English words: high-pass to Highton

300 English words, part 53 of 108 of the words starting with H, A to Z. 23 have a page of their own.

English words high-pass to Highton

high-pass adjective, noun: Alternative spelling of highpass.
high-paying adjective: That pays at a high or sufficient rate; well-paid.
high-performance adjective: Having the quality of performing exceptionally well.
high-performance liquid chromatography noun: high-pressure liquid chromatography
high pillow noun: The boss; the man in charge.
high-pitch adjective: High-pitched.
high-pitched adjective /ˌhaɪˈpɪt͡ʃt/: Of a sound, having a high pitch.
high place noun: A place of worship.
high point noun: A climax; the best time in a given period.
high politics noun: Politics concerned with the survival of the state.
high-post adjective: Stylish, sophisticated.
high-power adjective: Synonym of high-powered.
high-powered adjective: Possessing great physical or political power.
high-precision adjective: Of two measurements, that are very close to the target value and has little variation between them.
high-pressure adjective, verb: Operating at relatively high pressure, such as several times atmospheric pressure.
high-pressure liquid chromatography noun: A form of chromatography in which the liquid mobile phase is forced through a column of solid stationary phase under high pressure
high-priced adjective: expensive
high priest noun: A clergyman with a higher function than a normal priest.
high priestess noun: A female clergyman with a higher function than a normal priestess.
high-priestly adjective: Of or befitting a high priest.
high probability trade noun: In investment banking, any deal or transaction with a high degree of likelihood of success.
high profile adjective, noun: a conspicuous position, intentionally attracting attention
high-proof adjective: Containing a high percentage of alcohol.
high-quality adjective: Of very good quality; superior.
high quality rip noun: A musical composition, which is presented as unaltered music taken from a video game or occasionally other media, but is instead a mashup of the advertised...
high-ranking adjective: At an important, elevated, or exalted level in a hierarchy or organization; high-level.
high relief noun: A form of classical sculpture in which forms extend from the background by at least half of their depth.
high-rent adjective: High-quality, expensive.
high-res adjective: Clipping of high-resolution.
high-resolution adjective: Having a high resolution; for example, having a large number of pixels per unit area.
high rise adjective, noun: A tall building, one consisting of many storeys.
high-rise syndrome noun: The injuries found in cats that have fallen from higher than two storeys, typically from a window ledge.
high-riser noun: A bed comprising a top frame and mattress and another that can be collapsed and stashed beneath the first.
high-risk adjective: Having a great risk.
high-risk, high-reward adjective: Involving significant potential for loss but also offering the possibility of substantial gains or benefits if successful.
high road noun /ˈhaɪ ɹəʊd/: A main road or highway.
high roller noun /ˈhaɪ ˈɹəʊlə/: A gambler who wagers large amounts of money, usually in a casino.
high scaler noun: Any of the dam construction workers who abseiled the canyon walls to prepare the surface for the concrete pour.
high school noun /ˈhaɪ.skul/: An institution which provides all or part of secondary education.
high schooler noun: A high school student.
high score noun: A score that is the highest or among the highest for a particular game, often recorded in a high-score table.
high score table noun: A list of high scores presented in tabular format.
high sea noun: The sea when it is very rough due to strong winds and storms, such that the sea encroaches much further inland than is normal, often causing damage.
high seas noun: The regions of the ocean that are far from shore, especially those regions that do not belong to any country.
high season noun: In the tourist industry, the period of highest demand. In a sun and sand resort this means the hottest months, whereas in a ski resort, this means the...
high seat noun: A seat that it situated above others, as on a raised platform, to be used by dignitaries, royalty, etc.
high-seeded adjective: Of a team, ranked or rated high in a given locale or region.
high shelf noun: A filter that gradually increases or decreases frequencies above a certain point in the frequency spectrum.
high sheriff noun: A ceremonial officer associated with a county of England, Wales, or Northern Ireland.
high side noun, verb: a type of motorcycle crash where the motorcycle tire loses, then rapidly regains traction, thus throwing the rider violently up, over, and off the...
high-sighted adjective: haughty or arrogant.
high sign noun: A covert gesture serving as a signal.
high society noun: The socially interacting wealthy fashionable elite of a society, especially in Western societies.
high-sounding adjective: Having an elevated or moralistic tone; pompous.
high-spec adjective: Abbreviation of high-specification.
high speed adjective, noun: That operates, moves or takes place at a greater than normal speed.
high speed, low drag adjective, adverb: Highly efficient.
