(having high rank)

  • 51high — ► ADJECTIVE 1) of great vertical extent. 2) of a specified height. 3) far above ground or sea level. 4) extending above the normal level. 5) great in amount, value, size, or intensity. 6) (of a period or movement) at its peak. 7) great in r …

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  • 52high — [hī] adj. [ME heigh, hei, hie < OE heah, akin to Ger hoch, Goth hauhs < IE * keuk < base * keu , to curve, arch > Sans kakúd , peak, Russ kúča, heap] 1. of more than normal height; lofty; tall: not used of persons 2. extending upward… …

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  • 53High Elves (Warhammer) — In Games Workshop s Warhammer Fantasy setting, the High Elves, or the Asur as they name themselves, are a race of Elves who live on the Isle of Ulthuan, analogous to Atlantis. The High Elf army appears to bear resemblance to the Byzantine Empire… …

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  • 54rank — I. /ræŋk / (say rangk) noun 1. a number of persons forming a separate class in the social scale or in any graded body: people of every rank and station. 2. position or standing in the social scale or in any graded body: the rank of colonel. 3.… …

  • 55rank — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. lush, luxuriant, vigorous; coarse; malodorous, fetid, rancid, offensive; arrant, extreme, gross. n. row, line; position, caste, quality; status, grade, standing, footing. See repute, badness, class …

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  • 56high — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hēah; akin to Old High German hōh high, Lithuanian kaukaras hill Date: before 12th century 1. a. having large extension upward ; taller than average, usual, or expected < a high wall > b.&#8230; …

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  • 57rank — rank1 rankless, adj. /rangk/, n. 1. a number of persons forming a separate class in a social hierarchy or in any graded body. 2. a social or official position or standing, as in the armed forces: the rank of captain. 3. high position or station&#8230; …

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  • 58rank — 1 noun 1 POSITION IN ARMY/ORGANIZATION (C, U) the position or level that someone holds in an organization, especially in the police or armed forces: promotion to the rank of General | high/senior/low/junior rank: Bates is very young to hold such&#8230; …

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  • 59rank — I [[t]ræŋk[/t]] n. 1) a social or official position or standing, as in the armed forces: the rank of captain[/ex] 2) high position or station: a person of rank[/ex] 3) relative position or standing: a writer of the first rank[/ex] 4) a row or&#8230; …

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  • 60high — adjective 1》 of great vertical extent.     ↘of a specified height.     ↘far above ground or sea level.     ↘extending above the normal level.     ↘(of latitude) near the North or South Pole. 2》 great in amount, value, size, or intensity.     ↘(of …

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