[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

place \place\ pl=as, n. f., fr. l. platea a street, an
   area, a courtyard, from gr. platei^a a street, properly fem.
   of platy`s, flat, broad; akin to skr. p.rthu, lith. platus.
   cf. flawn, piazza, plate, plaza.
   1. any portion of space regarded as measured off or distinct
      from all other space, or appropriated to some definite
      object or use; position; ground; site; spot; rarely,
      unbounded space.
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            here is the place appointed.          --shak.
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            what place can be for us
            within heaven's bound?                --milton.
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            the word place has sometimes a more confused sense,
            and stands for that space which any body takes up;
            and so the universe is a place.       --locke.
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   2. a broad way in a city; an open space; an area; a court or
      short part of a street open only at one end. "hangman boys
      in the market place." --shak.
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   3. a position which is occupied and held; a dwelling; a
      mansion; a village, town, or city; a fortified town or
      post; a stronghold; a region or country.
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            are you native of this place?         --shak.
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   4. rank; degree; grade; order of priority, advancement,
      dignity, or importance; especially, social rank or
      position; condition; also, official station; occupation;
      calling. "the enervating magic of place." --hawthorne.
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            men in great place are thrice servants. --bacon.
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            i know my place as i would they should do theirs.
                                                  --shak.
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   5. vacated or relinquished space; room; stead the departure
      or removal of another being or thing being implied. "in
      place of lord bassanio." --shak.
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   6. a definite position or passage of a document.
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            the place of the scripture which he read was this.
                                                  --acts viii.
                                                  32.
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   7. ordinal relation; position in the order of proceeding; as,
      he said in the first place.
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   8. reception; effect; -- implying the making room for.
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            my word hath no place in you.         --john viii.
                                                  37.
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   9. astron. position in the heavens, as of a heavenly body;
      -- usually defined by its right ascension and declination,
      or by its latitude and longitude.
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   10. racing the position of first, second, or third at the
       finish, esp. the second position. in betting, to win a
       bet on a horse for place it must, in the united states,
       finish first or second, in england, usually, first,
       second, or third.
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   place of arms mil., a place calculated for the rendezvous
      of men in arms, etc., as a fort which affords a safe
      retreat for hospitals, magazines, etc. --wilhelm.

   high place script., a mount on which sacrifices were
      offered. "him that offereth in the high place." --jer.
      xlviii. 35.

   in place, in proper position; timely.

   out of place, inappropriate; ill-timed; as, his remarks
      were out of place.

   place kick football, the act of kicking the ball after it
      has been placed on the ground.

   place name, the name of a place or locality. --london
      academy.

   to give place, to make room; to yield; to give way; to give
      advantage. "neither give place to the devil." --eph. iv.
      27. "let all the rest give place." --shak.

   to have place, to have a station, room, or seat; as, such
      desires can have no place in a good heart.

   to take place.
       a to come to pass; to occur; as, the ceremony will not
           take place.
       b to take precedence or priority. --addison.
       c to take effect; to prevail. "if your doctrine takes
           place." --berkeley. "but none of these excuses would
           take place." --spenser.

   to take the place of, to be substituted for.
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   syn: situation; seat; abode; position; locality; location;
        site; spot; office; employment; charge; function; trust;
        ground; room; stead.
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see also:
flawn piazza plate plaza place of arms high place 
in place out of place place kick place name to give place 
to have place to take place to take the place of 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

high \high\, a. compar. higher; superl. highest. oe.
   high, hegh, hey, heh, as. he'ah, h?h; akin to os. h?h,
   ofries. hag, hach, d. hoog, ohg. h?h, g. hoch, icel. h?r, sw.
   h"og, dan. h"oi, goth. hauhs, and to icel. haugr mound,
   g. h"ugel hill, lith. kaukaras.
   1. elevated above any starting point of measurement, as a
      line, or surface; having altitude; lifted up; raised or
      extended in the direction of the zenith; lofty; tall; as,
      a high mountain, tower, tree; the sun is high.
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   2. regarded as raised up or elevated; distinguished;
      remarkable; conspicuous; superior; -- used indefinitely or
      relatively, and often in figurative senses, which are
      understood from the connection; as
      a elevated in character or quality, whether moral or
          intellectual; pre"eminent; honorable; as, high aims,
          or motives. "the highest faculty of the soul."
          --baxter.
      b exalted in social standing or general estimation, or
          in rank, reputation, office, and the like; dignified;
          as, she was welcomed in the highest circles.
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                he was a wight of high renown.    --shak.
      c of noble birth; illustrious; as, of high family.
      d of great strength, force, importance, and the like;
          strong; mighty; powerful; violent; sometimes,
          triumphant; victorious; majestic, etc.; as, a high
          wind; high passions. "with rather a high manner."
          --thackeray.
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                strong is thy hand, and high is thy right hand.
                                                  --ps. lxxxix.
                                                  13.
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                can heavenly minds such high resentment show?
                                                  --dryden.
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      e very abstract; difficult to comprehend or surmount;
          grand; noble.
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                both meet to hear and answer such high things.
                                                  --shak.
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                plain living and high thinking are no more.
                                                  --wordsworth.
      f costly; dear in price; extravagant; as, to hold goods
          at a high price.
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                if they must be good at so high a rate, they
                know they may be safe at a cheaper. --south.
      g arrogant; lofty; boastful; proud; ostentatious; --
          used in a bad sense.
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                an high look and a proud heart . . . is sin.
                                                  --prov. xxi.
                                                  4.
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                his forces, after all the high discourses,
                amounted really but to eighteen hundred foot.
                                                  --clarendon.
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   3. possessing a characteristic quality in a supreme or
      superior degree; as, high i. e., intense heat; high i.
      e., full or quite noon; high i. e., rich or spicy
      seasoning; high i. e., complete pleasure; high i. e.,
      deep or vivid color; high i. e., extensive, thorough
      scholarship, etc.
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            high time it is this war now ended were. --spenser.
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            high sauces and spices are fetched from the indies.
                                                  --baker.
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   4. cookery strong-scented; slightly tainted; as, epicures
      do not cook game before it is high.
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   5. mus. acute or sharp; -- opposed to grave or low; as,
      a high note.
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   6. phon. made with a high position of some part of the
      tongue in relation to the palate, as =e =eve, =oo
      f=ood. see guide to pronunciation, sectsect 10,
      11.
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   high admiral, the chief admiral.

