Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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alto | Yes | Yes | No | No |
high | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
alto (noun) | high (noun) |
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the pitch range of the lowest female voice | a forward gear with a gear ratio that gives the greatest vehicle velocity for a given engine speed |
(of a musical instrument) the second highest instrument in a family of musical instruments | a lofty level or position or degree |
the lowest female singing voice | a public secondary school usually including grades 9 through 12 |
the highest adult male singing voice | a high place |
a singer whose voice lies in the alto clef | an air mass of higher than normal pressure |
a state of altered consciousness induced by alcohol or narcotics | |
a state of sustained elation |
alto (adjective) | high (adjective) |
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(of a musical instrument) second highest member of a group | (literal meaning) being at or having a relatively great or specific elevation or upward extension (sometimes used in combinations like `knee-high') |
of or being the highest male voice; having a range above that of tenor | greater than normal in quantity or amount |
of or being the lowest female voice | used of sounds and voices; high in pitch or frequency |
happy and excited and energetic | |
slightly and pleasantly intoxicated from alcohol or a drug (especially marijuana) | |
(used of the smell of meat) smelling spoiled or tainted | |
standing above others in quality or position |
alto (adverb) | high (adverb) |
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at a great altitude | |
far up toward the source | |
in or to a high position, amount, or degree | |
in a rich manner |