High-road, n. Highway, public road.

High-school, n. School (of the first class for secondary education), academy, seminary, (in Germany) gymnasium.

High-seasoned, a. Pungent, piquant, high-flavored, highly spiced.

High-spirited, a.

    1. Spirited, bold, daring. See high-mettled.
    2. Proud, high-strung.

High-strung, a.

    1. Of great tension, excitable, strung to a high pitch, in a state of high tension.
    2. Proud, high-spirited, sensitive, quick to honor.
    3. Obstinate, persistent, intractable.

High time. Quite time.

High-toned, a.

    1. Acute, sharp, shrill, high.
    2. Noble, honorable. See high-minded, 2.

High-water-mark, n. Flood-mark.

Highway, n. High-road, public road.

Highwayman, n. Robber, footpad, bandit, brigand, freebooter, marauder, outlaw, highway robber.

High wine.

    1. Brandy.
    2. Pure alcohol.

High words. Strife, contention, quarrel, angry dispute, bickering, war of words.

High-wrought, a.

    1. Impetuous, vehement, intense, swelling high, rising high.

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