different between martini vs highball

Translingual

Etymology

Named in a pseudo-Latin manner for any of several naturalists named Martin.

Adjective

martini

1. Martin (attributive); used in taxonomic names for organisms having English names of the form "Martin's ..."

Synonyms

• martinii

English

Alternative forms

• Martini
• martinus (hypercorrect, humorous)

Etymology

See Martini.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /m???tini/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /m???ti?ni/
• Rhymes: -i?ni

Noun

martini (plural martinis)

1. A cocktail made with gin or vodka and vermouth.

2. (sometimes proscribed) Any cocktail served in a cocktail glass, often sweet or fruity and aimed at women.

Derived terms

Descendants

• ? Japanese: ????? (mat?ni)

Translations

Further reading

• Martini (cocktail) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• antimir, itramin

Finnish

Noun

martini

1. martini

Declension

Italian

Noun

martini m

1. plural of martino

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mar?ti.?i/

Noun

martini n (indeclinable)

1. martini (cocktail)

Further reading

• martini in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
• martini in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma??tini/, [ma??t?i.ni]

Noun

martini m (plural martinis)

1. martini

Further reading

• “martini” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

English

Etymology

high +? ball, of the same railroad origins as lowball.

Pronunciation

Noun

highball (plural highballs)

1. A cocktail made from a spirit plus soda water etc.
2. (rail transport) An all clear or full speed ahead signal.
3. (climbing) A very high bouldering problem, often with a hard landing.
   • 2014, EpicTV.com

     Austrian all rounder Alex Luger climbs what he describes as a highball boulder problem and what most people would call a solo.

Derived terms

• highballer
• highball glass

Descendants

• Japanese: ?????, ??

Translations

Verb

highball (third-person singular simple present highballs, present participle highballing, simple past and past participle highballed)

1. To make an estimate which tends toward exaggeration.

   Antonym: lowball

2. (US, slang, possibly dated) To move quickly; to hightail.
   • 1959, Steam's Finest Hour, edited by David P. Morgan, Kalmbach Publishing Co. (photo caption):

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