Highball

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A cocktail served in a tall glass and consisting of liquor, such as whiskey, mixed with water or a carbonated beverage.
  • n. A railroad signal indicating full speed ahead.
  • n. A high-speed train.
  • verb-intransitive. Slang To move ahead at full speed.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A cocktail made from spirit plus soda water etc.
  • n. An all clear or full speed ahead signal.
  • v. To make an estimate which tends toward exaggeration.
  • v. To move quickly; to hightail.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. An alcoholic beverage having a liquor such as whiskey mixed with water or a carbonated beverage, and usually served with ice in a tall glass.
  • n. A railroad track signal permitting the engineer to proceed at full speed.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A method of settling who shall pay for something, in which the numbered balls that are used in the game of pin-pool are thrown out from a receptacle, the highest ball winning and the lowest paying.
  • n. A ‘long drink,’ consisting of a modicum of whisky diluted with club soda or mineral water, and served with cracked ice in a tall glass.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a mixed drink made of alcoholic liquor mixed with water or a carbonated beverage and served in a tall glass
    • Antonym
    lowball   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    mixed drink   
    Hyponym
    sling    scotch and soda    gin and tonic    cobbler    zombie   
    Form
    highball glass    ハイボール    ハイ   
    Same Context
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