no longer sufficient
the lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving
make a low noise, characteristic of bovines
used of sounds and voices; low in pitch or frequency
an air mass of lower pressure; often brings precipitation
subdued or brought low in condition or status
of the most contemptible kind
filled with melancholy and despondency
low or inferior in station or quality
very low in volume
British political cartoonist (born in New Zealand) who created the character Colonel Blimp (1891-1963)
a low level or position or degree
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
literal meanings; being at or having a relatively small elevation or upward extension
unrefined in character
a high place
slightly and pleasantly intoxicated from alcohol or a drug (especially marijuana)
happy and excited and energetic
in a rich manner
(used of the smell of meat) smelling spoiled or tainted
used of sounds and voices; high in pitch or frequency
at a great altitude
a public secondary school usually including grades 9 through 12
standing above others in quality or position
a forward gear with a gear ratio that gives the greatest vehicle velocity for a given engine speed
a lofty level or position or degree
an air mass of higher than normal pressure
a state of altered consciousness induced by alcohol or narcotics
a state of sustained elation
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
(literal meaning) being at or having a relatively great or specific elevation or upward extension (sometimes used in combinations like `knee-high')