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It contains above eighty thousand houses, and about six hundred thousand inhabitants.
GULLIVER'S TRAVELSJONATHAN SWIFTHe didn't need to wait—as the birds did—until an angleworm stuck his head above ground.
THE TALE OF GRANDFATHER MOLEARTHUR SCOTT BAILEYIt is then we make him our friend, which sets us above the envy and contempt of wicked men.
THE LIFE AND MOST SURPRISING ADVENTURES OF ROBINSON CRUSOE, OF YORK, MARINER (1801)DANIEL DEFOEWe had now approached closely to the foot of the mountain-ranges, and their lofty summits were high above us in mid-air.
BLACKWOOD'S EDINBURGH MAGAZINE, VOLUME 60, NO. 372, OCTOBER 1846VARIOUSAbove all, he was amazed to hear me talk of a mercenary standing army in the midst of peace and among a free people.
GULLIVER'S TRAVELSJONATHAN SWIFTWhen the whole hunt is hunting up, each single change is made between the whole hunt, and the next bell above it.
TINTINNALOGIA, OR, THE ART OF RINGINGRICHARD DUCKWORTH AND FABIAN STEDMANTo place wit above sense is to place superfluity above utility.
PEARLS OF THOUGHTMATURIN M. BALLOUChildren, and the building of a city shall establish a name, but a blameless wife shall be counted above them both.
THE BIBLE, DOUAY-RHEIMS VERSIONVARIOUSA volley did sound, and instantly; but it came from the rocks above, and three of the villains fell.
THE PASTOR'S FIRE-SIDE VOL. 3 OF 4JANE PORTERIf he continue, he shall leave a name above a thousand: and if he rest, it shall be to his advantage.
THE BIBLE, DOUAY-RHEIMS VERSIONVARIOUSWORDS RELATED TO ABOVE
- above
- apart
- casual
- chilly
- cold
- cold fish
- cool
- detached
- distant
- forbidding
- hard-boiled
- hard-hearted
- haughty
- incurious
- indifferent
- laid back
- lone wolf
- loner
- offish
- on ice
- putting on airs
- reserved
- secluded
- solitary
- standoffish
- stuck up
- supercilious
- thick-skinned
- unapproachable
- unconcerned
- unfriendly
- uninterested
- unresponsive
- unsociable
- unsympathetic
- uppity
- withdrawn
- above
- after
- ahead
- apart from
- as well as
- at a distance
- away from
- before
- behind
- besides
- beyond the bounds
- clear of
- farther
- free of
- good way off
- hyper
- in addition to
- in advance of
- long way off
- more remote
- moreover
- on the far side
- on the other side
- out of range
- out of reach
- outside
- over
- over and above
- over there
- past
- remote
- superior to
- without
- yonder
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