n. an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization

n. a lofty level or position or degree; "summer temperatures reached an all-time high"

n. a state of altered consciousness induced by alcohol or narcotics; "they took drugs to get a high on"

n. a forward gear with a gear ratio that gives the greatest vehicle velocity for a given engine speed

n. a high place; "they stood on high and observed the countryside"; "he doesn't like heights"

n. a state of sustained elation; "I'm on a permanent high these days"

n. an air mass of higher than normal pressure; "the east coast benefits from a Bermuda high"

n. the fashionable elite

n. a public secondary school usually including grades 9 through 12; "he goes to the neighborhood highschool"

n. a formal association of people with similar interests; "he joined a golf club"; "they formed a small lunch society"; "men from the fraternal order will staff the soup kitchen today"

adv. far up towards the source: "He lives high up the river"

adv. in or to a high position, amount, or degree: "Prices have gone up far too high"

adv. "He climbed high on the ladder"

adv. in a rich manner; "he lives high"

adj. (literal meaning) being at or having a relatively great or specific elevation or upward extension (sometimes used in combinations like `knee-high'); "a high mountain"; "high ceilings"; "high buildings"; "a high forehead"; "a high incline"; "a foot high"

adj. greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount; "a high temperature"; "a high price"; "the high point of his career"; "high risks"; "has high hopes"; "the river is high"; "he has a high opinion of himself"

adj. "at peak hours the streets traffic is unbelievable"; "went to Europe in high season"

adj. happy and excited and energetic

adj. slightly and pleasantly intoxicated from alcohol or a drug (especially marijuana)

adj. used of sounds and voices; high in pitch or frequency

adj. greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount; "a high temperature"; "a high price"; "the high point of his career"; "high risks"; "has high hopes"; "the river is high"; "he has a high opinion of himself"

adj. of the stage of education and schools preceding collegiate: "secondary school"; "high school"

adj. standing above others in quality or position; "people in high places"; "the high priest"; "eminent members of the community"

adj. (used of the smell of meat) smelling spoiled or tainted

adj. marked by intense physical force: "a big wind"; "a violent squall"; "heavy seas"; "high winds"

n. a particular society at a particular time and place; "early Mayan civilization"

n. any number of entities (members) considered as a unit

n. people in general considered as a whole; "he is a hero in the eyes of the public"

n. a group of followers or enthusiasts

n. all of the living human inhabitants of the earth; "all the world loves a lover"; "she always used `humankind' because `mankind' seemed to slight the women"

n. (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively; "old people"; "there were at least 200 people in the audience"

n. a group of people living in a particular local area; "the team is drawn from all parts of the community"

n. the body of citizens of a state or country; "the Spanish people"

n. the common people generally; "separate the warriors from the mass"; "power to the people"

n. the body of people in a learned occupation; "the news spread rapidly through the medical community"

n. an unofficial association of people or groups; "the smart set goes there"; "they were an angry lot"

n. an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer; "you have to join the union in order to get a job"

n. any number of entities (members) considered as a unit

n. people in general considered as a whole; "he is a hero in the eyes of the public"

n. the kinship relation between a male offspring and the siblings

n. the body of members of an organization or group; "they polled their membership"; "they found dissension in their own ranks"; "he joined the ranks of the unemployed"

n. (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively; "old people"; "there were at least 200 people in the audience"

n. the common people generally; "separate the warriors from the mass"; "power to the people"

n. a body of people sharing some common interest; "the reading public"

adj. eminent beyond or above comparison; "matchless beauty"; "the team's nonpareil center fielder"; "she's one girl in a million"; "the one and only Muhammad Ali"; "a peerless scholar"; "infamy unmatched in the Western world"; "wrote with unmatchable clarity"; "unrivaled mastery of her art"

