buru /'beri/ [и Tj to put something in a hole
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cover-up клуэг лр< [n CI when an organization, for example the government or the police, tries to stop people from finding out the truth about something. The Watergate cover-up finally led to Nixo n 's res ignat ion.
cover up /,клуэг лр I [phrasal verb TJ to try to stop people from finding out about someone's mistakes or crimes cover up stK Lewis asked his wife to lie in an attempt to cover up the murder, cover stK up He had made a big mistake, and I knew we wouldn't be able to cover it up for long.
places to hide
hiding-place 'haidiij pleis/ [n C] a place where someone can hide, or a place where you can hide something: I've found a good hiding-place for the money.
hideout haidaut/ [n C] a place where someone goes to hide from the police or from someone dangerous: The kidnappers used an abandoned farmhouse as their hideout.
HIGH
opposite low look here for...
high
a high shelf
a tall tree
high har [adj] measuring a long distance from top to bottom - use this especially
a high mountain, building, tree etc a high sound or voice a high temperature, level etc
j A Don't use high to talk about people, i Use tall-
D a high building/
HIGH
mountain/tree
about mountains, walls, or buildings: The castle ukis surrounded by high wa//s. I Mount Qomolangma is the highest mountain in the world. I a high fence
tall ,:Ы/ \adj] high and not wide or long -
use this especially about trees and plants or about buildings and parts of buildings: The main square was surrounded by tall grey buildings. I Two tall marble columns stood at either side of the entrance, animals hiding in the tall grass
A Don't use tall about mountains or walls.
skyscraper /'skai.skreip^V [n C] a very
tall modern city building, especially one used for offices: the skyscrapers of Manhattan
high-rise /'hai raiz< [adj only before noun] a high-rise building is a tall modern building, used either for apartments or for offices: a high-rise apartment block
a long distance above the ground
high /Ьai/ [adyadu] a large dining-room with a high ceiling I The shelf was too high for me to reach. + in/into/above The plane flew high above their heads. I Lava from the volcano was sent high into the air + up The house was high up on a hill.
how high something is
how high /,hau 'hai, use this to ask or say the height of something: "How high is Mount Fuji?" "It's almost 4000 metres."
I I'm not sure how high the ceiling is.
30 m/IOOft etc high (30 m etc) hai if a building or mountain is 30 m, 100 ft etc high, the distance from top to bottom is 30 m, 100 ft etc: Scotland's highest mountain is over 4000 ft high. I a 5 m high wall
height /hait/ fn C/U] the distance between the top and the bottom of something, or the distance that something is above the ground + of What's the height of that building? 200 ft/30 m etc in height Some of the pyramids are over 200 feet in height. a height of 25 ml 100 ft etc One of the climbers fell from a height of 25 m.
level /'lev<?l/ In CI the height of something which you use as a basis for describing the height of something else: Hold your arms out at the same level as your shoulders. + of We hung the painting just above the level of the window.
sea level (=the height of the surface of the sea, used for measuring the height of mountains, hills etc) The village is about
1500 metres above sea level.
altitude /ЈlUtju:d||-tu:d/ [n C] the distance that something is above the ground - use this especially to talk about planes or about places in mountainous areas at an altitude of 10,000 met res/30,000 feet etc The plane is now flying at an
altitude of 30,000 ft.
at high altitudes At high altitudes it is often difficult to breathe.
a high sound/voice/ musical note
see alsosouND
high /hai/ [adj] near the top of the range of sounds that humans can hear - use this about sounds, voices, or musical notes: Most people can't sing such high notes
high-pitched ha! pitjt4 [adj] a high- pitched voice or sound is very high and is often unpleasant to listen to: I could hear high-pitched laughter coming from the girls' room.
piercing 'pi9rsn]/ [adj usually before noun] very high and loud, in a way that is painful or unpleasant to listen to: Sammy put his fingers in his mouth and gave с piercing whistle.
piercing shriek/scream/cry the loud high noise someone makes when they are frightened or in pain) Maggie let out a piercing scream as she saw the truck speeding towards her.
a high temperature/
level/rate/cost
high /hai/ [adj] In summer; temperatures
can be as high as 40 °C. I The city has one of the highest crime rates in the world. 1 the high level of pollution in Britain's rivers