| HARSHING | • harshing v. Present participle of harsh. • HARSH v. to cause (a state of elation) to be diminished or ended. |
| HIGHBORN | • highborn adj. (Archaic) Of high social standing as a result of having been born a member of an upper-level social class. • highborn adj. (Archaic) Born a member of an upper-level social class (although not necessarily retaining high social standing). • highborn adj. Of, pertaining to, or befitting people of high social standing. |
| HIGHBRED | • highbred adj. (Of bred animals) Of high-quality stock. • highbred adj. (Of humans) Showing good breeding and refined manners. • HIGHBRED adj. of noble breed. |
| HIGHBROW | • highbrow adj. (Sometimes derogatory) Intellectually stimulating, highly cultured, sophisticated. • highbrow n. (Sometimes derogatory) A cultured or learned person or thing. • HIGHBROW n. an intellectual. |
| HIGHERED | • highered v. Simple past tense and past participle of higher. • HIGHER v. to raise, make higher. |
| HIGHRISE | • highrise n. Alternative spelling of high-rise. • high-rise n. A tall building, one consisting of many storeys. • high-rise adj. (Of clothing) Designed to sit high on, or above, the wearer’s hips. |
| HIGHROAD | • highroad n. Alternative spelling of high road. • high␣road n. (Idiomatic) A course of action which is dignified, honourable, or respectable. • high␣road n. (Chiefly Britain) A main road or highway. |
| OVERHIGH | • overhigh adj. Too high; excessively high. • OVERHIGH adj. too high. |
| RIGHTISH | • rightish adj. Somewhat correct. • rightish adj. In a direction roughly to the right. • rightish adj. (Politics) Towards the political right wing. |
| ROUGHHEW | • roughhew v. Alternative form of rough-hew. • rough-hew v. To cut or shape something roughly without finishing or tidying the surface. • ROUGHHEW v. to shape roughly. |
| ROUGHISH | • roughish adj. Somewhat rough. • ROUGHISH adj. somewhat rough. |
| SHRIGHTS | • shrights n. Plural of shright. • SHRIGHT n. (Spenser) a shriek. |
| THOROUGH | • thorough adj. Painstaking and careful not to miss or omit any detail. • thorough adj. Utter; complete; absolute. • thorough prep. (Obsolete) Through. |