, expensive; overripe, gamy; informal, elated; slang, drunk. See height, drinking,… …

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  • 28high — high1 W1S1 [haı] adj comparative higher superlative highest ↑high, ↑low ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(from bottom to top)¦ 2¦(above ground)¦ 3¦(large number)¦ 4¦(good standard)¦ 5¦(containing a lot)¦ 6¦(rank/position)¦ …

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  • 29high — high1 [ haı ] adjective *** ▸ 1 being a long way up ▸ 2 large in amount ▸ 3 very good/excellent ▸ 4 important ▸ 5 happy/excited ▸ 6 about sounds ▸ 7 winds: very strong ▸ 8 best/most extreme ▸ 9 far from equator ▸ 10 with strong flavor/smell ▸ +… …

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  • 30high — 1 /haI/ adjective MEASUREMENT/DISTANCE 1 FROM BOTTOM TO TOP something that is high measures a long distance from its bottom to its top: the highest mountain in Japan | a castle surrounded by high walls | 100 feet/30 metres etc high: a building 20 …

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