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high
Adjective
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If something is high, it is a long way up.
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If something is high, its top is a long way up.
That is the highest mountain near here.
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If something is high, it is very good. It might be better or more important than other things. This can often means someone has more power.
The Supreme Court is the highest court in America.
Brian Boru was called the high king of Ireland.
Meeting my girlfriend was the high point of my year.
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If someone is high, that person's mind is affected by drugs.
John was high from marijuana last night.
prismatic
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adjective
of or relating to or resembling or constituting a prism
prismatic form
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adjective
exhibiting spectral colors formed by refraction of light through a prism
prismatic light
key
Noun
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A key is a small instrument, usually metal used to open locks.
I put my key in the lock and turned it.
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A key is a button used for typing.
Type your name and hit the ENTER key.
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A key is the part of a keyboard instrument you press with your fingers to play a sound.
The piano has a pattern of black and white keys.
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The key in music is the tonal centre of a piece of music.
Mozart's Symphony No.40 is written in the key of G minor.
key
Adjective
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Something that is key, is an important or a main thing.
Accuracy is a key part of playing music.
key
Verb
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To key is to lock something with key, or like using a key.
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To key is to put locks on a building.
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The locksmith was called in to key the building for better security.
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To key is to enter information into a computer.
He keyed in all the data from the survey.