   high altar, the principal altar in a church.

   high and dry, out of water; out of reach of the current or
      tide; -- said of a vessel, aground or beached.

   high and mighty arrogant; overbearing. colloq.

   high art, art which deals with lofty and dignified subjects
      and is characterized by an elevated style avoiding all
      meretricious display.

   high bailiff, the chief bailiff.

   high church,  low church, two ecclesiastical parties in
      the church of england and the protestant episcopal church.
      the high-churchmen emphasize the doctrine of the apostolic
      succession, and hold, in general, to a sacramental
      presence in the eucharist, to baptismal regeneration, and
      to the sole validity of episcopal ordination. they attach
      much importance to ceremonies and symbols in worship.
      low-churchmen lay less stress on these points, and, in
      many instances, reject altogether the peculiar tenets of
      the high-church school. see broad church.

   high constable law, a chief of constabulary. see
      constable, n., 2.

   high commission court, a court of ecclesiastical
      jurisdiction in england erected and united to the regal
      power by queen elizabeth in 1559. on account of the abuse
      of its powers it was abolished in 1641.

   high day script., a holy or feast day. --john xix. 31.

   high festival eccl., a festival to be observed with full
      ceremonial.

   high german, or high dutch. see under german.

   high jinks, an old scottish pastime; hence, noisy revelry;
      wild sport. colloq. "all the high jinks of the county,
      when the lad comes of age." --f. harrison.

   high latitude geog., one designated by the higher
      figures; consequently, a latitude remote from the equator.
      

   high life, life among the aristocracy or the rich.

   high liver, one who indulges in a rich diet.

   high living, a feeding upon rich, pampering food.

   high mass. r. c. ch. see under mass.

   high milling, a process of making flour from grain by
      several successive grindings and intermediate sorting,
      instead of by a single grinding.

   high noon, the time when the sun is in the meridian.

   high place script., an eminence or mound on which
      sacrifices were offered.

   high priest. see in the vocabulary.

   high relief. fine arts see alto-rilievo.

   high school. see under school.

   high seas law, the open sea; the part of the ocean not in
      the territorial waters of any particular sovereignty,
      usually distant three miles or more from the coast line.
      --wharton.

   high steam, steam having a high pressure.

   high steward, the chief steward.

   high tea, tea with meats and extra relishes.

   high tide, the greatest flow of the tide; high water.

   high time.
      a quite time; full time for the occasion.
      b a time of great excitement or enjoyment; a carousal.
          slang

   high treason, treason against the sovereign or the state,
      the highest civil offense. see treason.
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   note: it is now sufficient to speak of high treason as
         treason simply, seeing that petty treason, as a
         distinct offense, has been abolished. --mozley  w.

   high water, the utmost flow or greatest elevation of the
      tide; also, the time of such elevation.

   high-water mark.
      a that line of the seashore to which the waters
          ordinarily reach at high water.
      b a mark showing the highest level reached by water in a
          river or other body of fresh water, as in time of
          freshet.

   high-water shrub bot., a composite shrub iva
      frutescens, growing in salt marshes along the atlantic
      coast of the united states.

   high wine, distilled spirits containing a high percentage
      of alcohol; -- usually in the plural.

   to be on a high horse, to be on one's dignity; to bear
      one's self loftily. colloq.

   with a high hand.
      a with power; in force; triumphantly. "the children of
          israel went out with a high hand." --ex. xiv. 8.
      b in an overbearing manner, arbitrarily. "they governed
          the city with a high hand." --jowett thucyd. .

   syn: tall; lofty; elevated; noble; exalted; supercilious;
        proud; violent; full; dear. see tall.
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see also:
higher highest grave low high admiral high altar 
high and dry high and mighty high art high bailiff high church 
low church broad church high constable constable high commission court 
high day high festival high german high dutch german 
high jinks high latitude high life high liver high living 
high mass mass high milling high noon high place 
high priest high relief alto-rilievo high school school 
high seas high steam high steward high tea high tide 
high time high treason treason high water high-water mark 
high-water shrub iva frutescens high wine to be on a high horse with a high hand 
tall 

[3] : Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary

high place
   an eminence, natural or artificial, where worship by sacrifice
   or offerings was made 1 kings 13:32; 2 kings 17:29. the first
   altar after the flood was built on a mountain gen. 8:20.
   abraham also built an altar on a mountain 12:7, 8. it was on a
   mountain in gilead that laban and jacob offered sacrifices
   31:54. after the israelites entered the promised land they
   were strictly enjoined to overthrow the high places of the
   canaanites ex. 34:13; deut. 7:5; 12:2, 3, and they were
   forbidden to worship the lord on high places deut. 12:11-14,
   and were enjoined to use but one altar for sacrifices lev.
   17:3, 4; deut. 12; 16:21. the injunction against high places
   was, however, very imperfectly obeyed, and we find again and
   again mention made of them 2 kings 14:4; 15:4, 35:2 chr. 15:17,
   etc..
   

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