high-speed rail noun: A type of rail transport that operates significantly faster than traditional rail traffic, using an integrated system of specialized rolling stock and...
high speed steel noun: A kind of tool steel, invented in the early 20th century, which retains its hardness and temper at high temperatures (at which previous kinds of tool steel...
high-spirited adjective: Possessing a bold nature.
high-spiritedness noun: The state of being high-spirited
high spirits noun: Joyous elation, joyfulness, joyousness.
high-stakes adjective: Involving large costs or rewards.
high-status adjective: Of a ranking that is high or superior in a social or professional hierarchy.
high steel noun: Steel containing a high percentage of carbon.
high-step verb: To raise the knees so as to approach or step over.
high-stepper noun: A horse that lifts its hooves high when walking, trotting, etc.
high-stepping adjective, verb: Of a horse, that walks or trots lifting its legs very high off the ground.
high stick noun, verb: To perform high-sticking.
high-sticking noun, verb: A penalized action in the sport of ice hockey where a player knowingly or inadvertently raises (the hand-grip part of) his stick above shoulder level.
high-stomached adjective: Having a lofty spirit; haughty.
high strangeness noun: A quality of being peculiar, bizarre, utterly absurd.
high street noun: The main street of any town.
high striker noun: An attraction at fairs and carnivals which is operated by striking a puck attached to a tower with a mallet, with punters attempting to ring the bell...
high strikes noun: Alternative form of highstrikes.
high-strung adjective: Nervous; anxious; excited or excitable.
high summer noun: The hottest part of the summer.
high-support adjective: Requiring a high level of assistance to meet one's personal care needs.
high surrogate noun: A code point in the range U+D800 through U+DBFF (the High Surrogates and High Private Use Surrogates blocks), used in UTF-16 to encode the high 10 bits of...
high-T noun: High levels of testosterone in a body.
high table noun: A dining table for the use of fellows and their guests at certain traditional and prestigious academic institutions.
high tackle noun: A dangerous form of tackling in which a player tackles above the shoulders.
high-tail verb: Alternative spelling of hightail.
high-tail it verb: Alternative spelling of hightail it.
high-tailed adjective, verb: Having a high tail.
high taper noun: common mullein
high tea noun /ˌhʌɪ ˈtiː/: A late afternoon or early evening meal, typically consisting of a cooked dish with bread and butter and tea.
high tech adjective, noun /haɪ tɛk/: Alternative spelling of hi-tech.
high-tech savvy adjective: Synonym of tech-savvy.
high-techness noun: The quality or state of being high-tech.
high technology noun: Any highly technical or specialized technological application or equipment, especially one that involves complex electronics or computing
high-temperature superconductivity noun: Superconductivity at a relatively high temperature, often warm enough that liquid nitrogen, rather than the much more expensive liquid helium, can be used.
high-temperature superconductor noun: Something that exhibits high-temperature superconductivity.
high-tempo adjective: fast, quick
high ten noun, verb: A gesture of celebration or victory in which two people slap the palms of both of their hands together at shoulder height or higher.
high tension adjective: Alternative spelling of high-tension.
high-test adjective: Applied to premium gasoline.
high-test peroxide noun: An aqueous solution of hydrogen peroxide, containing at least 85% hydrogen peroxide, often also containing a stabilizer to prevent decomposition.
high-ticket adjective: Synonym of big-ticket.
high tide noun: The natural tide at its highest level for a particular tidal cycle at a certain place.
high tider noun /ˌhaɪ ˈtaɪdə(ɹ)/: A native of the rural eastern coast region of the US state of North Carolina, where a distinctive dialect is spoken.
high time adjective, noun: A point in time at which something is considered to be utterly due or even overdue to occur; well past time.
high toby noun: The high road.
high-toned adjective: Having a pretentious, high-class attitude
high top noun: A kind of sports shoe that extends significantly over the wearer's ankle.
high-top fade noun: Synonym of high fade
High Tory noun: A supporter of a very traditionalist form of conservatism in line with the Toryism that originated in the 17th century, favouring a hierarchical society...
