to be high in sth
1high — high1 W1S1 [haı] adj comparative higher superlative highest ↑high, ↑low ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(from bottom to top)¦ 2¦(above ground)¦ 3¦(large number)¦ 4¦(good standard)¦ 5¦(containing a lot)¦ 6¦(rank/position)¦ …
2high volume — UK US noun [C or U] ► a large quantity: a high volume of sth »The intersections near Grand Avenue have a high volume of traffic. »To make money on these cars you have to produce them in high volume. high volume adjective [before noun] ► »Low end… …
3high-volume — UK US noun [C or U] ► a large quantity: a high volume of sth »The intersections near Grand Avenue have a high volume of traffic. »To make money on these cars you have to produce them in high volume. high volume adjective [before noun] ► »Low end… …
4sth is the rule — ► used to say that a particular condition or way of operating is typical or accepted in a particuar situation: »In most public school libraries, a staff of one person is the rule, not the exception. »In the newest high end restaurants, high style …
5high relief — high re lief n [U] 1.) a form of art in which figures cut in stone or wood stand out from the surface →↑bas relief 2.) throw sth into high relief to make something very clear and easy to notice …
6high — 1 /haI/ adjective MEASUREMENT/DISTANCE 1 FROM BOTTOM TO TOP something that is high measures a long distance from its bottom to its top: the highest mountain in Japan | a castle surrounded by high walls | 100 feet/30 metres etc high: a building 20 …
7high-strung — adjective being in a tense state • Syn: ↑edgy, ↑highly strung, ↑jittery, ↑jumpy, ↑nervy, ↑overstrung, ↑restive, ↑uptight • Similar to: ↑ …
8high point — noun the most enjoyable part of a given experience the trumpet solo was the high point of the concert • Hypernyms: ↑part, ↑section, ↑division • Part Holonyms: ↑experience * * * a city in central North Carolina. 64,107. * * * high point …
9high tide — noun the tide when the water is highest • Syn: ↑high water, ↑highwater • Ant: ↑low tide • Hypernyms: ↑tide • Hyponyms: ↑direct tide, ↑ …
10high relief — noun (U) 1 a form of art in which figures cut in stone or wood stand out from the surface compare basrelief 2 throw sth into high relief to make something very clear and easy to notice …
