High School Essay Format

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

School

As noun

an institution where instruction is given, especially to persons under college age:The children are at school

an institution for instruction in a particular skill or field

a college or university

a regular course of meetings of a teacher or teachers and students for instruction; program of instruction:summer school

a session of such a course:no school today; to be kept after school

the activity or process of learning under instruction, especially at a school for the young:As a child, I never liked school

one's formal education:They plan to be married when he finishes school

a building housing a school

the body of students, or students and teachers, belonging to an educational institution:The entire school rose when the principal entered the auditorium

a building, room, etc

, in a university, set apart for the use of one of the faculties or for some particular purpose:the school of agriculture

a particular faculty or department of a university having the right to recommend candidates for degrees, and usually beginning its program of instruction after the student has completed general education:medical school

any place, situation, etc

, tending to teach anything

the body of pupils or followers of a master, system, method, etc

:the Platonic school of philosophy

Art

a group of artists, as painters, writers, or musicians, whose works reflect a common conceptual, regional, or personal influence: the modern school; the Florentine school

the art and artists of a geographical location considered independently of stylistic similarity: the French school

any group of persons having common attitudes or beliefs

Military, Navy

parts of close-order drill applying to the individual (school of the soldier) the squad (school of the squad) or the like

Australian and New Zealand Informal

a group of people gathered together, especially for gambling or drinking

schools, Archaic

the faculties of a university

Obsolete

the schoolmen in a medieval university

As adjective

of or connected with a school or schools

Obsolete

of the schoolmen

As verb (used with object)

to educate in or as if in a school; teach; train

Archaic

to reprimand

Essay

As noun

a short literary composition on a particular theme or subject, usually in prose and generally analytic, speculative, or interpretative

anything resembling such a composition:a picture essay

an effort to perform or accomplish something; attempt

Philately

a design for a proposed stamp differing in any way from the design of the stamp as issued

Obsolete

a tentative effort; trial; assay

As verb (used with object)

to try; attempt

to put to the test; make trial of

Format

As noun

the shape and size of a book as determined by the number of times the original sheet has been folded to form the leaves

Compare duodecimo, folio (def ), octavo, quarto

the general physical appearance of a book, magazine, or newspaper, such as the typeface, binding, quality of paper, margins, etc

the organization, plan, style, or type of something:The format of the show allowed for topical and controversial gags

Computers

the arrangement of data for computer input or output, such as the number and size of fields in a record or the spacing and punctuation of information in a report

As verb (used with object), formatted, formatting

to plan or provide a format for:to format the annual telethon

Computers

to set the format of (input or output): Some word-processing programs format output in a variety of ways

to prepare (a disk) for writing and reading

As verb (used without object), formatted, formatting

to devise a format