High Toryism noun: The political views of the High Tories; very traditional conservatism.
high touch adjective, noun: Dealing with or interacting with a human being as opposed to transacting with computers or through high tech.
high treason noun: Criminal disloyalty to one's country or a sovereign.
high tunnel noun: Synonym of hoop house.
high undern noun: Synonym of noon.
high up adjective, adverb: Alternative form of high-up.
high vacuum noun: A vacuum having a pressure less than about a hundred millipascals
high-value adjective: Of significant value, worth, or importance.
high-value target noun: A person or resource which an enemy commander can least afford to lose.
high-velocity adjective: Moving or operating at an extremely fast rate or speed.
high-vis adjective, noun: Alternative form of hi-vis.
high-visibility adjective: Made of a reflective or fluorescent material that can be easily seen.
high voltage adjective, noun: Voltage that is higher than the standard or usual voltage, especially when considered to be dangerous.
high-voltage transmission line noun /ˈhaɪvoʊltɪdʒ tɹænsˈmɪʃən laɪn/: Overhead transmission line from the power station to a transmission substation.
high water adjective, noun: The location of high tide on a coastal area.
high-water mark noun: A mark, such as a line of seaweed, showing the highest level reached by a body of water.
high waters noun: high tides
high-wheeler noun: An early car body style in the United States, derived from horse-drawn wagons, and typified by large-diameter slender wheels, frequently with solid rubber...
high wine noun: The result of the distillation of low wine, containing 60–80 percent alcohol, and often used as a base for the production of other types of alcohol.
high wire adjective, noun: Alternative form of highwire.
high-wire walker noun: Alternative form of highwire walker.
high-wrought adjective: Made or constructed with exquisite skill.
high yaller noun: A light-skinned black person.
high yellow adjective, noun: A black person with light skin with yellow undertones.
high yo-yo noun: A dogfighting maneuver used by a rapidly-closing attacker to avoid an overshoot during a turn, involving pulling up into a climb to exchange airspeed for...
Higham proper noun /ˈhaɪ.əm/: A village in Shirland and Higham parish, North East Derbyshire district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK3959).
higharched adjective: Having a high arch.
highback noun: Part of a boot binding that extends from the back of the foot to cover the lower leg.
highbacked adjective: Having a high back.
highball noun, verb /ˈhaɪˌbɑl/: A cocktail made from a spirit plus soda water etc.
highball glass noun: A tall glass tumbler used for highballs, usually holding 240–350 mL.
highballer noun: A worker or crew in logging operating at a high rate of speed, typically in a smooth and efficient manner.
highbelia noun: Lobelia spicata, the pale spiked lobelia.
highbie noun: A high-level character in an MMORPG.
highbinder noun: A ruffian, especially one of a gang.
highbishop noun: Archbishop.
highboard noun: A diving board placed at a high elevation above a pool of water.
highborn adjective: Of high social standing as a result of having been born a member of an upper-level social class.
highboy noun: A tall chest of drawers that is raised up on high legs.
highbred adjective: Of high-quality stock.
Highbridge proper noun: A hamlet in Dalston parish, Cumberland, (previously in Carlisle district, ) and Skelton parish, Westmorland and Furness, (previously in Eden district, )...
highbrowed adjective: highbrow; intellectual and cultured
highbrowism noun: highbrow attitudes and policies generally
highbrowness noun: The state or condition of being highbrow.
Highbury proper noun /ˈhʌɪbəɹi/: A suburb of London, borough of Islington, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ3185).
highbush adjective: Being, or coming from, a bush of high stature (used in names of certain fruits, such as highbush blueberry and highbush cranberry).
highbush blueberry noun: The common species of blueberry, Vaccinium corymbosum, grown for its fruit.
highbush cranberry noun: Viburnum trilobum
highchair noun: An elevated chair, often including a built-in tray, used for feeding babies and toddlers.
Highclere proper noun: A village and civil parish in Basingstoke and Deane borough, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU4360).
Highcliffe proper noun: A suburban area in Highcliffe and Walkford parish, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole district, Dorset, England, previously in Christchurch borough (OS...
Highcroft proper noun: A locality in Tasman council area, south eastern Tasmania, Australia.
highcut adjective: Of clothing: having a high cut.
highday noun: A feast day, holiday, or festival; a time of pleasure.
highdea noun /haɪˈdɪə/: An idea that a person thinks up while under the influence of a mood-altering drug.
highen verb: To make high; heighten.
highend adjective: Alternative form of high-end.
higher adjective, adverb, noun, verb /ˈhaɪ.ə/: A national school-leaving examination and university entrance qualification.
higher arithmetic noun: Number theory; the branch of pure mathematics concerned primarily with integers and integer-valued functions.
higher being noun: A nonhuman lifeform believed to have power over human life, such as the Christian God.
higher consciousness noun: a supposed mode of cognition beyond human self-awareness
higher criticism noun: Synonym of historical criticism (“study of received texts, especially the Bible, as historical sources”).
