HIGHET

Meaning of HIGHET in English

/huy"it/ , n.

Gilbert , 1906-78, U.S. writer and classical scholar.

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WITH — I. (|)wi]th, ]th, _wə] preposition Etymology: Middle English, from Old English, preposition & adverb, against, opposite, toward, with; akin to …
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VERNACULAR — I. R və(r)ˈnakyələr, - R vəˈnakyələ(r adjective Etymology: Latin vernacul us homeborn, native (from verna homeborn slave, native) + English …
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TRANSCRIPT — I. ˈtranzˌkript, ˈtraan-, -n(t)ˌsk- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Medieval Latin transcriptum, from Latin, neuter of transcriptus, …
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THINK — I. intransitive verb ( thought ; thought ; thinking ; thinks ) Etymology: Middle English thinken (past thoughte ), from …
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TAKE — I. ˈtāk transitive verb ( took ˈtu̇k, dial ˈtək ; or dialect tak·en ˈtākən sometimes -k ə ŋ ; taken …
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STRIKE OUT — I. transitive verb 1. : to create or form with apparent ease : produce as if by a stroke struck …
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STEEP — I. ˈstēp adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English stepe, from Old English stēap high, steep, deep; akin to Old …
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SCARIFY — I. -ˌfī verb ( -ed/-ing/-es ) Etymology: Middle English scarifier, from Late Latin scarificare, alteration (influenced by Latin -ficare -fy) …
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PRODUCT — I. prod·uct ˈprä(ˌ)dəkt sometimes -_dikt or -_dēkt noun ( -s ) Etymology: in sense 1, from Middle English, from Medieval …
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PLANET — I. ˈplanə̇t, usu -ə̇d.+V noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English planete, from Old French, from Late Latin planeta, modification …
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ODDS — I. ˈädz noun plural but sometimes singular in construction Etymology: odd (I) + -s 1. a. archaic : inequalities, disparities …
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NAÏVE — I. adjective also na·ive (ˈ)nä|ēv, (ˈ)nȧ|-, (ˈ)nī|- ( sometimes -er/-est ) Etymology: French naïve, feminine of naïf, from Old French …
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LUMBERING — I. adjective Etymology: from present participle of lumber (I) 1. : ponderous and graceless in appearance the enormous lumbering palaces …
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LANGUAGE — I. ˈlaŋgwij, ˈlaiŋ-, -wēj sometimes -ŋw- noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English langage, language, from Old …
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LABOR
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KEEN — I. ˈkēn adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English kene wise, bold, brave, sharp, from Old English cēne wise, bold, …
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ILL — I. ˈil adjective ( worse ˈwərs, -ə̄s, -əis ; also sometimes and in sense 2c often ill·er ˈilə(r) ; or …
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HERE — I. here ˈhi(ə)r, -iə; “Come here!” is often kəˈmi- adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hēr; akin to Old …
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FALSE — I. ˈfȯls also -lts adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English fals, faus, from Old French & Latin; Old French …
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BRITTLE — I. ˈbrid. ə l, -it ə l adjective Etymology: Middle English britil; akin to Old English brēotan to break, Old …
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BLAZE
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BAD — I. archaic past of bid or of bide II. ˈbad, -aa(ə)d, -aid adjective ( worse ˈwərs, -ə̄s, -əis ; also …
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AS — I. əz, (ˈ)az adverb Etymology: Middle English as, alse, alswa, adverb & conjunction, from Old English alswā, ealswā, ælswā just …
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UNSKILLED — “+ adjective 1. : not skilled or proficient unskilled copyists cannot be relied on in matters of punctuation — R.P.Blackmur …
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UNREALLY — “+ adverb : in an unreal manner : not genuinely : improbably unreally dark shadows — Gilbert Highet
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UNGRAMMATICAL — adjective also un·grammatic “+ 1. : not following rules of grammar the colloquial and ungrammatical Latin he spoke — Gilbert …
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UNFOLD
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TERRIBLY — -blē, -bli adverb Etymology: terrible (I) + -ly 1. : in a formidable or frightening manner : awesomely , terrifyingly …
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TALK ONE'S WAY — phrasal : to obtain passage through or in a restricted place by talking or persuasion would talk his way into …
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VIRGIL — born Oct. 15, 70 BC, Andes, near Mantua died Sept. 21, 19 BC, Brundisium Virgil also spelled Vergil, Latin in …
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