adj. radically distinctive and without equal; "he is alone in the field of microbiology"; "this theory is altogether alone in its penetration of the problem"; "Bach was unique in his handling of counterpoint"; "craftsmen whose skill is unequaled"; "unparalleled athletic ability"; "a breakdown of law unparalleled in our history"

adj. having superior power and influence; "the predominant mood among policy-makers is optimism"

adj. having a quality that thrusts itself into attention; "an outstanding fact of our time is that nations poisoned by anti semitism proved less fortunate in regard to their own freedom"; "a new theory is the most prominent feature of the book"; "salient traits"; "a spectacular rise in prices"; "a striking thing about Picadilly Circus is the statue of Eros in the center"; "a striking resemblance between parent and child"

adj. having a good reputation; "a reputable business"; "a reputable scientist"; "a reputable wine"

adj. produced by a wildly fanciful imagination; "his Utopia is not a chimerical commonwealth but a practical improvement on what already exists"- Douglas Bush

adj. celebrated in fable or legend; "the fabled Paul Bunyan and his blue ox"; "legendary exploits of Jesse James"

adj. worthy of notice; "a noteworthy advance in cancer research"

adj. (used of persons) standing above others in character or attainment or reputation; "our distinguished professor"; "an eminent scholar"; "a great statesman"

adj. having an illustrious past

adj. having an illustrious past

adj. widely known and esteemed; "a famous actor"; "a celebrated musician"; "a famed scientist"; "an illustrious judge"; "a notable historian"; "a renowned painter"

adj. having an exceedingly bad reputation; "a notorious gangster"; "the tenderloin district was notorious for vice"

adj. most powerful or important or influential; "the economically ascendant class"; "D-day is considered the dominating event of the war in Europe"

adj. causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm; "a dangerous operation"; "a grave situation"; "a grave illness"; "grievous bodily harm"; "a serious wound"; "a serious turn of events"; "a severe case of pneumonia"; "a life-threatening disease"

adj. beyond normal limits; "excessive charges"; "a book of inordinate length"; "his dress stops just short of undue elegance"; "unreasonable demands"

adj. lower than previously; "the market is depressed"; "prices are down"

adj. greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation; "exorbitant rent"; "extortionate prices"; "spends an outrageous amount on entertainment"; "usurious interest rate"; "unconscionable spending"

adj. high in price or charging high prices; "expensive clothes"; "an expensive shop"

adv. "hard left"

adj. great in vertical dimension; high in stature; "tall people"; "tall buildings"; "tall trees"; "tall ships"

adj. situated at the top or highest position; "the top shelf"

adj. being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level; "the anchor is up"; "the sun is up"; "he lay face up"; "he is up by a pawn"; "the market is up"; "the corn is up"

adj. of or characteristic of high rank or importance; "a superior officer"

adj. joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success; "rejoicing crowds filled the streets on VJ Day"; "a triumphal success"; "a triumphant shout"

adj. made joyful; "the sun and the wind on his back made him feel exhilarated--happy to be alive"

adj. used of riotously drunken merrymaking; "a night of bacchanalian revelry"; "carousing bands of drunken soldiers"; "orgiastic festivity"

adj. smelling of beer

adj. given to or marked by the consumption of alcohol; "a bibulous fellow"; "a bibulous evening"; "his boozy drinking companions"; "thick boozy singing"; "a drunken binge"; "two drunken gentlemen holding each other up"; "sottish behavior"

adj. under the influence of narcotics; "knocked out by doped wine"; "a drugged sleep"; "were under the effect of the drugged sweets"; "in a stuperous narcotized state"

adj. British informal for `intoxicated'

adj. under the influence of narcotics

adj. (used of behavior or attitude) characteristic of those who treat others with condescension

adj. used of a height or viewpoint; "a commanding view of the ocean"; "looked up at the castle dominating the countryside"; "the balcony overlooking the ballroom"

adj. greatest in importance or degree or significance or achievement; "our greatest statesmen"; "the country's leading poet"; "a preeminent archeologist"