higher education noun: Education beyond a level viewed as basic, such as any beyond universal government-funded secondary education.
higher institution noun: An institute of higher education.
higher intermediate fare noun: An airfare that is higher at a midpoint than the destination or next fare break point.
higher intermediate point noun: A place on an itinerary to which there is a higher fare than the destination or next fare break point.
higher learning noun: Higher education.
higher-order adjective: Involving more sophisticated thinking or reasoning.
higher-order function noun: A function that takes one or more functions as an input, and returns a function as a result.
higher power noun: God or a god; a deity; a supernatural force capable of affecting outcomes in the material world.
higher-speed rail noun: A type of railway system based on existing infrastructure upgraded to allow passenger train speeds typically between 80 and 120 miles per hour.
higher than a kite adjective: Very much under the influence of drugs.
higher-up noun /ˈhaɪəɹ ˌʌp/: Somebody with greater authority, seniority, rank, status or position; one who outranks.
higherarchy noun: Eggcorn of hierarchy.
highering adjective, verb: Rising higher; ascending.
highermost adjective, adverb: Uppermost; in the highest position.
higherness noun: The state or quality of being higher.
higherup noun: Alternative form of higher-up.
highest common factor noun: Alternative form of greatest common divisor.
highest-grossing adjective: that has the highest gross earnings
highest-rated adjective: That has the highest ratings.
Highet proper noun: A surname.
Highett proper noun: A suburb of Melbourne in the City of Bayside and the City of Kingston, Victoria, Australia
highfalooting adjective: Alternative form of highfalutin.
highfalutin adjective, noun /ˌhaɪ.fəˈlu.tɪn/: Self-important, pompous; arrogant or egotistical.
highfalutination noun: A pompous or elevated form of language or speech.
highfaluting adjective: Alternative spelling of highfalutin.
highfalutinism noun: Highfalutin language or behavior.
highfather noun /ˈhaɪˌfɑː.ðə/: A respected, high-ranking male elder or leader; a patriarch; a forefather; a grandfather.
Highfield proper noun: A surname.
Highfields proper noun: A suburb of Newcastle in the City of Lake Macquarie, New South Wales.
Highfill proper noun: A surname.
highflier noun /haɪˈflaɪə(ɹ)/: A person who or a type of aircraft that flies at high elevations.
highflyer noun: Alternative form of highflier.
highflying adjective: Alternative form of high-flying.
highgate noun: A highway.
Highgate resin noun: copaline
Highgrove proper noun: A census-designated place in Riverside County, California, United States.
highhanded adjective: Alternative spelling of high-handed.
highhandedly adverb: In a high-handed manner.
highhandedness noun: Alternative form of high-handedness.
highhearted adjective: Alternative form of high-hearted.
highheartedly adverb: Alternative form of high-heartedly.
highheartedness noun: Alternative form of high-heartedness.
highish adjective: Somewhat high.
highjack noun, verb: Alternative spelling of hijack.
highjacker noun: Alternative spelling of hijacker.
highjacking noun, verb: Alternative form of hijacking.
highjinks noun: Alternative spelling of high jinks.
highk adverb: Abbreviation of high-key.
highkenuinely adverb: Synonym of high-key, an intensifier; really.
highkey adjective: Alternative form of high-key.
highking noun: Alternative spelling of high king.
highkirkuinely adverb /haɪ̯ˈkɝkjuɪnli/: Synonym of highkenuinely.
highland adjective, noun /ˈhaɪ.lənd/: A high area; land that is higher than surrounding areas.
Highland cattle noun: A breed of beef cattle originating in the Scotland, with long horns and a long shaggy coat.
Highland cow noun: Synonym of Highland cattle.
highland dance noun, verb: A type of Scottish set step routine dancing.
Highland dancing noun: A style of dancing, often competitive, based on the traditional dances of the Scottish Highlands.
Highland fling noun: A solo dance of the Scottish Highlands.
Highland games noun: Festivals held throughout the year and in many countries of the world, involving competitive events, whose purpose is to celebrate the culture and heritage...
highland rush noun: A perennial herb of the species Oreojuncus trifidus (previously Juncus trifidus), native to the Northern Hemisphere.
highland tinamou noun: A tinamou, Nothocercus bonapartei.
Highland wildcat noun: The Scottish wildcat.
highlander noun /ˈhaɪləndəɹ/: A person from the Highlands.
Highlandish adjective: Of the Scottish Highlands.
