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A lot of my work is about equalizing things and kind of destroying any barrier between what's high and low, or what's deep or what's shallow, complex or simple. I hope I'm ever-changing.
Dan Colen

Meaning of "high and low" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HIGH AND LOW

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HIGH AND LOW

high altar
high and dry
high and mighty
High Arctic
high as a kite
high bar
high beam
high board
high brass
high bypass ratio engine
high C
high camp
high chair
High Church
high comedian
high comedy
high command
High Commission
high commissioner
high concept

WORDS THAT END LIKE HIGH AND LOW

allow
below
blow
bungalow
cash flow
fellow
flow
follow
glow
hollow
lay low
lie low
low
overflow
pillow
slow
swallow
unfollow
willow
yellow

Synonyms and antonyms of high and low in the English dictionary of synonyms

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SYNONYMS OF «HIGH AND LOW»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «high and low» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of high and low

Translation of «high and low» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HIGH AND LOW

Find out the translation of high and low to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of high and low from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «high and low» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

高和低
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

alta y baja
570 millions of speakers

English

high and low
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

उच्च और निम्न
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ارتفاع وانخفاض
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

с высоким и низким
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

alta e baixa
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

উচু এবং নিচু
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

haute et basse
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

tinggi dan rendah
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

hohen und niedrigen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ハイとロー
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

고저
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Dhuwur lan kurang
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cao và thấp
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உயர் மற்றும் குறைந்த
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

उच्च आणि कमी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yüksek ve alçak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

alta e bassa
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wysokie i niskie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

з високим і низьким
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

de înaltă și joasă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

υψηλής και χαμηλής
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

hoë en lae
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

hög och låg
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

høy og lav
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of high and low

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HIGH AND LOW»

The term «high and low» is quite widely used and occupies the 30.958 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HIGH AND LOW» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about high and low

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10 QUOTES WITH «HIGH AND LOW»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word high and low.
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Francis Alys
In the eye of the tornado, there's no more high and low, no floor and sky.
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Andre Breton
Everything tends to make us believe that there exists a certain point of the mind at which life and death, the real and the imagined, past and future, the communicable and the incommunicable, high and low, cease to be perceived as contradictions.
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Dan Colen
I'm trying to equalise the world to say there is no high and low.
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Dan Colen
A lot of my work is about equalizing things and kind of destroying any barrier between what's high and low, or what's deep or what's shallow, complex or simple. I hope I'm ever-changing.
5
Kenny Cunningham
I enjoyed seven years at Wimbledon and there were high and low points.
6
Guy Finley
Resistance to revelation, resistance to becoming conscious of all that dwells within us - high and low, light and dark - is the anti-change factor. It is also the mainspring of all our psychological fears.
7
Robert Fortune
One marked feature of the people, both high and low, is a love for flowers.
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Lola Kirke
I think the merging of high and low culture is so fascinating.
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Jim Leach
Politics has high and low moments. Sometimes it brings out the better angels of our nature; sometimes baser instincts.
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Bernard de Mandeville
There is no intrinsic worth in money but what is alterable with the times, and whether a guinea goes for twenty pounds or for a shilling, it is the labor of the poor and not the high and low value that is set on gold or silver, which all the comforts of life must arise from.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HIGH AND LOW»

