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Definition: High Up |
High UpAdverb1. At a great altitude; "he climbed high on the ladder". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Synonym: High UpSynonym: high (adv). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Height | Adverb: on high, high up, aloft, up, above, aloof, overhead; airwind; upstairs, abovestairs; in the clouds; on tiptoe, on stilts, on the shoulders of; over head and ears; breast high. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: High Up |
| English words defined with "high up": aloft ♦ clock tower ♦ Gymnopilus ventricosus ♦ high, holler, hollow. (references) |
| Domain | Usage | |
Lyrics | High up in the hills of California (You're My Home; performing artist: Joe) | |
Movie/TV Titles | High Up (1928) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | ||
| Title | Author | Quote |
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man | Joyce, James | That was why the fellows seemed to him smaller and farther away and the goalposts so thin and far and the soft grey sky so high up. |
Grapes of Wrath | Steinbeck, John | One man drove each truck, and his relief man slept in a bunk high up against the ceiling. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
Expression using "high up": high up in the sky. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
high up | 5 |
energy high up voltage | 5 |
heel high up wrap | 3 |
firm high up way | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "high up"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||
Greek | μεσουρανά (high up in the sky). (various references) | ||||
Hungarian | jó magasan (high up in the air), folyó felső folyásánál (high up the river), folyó eredeténél (high up the river), fenn az égen (high up in the air). (various references) | ||||
Japanese Kanji | 天辺に (high up in the sky). (various references) | ||||
Japanese Katakana | てっぺ"に (high up in the sky). (various references) | ||||
Pig Latin | ighhay upay | ||||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Avestan | 200-600 | aiwi. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | Acts Chapter 9, Verse 37 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Egeneto de en taiV hmeraiV ekeinaiV asqenhsasan authn apoqanein lousanteV de authn eqhkan en uperww |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Factum est autem in diebus illis ut infirmata moreretur quam cum lavissent posuerunt eam in cenaculo |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | And it bifelde in tho daies, that sche was sijk, and diede. And whanne thei hadden waischun hir, thei leiden hir in a soler. |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | And it chaunsed in those dayes that she was sicke and dyed. When they had wesshed her and layd her in a chamber: |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | And it came to pass in those days, that she was sick, and died: whom when they had washed, they laid her in an upper chamber. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | And it came to pass in those days, that she was sick, and died: whom, when they had washed, they laid in an upper chamber. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | And it came about, in those days, that she got ill and came to her death: and when she had been washed, they put her in a room which was high up. |
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| Language | Acts Chapter 9, Verse 37 |
| Albanian | Por në ato ditë ndodhi që ajo u sëmur dhe vdiq. Pasi e lanë, e vunë në një dhomë në katin e sipërm. |
| Cebuano | Ug nahitabo niadtong mga adlawa nga siya nagmasakiton ug namatay; ug tapus nila katrapohi ang iyang lawas, kini ilang gihaya sa usa ka lawak sa itaas. |
| Chinese | 當 時 、 他 患 病 而 死 ． 有 人 把 他 洗 了 、 停 在 " 上 。 |
| Croatian | Upravo u one dane obolje i umrije. Pošto je operu, izlože je u gornjoj sobi. |
| Danish | Men det skete i de Dage, at hun blev syg og døde. Da toede de hende og lagde hende i Salen ovenpå. |
| Dutch | En het geschiedde in die dagen, dat zij krank werd en stierf; en als zij haar gewassen hadden, legden zij haar in de opperzaal. |
| Finnish | Ja tapahtui niinä päivinä, että hän sairastui ja kuoli; ja he pesivät hänet ja panivat yläsaliin. |
| French | Elle tomba malade en ce temps-l , et mourut. Après l`avoir lavée, on la déposa dans une chambre haute. |
| German | Es begab sich aber zu der Zeit, daß sie krank ward und starb. Da wuschen sie dieselbe und legten sie auf den Söller. |
| Hungarian | Lõn pedig azokban a napokban, hogy megbetegedvén, meghala: és miután megmosták õt, kiteríték a felházban. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Pada waktu itu ia sakit lalu meninggal dunia. Setelah jenazahnya dimandikan, ia diletakkan di kamar yang di atas. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Pada masa itu jatuhlah ia sakit, lalu mati. Setelah mayatnya dimandikan, diangkat oranglah ke dalam bilik yang di atas. |
| Maori | A i aua ra ka turorotia ia, ka mate: a ka oti ia te horoi e ratou, ka whakatakotoria ia ki tetahi ruma i runga. |
| Norwegian | Men det skjedde i de dager at hun blev syk og døde; de vasket henne da og la henne på en sal. |
| Portuguese | Ora, aconteceu naqueles dias que ela, adoecendo, morreu; e, tendo-a lavado, a colocaram no cenáculo. |
| Rumanian | Kn vremea aceea, s`a kmbolnqvit, wi a murit. Dupqce au scqldat -o, au pus -o kntr`o odaie de sus. |
| Russian | уМХЮЙМПУШ Ч ФЕ "ОЙ, ЮФП ПОБ ЪБОЕНПЗМБ Й ХНЕТМБ. еЕ ПНЩМЙ Й ПМПЦЙМЙ Ч ЗПТОЙ"Е. |
| Shuar | Nu tsawantinik Túrkas sunkuran jateemak jakamiayi. Túrunamtai ayashin nijiarar Yakí tesaamunam aepsarmiayi. |
| Swahili | Wakati huo ikawa kwamba aliugua, akafa. Watu wakauosha mwili wake, wakauzika katika chumba ghorofani. |
| Swedish | Men just i de dagarna hände sig att hon blev sjuk och dog. Och man tvådde henne och lade henne i en sal i övre våningen. |
| Uma | Nto'u Petrus hi Lida, peda' danca Dorkas toei, kaliliu mate. Ka'oti-na raniu', ratu'u-i hi kamar to hi lolo-na. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "g-h-h-i-p-u" | |
-2 letters: high, pugh. | |
-3 letters: ghi, gip, hip, hug, huh, hup, phi, pig, piu, pug, ugh. | |
-4 letters: hi, pi, uh, up. | |
| Words containing the letters "g-h-h-i-p-u" | |
+2 letters: humphing. | |
+4 letters: harumphing. | |
+5 letters: harrumphing, thoroughpin. | |
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