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Definition: Highflier |
HighflierNoun1. A person of great ability and ambition. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Synonym: HighflierSynonym: highflyer (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Madman | Dreamer; rhapsodist, seer, highflier, enthusiast, fanatic, fanatico; exalte; knight errant, Don Quixote. |
Pride | Proud man, highflier; fine gentleman, fine lady. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
| Language | Translations for "highflier"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | njeri i fryrë (Highflyer, swelled head), ambicioz (ambitious, aspiring, go ahead, greedy for, Highflyer). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | амбициозен човек. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | "较highflier. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | ighflierhay честолюбец (highflyer). (various references) koji leti visoko (highflyer). (various references) streber (careerist, climber, highflyer), fantast (aficionado, devotee, faddist, fan, fantast, fiend, highflyer, romancer). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "highflier": highfliers. (additional references) | |
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"Highflier" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Highflyer. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "highflier" (pronounced hī"flī'er) |
| 3 | -l ī' er | multiplier. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "e-f-g-h-h-i-i-l-r" | |
-1 letter: highlife. | |
-3 letters: girlie, higher. | |
-4 letters: filer, flier, grief, heigh, lifer, liger, rifle. | |
-5 letters: elhi, file, fire, frig, girl, heil, heir, herl, high, hili, hire, lehr, lief, lier, life, lire, liri, reif, riel, rife, rile. | |
| Words containing the letters "e-f-g-h-h-i-i-l-r" | |
+1 letter: highfliers. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)48 69 67 68 66 6C 69 65 72 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references).... .. --. .... ..-. .-.. .. . .-. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001000 01101001 01100111 01101000 01100110 01101100 01101001 01100101 01110010 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)H i g h f l i e r |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0048 0069 0067 0068 0066 006C 0069 0065 0072 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)427573747278757184 |
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