Highlandism noun: The culture and practices of the Scottish Highlands.
highlandman noun: A male highlander
Highlandry noun: Highlanders collectively.
highlands noun: A high area of land, lands higher than surrounding areas.
highlarious adjective /haɪˈlæɹiəs/: Alternative form of hilarious.
highleg adjective: Being a style of briefs with narrow sides that sit high on the wearer's waist.
highless adjective: Of a recreational drug: that does not give the user a high.
Highley proper noun: A village and civil parish in Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SO7483).
highlife noun: A genre of music that originated in Ghana in the early 20th century, blending elements of traditional Akan music with Western instruments and ideas.
highlight noun, verb /ˈhaɪlaɪt/: An area or a spot in a drawing, painting, or photograph that is strongly illuminated.
highlightable adjective: Capable of being highlighted.
highlighted adjective, verb: Having highlights.
highlighter noun /ˈhaɪ.laɪt.ə/: A marker pen used to highlight text.
highlighting adjective, noun, verb: The visual emphasis of text by means of a highlight.
highlights noun, verb: Summary of an event, such as a sporting event, focussing on the most entertaining or consequential aspects; compilation of each highlight of that event
highline noun /ˈhaɪˌlaɪn/: An elevated slackline; a slackline which is mounted across a deep drop; a slackline that is strung up high.
highliner noun: A successful fisherman who catches significant numbers of fish.
highlining noun: Slacklining at elevation above the ground or water. When rigged correctly, using a leash, no impact with the ground is possible.
highlone adjective: Alone.
highlow noun: An article of men's footwear, typically made of leather, lower in height than a boot, rising just above the ankle, with laces in the front.
highly adverb /ˈhaɪli/: In a high or esteemed manner.
highly commended adjective: Not awarded a prize, but judged to be close to prize quality, in a competition.
highly composite number noun: A positive integer that has more divisors than any smaller positive integer.
highly enriched uranium noun: Alternative spelling of highly enriched uranium.
highly sensitive person noun: A person with a particularly high measure of sensory processing sensitivity.
highly-strung adjective: Synonym of high-strung.
highly superior autobiographical memory noun: Synonym of hyperthymesia.
highman noun: A man of rank, especially a high rank; a superior.
highminded adjective: Alternative form of high-minded.
highmindedly adverb: Alternative form of high-mindedly.
highmindedness noun: Quality of being high-minded.
Highmore proper noun: A surname.
highmost adjective: highest
highnecked adjective: Alternative form of high-necked.
highness noun /ˈhaɪnəs/: The state of being high.
highpad noun: highwayman
highpass adjective /ˈhaɪ.pɑːs/: Describing a filter, circuit, or system that rejects or attenuates a frequencies below a specified value while passing those above.
highpass filter noun: An audio filter that discards lower frequencies while preserving higher ones.
highpoint noun: Alternative form of high point.
highpointer noun: A climber who attempts to climb or has climbed each of the US state high points.
highpointing noun: The sport of ascending to the point with the highest elevation within a given region.
highpriced adjective: Rare spelling of high-priced.
highpriest noun: Alternative form of high priest.
highpriesthood noun: The office or dignity of a highpriest.
highpriestly adjective: Of or pertaining to a highpriest.
highpriestship noun: The office of a high priest.
highreaching adjective: Extending upward by a long distance; tall.
highrise noun: Alternative spelling of high-rise.
highrisk adjective: Alternative spelling of high-risk.
highroad noun: Alternative form of high road (“a main road or highway”).
highrun noun: A series of successful shots that is lengthy for the player's level of skill
highschoolboy noun /ˈhaɪ.skuːlbɔɪ/: A male student of a high school.
highschooler noun: Alternative form of high schooler.
highschoolgirl noun /ˈhaɪ.skuːlɡɜːl/: A female student of a high school.
highset adjective: Of a house: built on high stumps.
Highsmith proper noun: A surname.
highspeed adjective: Alternative form of high-speed.
highspot noun: highlight (significant event)
highstand noun: An interval during which the sea level was above the edge of a continental shelf
highstreet noun: Alternative form of high street.
highstrikes noun: Pronunciation spelling of hysterics.
hight adjective, verb /haɪt/: To call, name.
hightail verb /ˈhaɪ.teɪl/: To move at full speed, especially in retreat.
hightail it verb: To hurry or run; often, to flee.
hightide noun: Alternative form of high tide.
hightoby noun: Alternative form of high toby.
Highton proper noun: A surname.

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0): each word's first meaning. A word with a page of its own links to it; for the rest, this line is PlainSpell's entry. Total under H: 32,288 words, in 108 parts.