Webster's Dictionary 1913

2215

Highborn

High″born′ (?), a. Of noble birth. Shak.

2216

Highboy

High″boy′, n. 1. One who lives high; also, in politics, a highflyer.2. A kind of set of drawers. “Mahogany highboys glittering with brass handles.” K. L. Bates.

2217

Higher criticism

High″er crit″i‐cism. Criticism which includes the study of the contents, literary character, date, authorship, etc., of any writing; as, the higher criticism of the Pentateuch. ...

2218

Higher thought

Higher thought. See New thought, below.

2219

Higher-up

High″er–up″, n. A superior officer or official; — used chiefly in pl.

2220

Highering

High″er‐ing (?), a. Rising higher; ascending.In ever highering eagle circles. Tennyson.

2221

Highfaluting

High′fa‐lu″ting (?), n. [Perh. a corruption of highflighting.] High-flown, bombastic language. [Written also hifalutin.] Lowell.

2222

Highflier

High″fli′er (?), n. One who is extravagant in pretensions, opinions, or manners. Swift.

2223

Highflying

High″fly′ing (?), a. Extravagant in opinions or ambition. “Highflying, arbitrary kings.” Dryden.

2224

Highland

High″land (?), n. Elevated or mountainous land; (often in the pl.) an elevated region or country; as, the Highlands of Scotland.Highland fling, a dance peculiar to the Scottish ...

2225

Highlander

High″land‐er (?), n. An inhabitant of highlands, especially of the Highlands of Scotland.

2226

Highlandry

High″land‐ry (?), n. Highlanders, collectively.

2227

Highly

High″ly, adv. In a high manner, or to a high degree; very much; as, highly esteemed.

2228

Highmen

High″men (?), n. pl. Loaded dice so contrived as to turn up high numbers. Sir J. Harrington.

2229

Highmost

High″most′ (?), a. Highest. Shak.

2230

Highness

High″ness, n. [AS. heáhnes.] 1. The state of being high; elevation; loftiness.2. A title of honor given to kings, princes, or other persons of rank; as, His Royal Highness. Shak.

2231

Highroad

High″road′ (?), n. A highway; a much traveled or main road.

2232

Hight

Hight (?), n. A variant of Height.

2233

Hight (2)

Hight (?), v. t. & i. [imp.Hight, Hot (�), p. p.Hight, Hote (�), Hoten (�). See Hote.] [OE. heiten, highten, haten, hoten; also hight, hatte, hette, is called, was called, AS. h...

2234

Hightener

Hight″en‐er (?), n. That which heightens.

2235

Highth

Highth (hīth or hītth), n.Variant of Height.

2236

Highty-tighty

High″ty–tigh″ty (?), a. Hoity-toity.

2237

Highway

High″way′ (?), n. A road or way open to the use of the public; a main road or thoroughfare.Syn. — Way; road; path; course.

2238

Highwayman

High″way′man (?), n.; pl.Highwaymen (�). One who robs on the public road; a highway robber.

2239

Higre

Hi″gre (?), n. See Eagre. Drayton.

2240

Hijera

Hij″e‐ra (?), Hij″ra (�), n. See Hegira.

2241

Hike

Hike (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Hiked (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Hiking.] [Cf. Hitch.] To move with a swing, toss, throw, jerk, or the like.