adj. at an elevated level in rank or importance; "a high-level official"; "a high-level corporate briefing"; "upper-level management"

adj. majestic in manner or bearing; superior to mundane matters; "his majestic presence"; "olympian detachment"; "olympian beauty and serene composure"

adj. "master race"

adj. of higher rank or status or value

adj. smelling of onions or garlic

adj. smelling like bilge water

adj. offensively malodorous; "a foul odor"; "the kitchen smelled really funky"

adj. stale and unclean smelling

adj. of noxious stench from atmospheric pollution

adj. (British informal) malodorous

adj. emitting an odor; "odorous salt pork and weevily hardtack"

adj. having a strong unpleasant smell

adj. giving off a strong unpleasant smell

adj. smelling of fermentation or staleness

adj. made more severe or intense especially in law; "aggravated assault"

adj. very intense; "a bad headache"; "in a big rage"; "had a big (or bad) shock"; "a bad earthquake"; "a bad storm"

adj. marked by great zeal or violence; "real blood-and-guts fiction"; "blood-and-guts football"

adj. intensely focused; "her concentrated passion held them at bay"

adj. very intense; "politics is his consuming passion"; "overwhelming joy"

adj. highly concentrated or intense: "a crash course"

adj. intense or sharp; "suffered exquisite pain"; "felt exquisite pleasure"

adj. intense or extreme in degree or quality: "intense anxiety,"; "extreme cold"; "deep trouble"; "horrible weather"; "profound regret"; "severe pain"; "such grief"; "a terrible cough"

adj. marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions; inclined to react violently; fervid; "fierce loyalty"; "in a tearing rage"; "vehement dislike"; "violent passions"

adj. very severe; "a raging thirst"; "a raging toothache"

adj. characterized by a high degree or intensity; often used as a combining form; "the questioning was intensive"; "intensive care"; "research-intensive"; "a labor-intensive industry"

adj. characterized by a high degree or intensity; often used as a combining form; "the questioning was intensive"; "intensive care"; "research-intensive"; "a labor-intensive industry"

adj. of force; of the greatest possible intensity; "by main strength"

adj. not faint or feeble; "a strong odor of burning rubber"

adj. (of darkness) very intense; "thick night"; "thick darkness"; "a face in deep shadow"; "deep night"

adj. becoming more intricate or complex; "a thickening plot"

adj. continuing at full strength or intensity; "the winds are unabated"; "the popularity of his books among young people continued unabated"

adj. of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity; "extreme cold"; "extreme caution"; "extreme pleasure"; "utmost contempt"; "to the utmost degree"; "in the uttermost distress"

n. a low level or position or degree; "the stock market fell to a new low"

n. a state of mild depression

adj. literal meanings; being at or having a relatively small elevation or upward extension; "low ceilings"; "low clouds"; "low hills"; "the sun is low"; "low furniture"; "a low bow"

adj. less than normal in degree or intensity or amount; "low prices"; "the reservoir is low"

adj. used of sounds and voices; low in pitch or frequency

adj. having or denoting a low vocal or instrumental range; "a deep voice"; "a bass voice is lower than a baritone voice"; "a bass clarinet"

adj. less than normal in degree or intensity or amount; "low prices"; "the reservoir is low"

adj. of the first stage of education and schools: "elementary school"; "an elementary grammar"

adj. between an earlier and a later period of time; "in the middle years"; "in his middle thirties"

adj. serving as a base or starting point; "a basic course in Russian"; "basic training for raw recruits"; "a set of basic tools"; "an introductory art course"

adj. "primary grades"

adj. of first rank or importance or value; direct and immediate rather than secondhand; "primary goals"; "a primary effect"; "primary sources"; "a primary interest"

adj. moderate in type or degree or effect or force; far from extreme; "a mild winter storm"; "a mild fever"; "fortunately the pain was mild"; "a mild rebuke"; "mild criticism"