Island High Chairs

island

As noun

a tract of land completely surrounded by water, and not large enough to be called a continent

something resembling an island, especially in being isolated or having little or no direct communication with others

a raised platform with a counter or other work surface on top situated in the middle area of a room, especially a kitchen, so as to permit access from all sides

safety island

a low concrete platform for gasoline pumps at an automotive service station

a clump of woodland in a prairie

an isolated hill

Anatomy

an isolated portion of tissue differing in structure from the surrounding tissue

Railroads

a platform or building between sets of tracks

As verb (used with object)

to make into an island

to dot with islands

to place on an island; isolate

high

As adjective, higher, highest

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

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

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

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

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

exalted in rank, station, eminence, etc

; of exalted character or quality:a high official; high society

Music

acute in pitch

a little sharp, or above the desired pitch

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

extending to or from an elevation:a high dive

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

Religion

chief; principal; main: the high altar of a church

High Church

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

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

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

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

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

Informal

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

remote:high latitude; high antiquity

extreme in opinion or doctrine, especially religious or political:a high Tory

designating or pertaining to highland or inland regions

having considerable energy or potential power

Automotive

of, relating 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

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 ), low (def )

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

Metallurgy

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

Baseball

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

Cards

having greater value than other denominations or suits

able to take a trick; being a winning card

being or having a winning combination: Whose hand is high?

Nautical

noting a wind of force on the Beaufort scale, equal to a whole gale

As adverb, higher, highest

at or to a high point, place, or level

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

at or to a high amount or price

in or to a high degree

luxuriously; richly; extravagantly:They have always lived high

Nautical

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

As noun

Automotive

high gear:He shifted into high when the road became level

Informal

high school

Meteorology

a pressure system characterized by relatively high pressure at its center

Compare anticyclone, low (def )

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

Slang

a euphoric state induced by alcohol, drugs, etc

a period of sustained excitement, exhilaration, or the like: After winning the lottery he was on a high for weeks

Cards

the ace or highest trump out, especially in games of the all fours family

As Idioms

fly high, to be full of hope or elation:His stories began to sell, and he was flying high

high and dry, (of a ship) grounded so as to be entirely above water at low tide

in a deprived or distressing situation; deserted; stranded: We missed the last bus and were left high and dry

high and low, in every possible place; everywhere:The missing jewelry was never found, though we searched high and low for it

high on, Informal

enthusiastic or optimistic about; having a favorable attitude toward or opinion of

on high, at or to a height; above

in heaven

having a high position, as one who makes important decisions: the powers on high

chairs

As noun

a seat, especially for one person, usually having four legs for support and a rest for the back and often having rests for the arms

something that serves as a chair or supports like a chair:The two men clasped hands to make a chair for their injured companion

a seat of office or authority

a position of authority, as of a judge, professor, etc

the person occupying a seat of office, especially the chairperson of a meeting:The speaker addressed the chair

(in an orchestra) the position of a player, assigned by rank; desk:first clarinet chair

the chair, Informal

electric chair

chairlift

sedan chair

(in reinforced-concrete construction) a device for maintaining the position of reinforcing rods or strands during the pouring operation

a glassmaker's bench having extended arms on which a blowpipe is rolled in shaping glass

British Railroads

a metal block for supporting a rail and securing it to a crosstie or the like

As verb (used with object)

to place or seat in a chair

to install in office

to preside over; act as chairperson of:to chair a committee

British

to carry (a hero or victor) aloft in triumph

As verb (used without object)

to preside over a meeting, committee, etc

As Idioms

get the chair, to be sentenced to die in the electric chair

take the chair, to begin or open a meeting

to preside at a meeting; act as chairperson

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