Discover the use of high and low in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to high and low and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Seeing High & Low: Representing Social Conflict in American ...
'Seeing High & Low' offers a sweeping view of the evolution of visual culture in the US. Case studies explore the engagement of visual culture with social controversy, including how the concepts of 'high' and 'low' art have developed.
Patricia A. Johnston, 2006
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Inventing High and Low: Literature, Mass Culture, and Uneven ...
In this book Sieburth questions the terms of this perennial debate and uncovers the deep cultural, economic, and psychological tensions that lead each generation to reinvent the distinction between high and low.
Stephanie Anne Sieburth, 1994
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Comedy High and Low: An Introduction to the Experience of Comedy
In this broad-ranging exploration of the nature of comedy Professor Charney considers its popular roots as well as the major issues in comic theory.
Maurice Charney, 1987
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Regarding the Popular: Modernism, the Avant-Garde and High ...
As such, this book will appeal to all those with an interest in the dynamic of modern experimental arts and literatures.
Sascha Bru, Laurence Nuijs, Benedikt Hjartarson, 2011
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Mickey Rourke: High And Low
Describes the life and film career of actor Mickey Rourke, who starred in such films as "Diner," "Nine and a Half Weeks," and "Sin City."
Christopher Heard, 2006
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Between High and Low: A Chronology of the Early Hellenistic ...
The chronology of the period 323-311 BC, from the death of Alexander the Great until the battle of Gaza, and the way how Diodor of Sicily depicts it in the books 18-20 of his Universal History has occupied the scholarly world from the ...
T. Boiy, 2007
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Looking high and low: art and cultural identity
This volume challenges conventional modes of analyzing art.
Brenda Jo Bright, Elizabeth Bakewell, 1995
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Pulling G: Human Responses to High and Low Gravity
This book explores the effects of G forces in both hyper-gravity and microgravity, in settings from Formula 1 racing to rocket re-entry.
Erik Seedhouse, 2012
9
The Causes of High and Low Reading Achievement
This book describes all of the important factors that cause some students to have low reading achievement and others to have high reading achievement.
Ronald P. Carver, 2000
10
Factors of Academic Achievement: A Comparative Study of High ...
In academic achievement nature and nurture play a combined role.
Ucharan Deka, 1993

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HIGH AND LOW»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term high and low is used in the context of the following news items.
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Climate Change Is Increasing Stress on Oceans : Discovery News
They then combined them, yielding a map that showed where stressors were relatively high and low. They also compared the data from 2008 ... «Discovery News, Jul 15»
2
Fitch Affirms Anixter's 'BB+' IDR Following the Announced HD …
Power Systems significantly expands Anixter's high and low voltage product offerings, as well as value added services, for utilities markets and ... «MarketWatch, Jul 15»
3
Transitional Care Unit at Penn State Hershey Rehabilitation Hospital …
... assessment of nursing home quality and to help families make meaningful distinctions between high and low performing facilities. Ratings ... «MarketWatch, Jul 15»
4
Feeding Forward Mobile App Helps Combat Hunger - PSFK.com
Forty percent of food produced in the States is simply thrown away, while every one out of six Americans are looking high and low for their next ... «PSFK, Jul 15»
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Payroll, a classic 1961 film shot in Newcastle and Gateshead, is new …
When asked why Newcastle had been chosen for the film, the director said that he was “fascinated by the high and low levels of the city” and ... «ChronicleLive, Jul 15»
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Wacker Neuson updates RD 27 rollers with a range of …
The RD 27 models use hydraulics to adjust high and low force, allowing the machine to maintain peak horsepower in both settings. Additional ... «Equipment World Magazine, Jul 15»
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Save money at the bowser and go independent | Coffs Coast Advocate
Mr Khoury said the normal cycle of high and low fuel prices was of greater benefit to capital city drivers. "Once you get out of the capitals, ... «Coffs Coast Advocate, Jul 15»
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Jordan's hotels are fully booked for Eid, but not everyone is seeing …
The latter explained that hotels do not necessarily have established high and low seasons in Lebanon. “It really depends on the political, ... «Al-Bawaba, Jul 15»
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Sprague reflects on 40 years of education - Tulsa World: Tulsa Area …
“It's just a rollercoaster of emotion – high and low, and everything in between. But it's still extremely busy and the time is flying by.” By spending ... «Tulsa World, Jul 15»
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Local 5-Year-Old Raising Money for Diabetic Alert Dog …
The DADs can alert to high and low blood sugars up to 45 minutes before the reading on a glucose monitor would show, retrieve third party ... «CullmanSense, Jul 15»

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