–noun

1.	the extent or amount of space between two things, points, lines, etc.

2.	the state or fact of being apart in space, as of one thing from another; remoteness.

3.	a linear extent of space: Seven miles is a distance too great to walk in an hour.

4.	an expanse; area: A vast distance of water surrounded the ship.

5.	the interval between two points of time; an extent of time: His vacation period was a good distance away.

6.	remoteness or difference in any respect: Our philosophies are a long distance apart.

7.	an amount of progress: We've come a long distance on the project.

8.	a distant point, place, or region.

9.	the distant part of a field of view: a tree in the distance.

10.	absence of warmth; reserve: Their first meeting in several years was hampered by a certain distance between them.

11.	Music. interval (def. 6).

12.	aesthetic distance.

13.	Horse Racing. (in a heat race) the space measured back from the winning post that a horse must reach by the time the winner passes the winning post or be eliminated from subsequent heats.

14.	Mathematics. the greatest lower bound of differences between points, one from each of two given sets.

15.	Obsolete. disagreement or dissension; a quarrel.

–verb (used with object)

16.	to leave behind at a distance, as at a race; surpass.

17.	to place at a distance.

18.	to cause to appear distant.

—Idioms

19.	go the distance, a. (in horse racing) to be able to run well in a long race. b. Informal. to finish or complete something, esp. something difficult 10e5 , challenging, or requiring sustained effort.

20.	keep at a distance, to treat coldly or in an unfriendly manner.

21.	keep one's distance, to avoid becoming familiar or involved; remain cool or aloof.

–noun

1.	knowledge acquired by systematic study in any field of scholarly application.

2.	the act or process of acquiring knowledge or skill.

3.	Psyc 3e8 hology. the modification of behavior through practice, training, or experience.

–adjective

1.	having a great or considerable extent or reach upward or vertically; lofty; tall: a high wall.

2.	having a specified extent upward: The apple tree is now 20 feet high.

3.	situated above the ground or some base; elevated: a high platform; a high ledge.

4.	exceeding the common degree or measure; strong; intense: high speed; high color.

5.	expensive; costly; dear: The price of food these days is much too high.

6.	exalted in rank, station, eminence, etc.; of exalted character or quality: a high official; high society.

7.	Music. a. acute in pitch. b. 3e8 a little sharp, or above the desired pitch.

8.	produced by relatively rapid vibrations; shrill: the high sounds of crickets.

9.	extending to or from an elevation: a high dive.

10.	great in quantity, as number, degree, or force: a high temperature; high cholesterol.

11.	Religion. a. chief; principal; main: the high altar of a church. b. High Church.

12.	of great consequence; important; grave; serious; the high consequences of such a deed; high treason.

13.	haughty; arrogant: He took a high tone with his subordinates.

14.	advanced to the utmost extent or to the culmination: high tide.

15.	elevated; merry or hilarious: high spirits; a high old time.

16.	rich; extravagant; luxurious: They have indulged in high living for years.

17.	Informal. intoxicated with alcohol or narcotics: He was so high he couldn't stand up.

18.	remote: high latitude; high antiquity.

19.	extreme in opinion or doctrine, esp. religious or political: a high Tory.

20.	designating or pertaining to highland or inland regions.

21.	having considerable energy or potential power.

22.	Automotive. of, pertaining to, or operating at the gear transmission ratio at which the speed of the engine crankshaft and of the drive shaft most closely correspond: high gear.

23.	Phonetics. (of a vowel) articulated with the upper surface of the tongue relatively close to some portion of the palate, as the vowels of eat and it, which are high front, and those of boot and put, which are high back. Compare close (def. 53), low1 (def. 30).

24.	(of meat, esp. game) tending toward a desirable or undesirable amount of decomposition; slightly tainted: He likes his venison high.

25.	Metallurgy c70 . containing a relatively large amount of a specified constituent (usually used in combination): high-carbon steel.

26.	Baseball. (of a pitched ball) crossing the plate at a level above the batter's shoulders: The pitch was high and outside.

27.	Cards. a. having greater value than other denominations or suits. b. able to take a trick; being a winning card. c. being or having a winning combination: Whose hand is high?

28.	Nautical. noting a wind of force 10 on the Beaufort scale, equal to a whole gale.

–adverb

29.	at or to a high point, place, or level.

30.	in or to a high rank or estimate: He aims high in his political ambitions.

31.	at or to a high amount or price.

32.	in or to a high degree.

33.	luxuriously; richly; extravagantly: They have always lived high.

34.	Nautical. as close to the wind as is possible while making headway with sails full.

–noun

35.	Automotive. high gear: He shifted into high when the road became level.

36.	Informal. high school.

37.	Meteorology. a pressure system characterized by relatively high pressure at its center. Compare anticyclone, low1 (def. 46).

38.	a high or the highest point, place, or level; peak: a record high for unemployment.

39.

Slang. a. a euphoric state induced by alcohol, drugs, etc. b. a period of sustained excitement, exhilaration, or the like: After winning the lottery he was on a high for weeks. 40. Cards. the ace or highest trump out, esp. in games of the all fours family. —Idioms 41. fly high, to be full of hope or elation: His stories began to sell, and he was flying high. 42. high and dry, a. (of a ship) grounded so as to be entirely above water at low tide. b. in a deprived or distressing situation; deserted b33 ; stranded: We missed the last bus and were left high and dry. 43. high and low, in every possible place; everywhere: The missing jewelry was never found, though we searched high and low for it. 44. high on, Informal. enthusiastic or optimistic about; having a favorable attitude toward or opinion of. 45. on high, a. at or to a height; above. b. in heaven. c. having a high position, as one who makes important decisions: the powers on high.

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School Definition –noun 1. an institution where instruction is given, esp. to persons under college age: The children are at school. 2. an institution for instruction in a particular skill or field. 3. a college 78 or university. 4. a re 1173 gular course of meetings of a teacher or teachers and students for instruction; program of instruction: summer school. 5. a session of such a course: no school today; to be kept after school. 6. the activity or process of learning under instruction, esp. at a school for the young: As a child, I never liked school. 7. one's formal education: They plan to be married when he finishes school. 8. a building housing a school. 9. the body of students, or students and teachers, belonging to an educational institution: The entire school rose when the principal entered the auditorium. 10. a building, room, etc., in a university, set apart for the use of one of the faculties or for some particular purpose: the school of agriculture. 11. a particular faculty or department of a university having the right to recommend candidates for degrees, and usually beginning its program of instruction after the student has completed general education: medical school. 12. any place, situation, etc., tending to teach anything. 13. the body of pupils or followers of a master, system, method, etc.: the Platonic school of philosophy. 14. Art. a. a group of artists, as painters, writers, or musicians, whose works reflect a common conceptual, regional, or personal influence: the modern school; the Florentine school. b. the art and artists of a geographical location considered independently of stylistic similarity: the French school. 15. any group of persons having common attitudes or beliefs. 16. Military, Navy. parts of close-order drill applying to the individual (school of the soldier), the squad (school of the squad), or the like. 17. Australian and New Zealand Informal. a group of people gathered together, esp. for gambling or drinking. 18. schools, Archaic. the faculties of a university. 19. Obsolete. the schoolmen in a medieval university. –adjective 20. of or connected with a school or schools. 21. Obsolete. of the schoolmen. –verb (used with object) 22. to educate in or as if in a school; teach; train. 23. Archaic. to reprimand.

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