The meaning of Eminence

noun

The land alongside or sloping down to a river or lake.

Usage examples:

Willows lined the bank of the stream

verb

Heap (a substance) into a mass or mound.

Usage examples:

The rain banked the soil up behind the gate

verb

Deposit (money or valuables) in a bank.

Usage examples:

She may have banked a cheque in the wrong account

noun

The quality of someone's character or the level of their ability.

Usage examples:

They could ill afford to lose a man of his calibre

noun

The quality of someone or something, especially someone's ability

Usage examples:

If teaching paid more it might attract people of (a) higher calibre., the competition entries were …

noun

A famous person, especially in entertainment or sport.

Usage examples:

He became a sporting celebrity

noun

Someone who is famous, esp. in the entertainment business

Usage examples:

Hollywood celebrities turned up at laguna beach.

noun

A difference or contrast between similar things or people.

Usage examples:

I was completely unaware of class distinctions

noun

A difference between two similar things

Usage examples:

[ c ] the comment drew/made a false distinction between domestic and foreign affairs, which are rea…

noun

The action or fact of raising or being raised to a higher or more important level, state, or position.

Usage examples:

Her sudden elevation to the cabinet

noun

Height above the surface of the earth, or an area that is higher than the surrounding land

Usage examples:

[ c ] at higher elevations, the air is colder.

noun

The state of being known or talked about by many people, especially on account of notable achievements.

Usage examples:

Winning the olympic title has brought her fame and fortune

noun

The state of being known for having or doing something important

Usage examples:

She came to the city seeking fortune and fame.

noun

The quality of being great; eminence or distinction.

Usage examples:

Elgar's greatness as a composer

noun

Importance and fame, power, or success

Usage examples:

Her greatness as a writer is unquestioned., they are puffed up with grand notions of their country'…

noun

The measurement of someone or something from head to foot or from base to top.

Usage examples:

Columns rising to 65 feet in height

noun

A naturally raised area of land, not as high or craggy as a mountain.

Usage examples:

The instructions were to design a simple landscape sketch using a minimum of five to six land forms…

verb

Form (something) into a heap.

Usage examples:

If frost threatens our new plants, we hill them up

noun

The state or fact of being of great significance or value.

Usage examples:

The importance of a good education

noun

The quality of being important

Usage examples:

Some managers acknowledge the importance of balancing work and family, and believe it necessary to …

noun

A rounded mass projecting above a surface.

Usage examples:

The bushes were little more than vague mounds beneath the snow

verb

Heap up into a rounded pile.

Usage examples:

Basmati rice was mounded on our plates

noun

A ball representing the earth, used as part of royal regalia, e.g. on top of a crown, typically of gold and surmounted by a cross.

Usage examples:

The importance of this conclusion to brook was that it seemed to supply evidence that there had bee…

noun

The fact or quality of being notable.

Usage examples:

The village enjoys a notability out of all relation to its size

noun

The state of being important and deserving attention, because of being very good or interesting

Usage examples:

A restaurant has to have sufficient notability to be included in the guidebook., it was a burning d…

noun

A brief record of points or ideas written down as an aid to memory.

Usage examples:

I'll make a note in my diary

verb

Notice or pay particular attention to (something).

Usage examples:

He noted his mother's unusual gaiety

noun

The quality of being more important or better than others

Usage examples:

His pre-eminence in his subject is internationally recognized., the company hopes to reestablish it…

noun

Widespread respect and admiration felt for someone or something on the basis of a perception of their achievements or quality.

Usage examples:

The firm has recently gained considerable prestige

noun

Respect and admiration given to someone or something, usually because of a reputation for high quality, success, or social influence

Usage examples:

No one would go into this sort of work for the prestige., a prestigious school

noun

Respect or admiration that is given to someone or something, usually because of the reputation that they have for high quality, success, or social influence

Usage examples:

The company has gained international prestige in recent years., the prestige of working for a top w…

noun

The state of being important, famous, or noticeable.

Usage examples:

She came to prominence as an artist in the 1960s

noun

The state of being easily seen or well known

Usage examples:

Most of the papers give prominence to (= put in a noticeable position) the same story this morning.…

noun

A position in the hierarchy of the armed forces.

Usage examples:

An army officer of high rank

verb

Give (someone or something) a rank or place within a grading system.

Usage examples:

Students ranked the samples in order of preference

adjective

(of vegetation) growing too thickly and coarsely.

Usage examples:

Clumps of rank grass

noun

The condition of being known or talked about by many people; fame.

Usage examples:

Authors of great renown

noun

The beliefs or opinions that are generally held about someone or something.

Usage examples:

His reputation was tarnished by allegations of bribery

noun

The opinion generally held of someone or something; the state of being regarded in a particular way.

Usage examples:

Pollution could bring the authority's name into bad repute

verb

Be generally regarded to be or as being (but not definitely the case).

Usage examples:

He's reputed to earn $7m per annum

noun

A bad, good, etc. reputation

Usage examples:

Of good/ill repute a place of ill repute

verb

Move from a lower position to a higher one; come or go up.

Usage examples:

The tiny aircraft rose from the ground

noun

An upward movement; an instance of rising.

Usage examples:

The bird has a display flight of steep flapping rises

verb

Move upward

noun

Position, status, or reputation.

Usage examples:

Their standing in the community

adjective

(of a jump or a start in a running race) performed from rest or an upright position, without a run-up or the use of starting blocks.

Usage examples:

I took a standing jump

verb

Have or maintain an upright position, supported by one's feet.

Usage examples:

Lionel stood in the doorway

noun

A place on a railway line where trains regularly stop so that passengers can get on or off.

Usage examples:

We walked back to the station and caught the train back to brussels

verb

Short for stations of the cross.

noun

A building or buildings and the surrounding area where a particular service or activity takes place

Usage examples:

A train/bus station, a gas station, a police/fire station, at our house in the mountains we only ge…

noun

A person's natural height.

Usage examples:

A man of short stature