What is "high noon"

Noon \Noon\ (n[=oo]n), n. [AS. n[=o]n, orig., the ninth hour, fr. L. nona (sc. hora) the ninth hour, then applied to the church services (called nones) at that hour, the time of which was afterwards changed to noon. See Nine, and cf. Nones, Nunchion.]

1. The middle of the day; midday; the time when the sun is in the meridian; twelve o'clock in the daytime.

2. Hence, the highest point; culmination.

   In the very noon of that brilliant life which was destined to be so soon, and so fatally, overshadowed.
   --Motley.

   High noon, the exact meridian; midday.

   Noon of night, midnight. [Poetic]
   --Dryden.

High \High\, a. [Compar. Higher; superl. Highest.] [OE. high, hegh, hey, heh, AS. he['a]h, h?h; akin to OS. h?h, OFries. hag, hach, D. hoog, OHG. h?h, G. hoch, Icel. h?r, Sw. h["o]g, Dan. h["o]i, Goth. hauhs, and to Icel. haugr mound, G. h["u]gel hill, Lith. kaukaras.]

1. Elevated above any starting point of measurement, as a line, or surface; having altitude; lifted up; raised or extended in the direction of the zenith; lofty; tall; as, a high mountain, tower, tree; the sun is high.

2. Regarded as raised up or elevated; distinguished; remarkable; conspicuous; superior; -- used indefinitely or relatively, and often in figurative senses, which are understood from the connection; as

   1. Elevated in character or quality, whether moral or intellectual; pre["e]minent; honorable; as, high aims, or motives. ``The highest faculty of the soul.''
      --Baxter.

   2. Exalted in social standing or general estimation, or in rank, reputation, office, and the like; dignified; as, she was welcomed in the highest circles.

      He was a wight of high renown.
      --Shak.

   3. Of noble birth; illustrious; as, of high family.

   4. Of great strength, force, importance, and the like; strong; mighty; powerful; violent; sometimes, triumphant; victorious; majestic, etc.; as, a high wind; high passions. ``With rather a high manner.''
      --Thackeray.

      Strong is thy hand, and high is thy right hand.
      --Ps. lxxxix. 1

3. Can heavenly minds such high resentment show?
   --Dryden. (e) Very abstract; difficult to comprehend or surmount; grand; noble.

   Both meet to hear and answer such high things.
   --Shak.

   Plain living and high thinking are no more.
   --Wordsworth. (f) Costly; dear in price; extravagant; as, to hold goods at a high price.

   If they must be good at so high a rate, they know they may be safe at a cheaper.
   --South. (g) Arrogant; lofty; boastful; proud; ostentatious; -- used in a bad sense.

   An high look and a proud heart . . . is sin.
   --Prov. xxi.

4. His forces, after all the high discourses, amounted really but to eighteen hundred foot.
   --Clarendon.

   3. Possessing a characteristic quality in a supreme or superior degree; as, high (i. e., intense) heat; high (i. e., full or quite) noon; high (i. e., rich or spicy) seasoning; high (i. e., complete) pleasure; high (i. e., deep or vivid) color; high (i. e., extensive, thorough) scholarship, etc.

   High time it is this war now ended were.
   --Spenser.

   High sauces and spices are fetched from the Indies.
   --Baker.

   4. (Cookery) Strong-scented; slightly tainted; as, epicures do not cook game before it is high.

5. (Mus.) Acute or sharp; -- opposed to grave or low; as, a high note.

6. (Phon.) Made with a high position of some part of the tongue in relation to the palate, as [=e] ([=e]ve), [=oo] (f[=oo]d). See Guide to Pronunciation, [sect][sect] 10, 1

   1. High admiral, the chief admiral.

      High altar, the principal altar in a church.

      High and dry, out of water; out of reach of the current or tide; -- said of a vessel, aground or beached.

      High and mighty arrogant; overbearing. [Colloq.]

      High art, art which deals with lofty and dignified subjects and is characterized by an elevated style avoiding all meretricious display.

      High bailiff, the chief bailiff.

      High Chur`ch, and Low Church, two ecclesiastical parties in the Church of England and the Protestant Episcopal Church. The high-churchmen emphasize the doctrine of the apostolic succession, and hold, in general, to a sacramental presence in the Eucharist, to baptismal regeneration, and to the sole validity of Episcopal ordination. They attach much importance to ceremonies and symbols in worship. Low-churchmen lay less stress on these points, and, in many instances, reject altogether the peculiar tenets of the high-church school. See Broad Church.

      High constable (Law), a chief of constabulary. See Constable, n.,

   2. High commission court, a court of ecclesiastical jurisdiction in England erected and united to the regal power by Queen Elizabeth in 1559. On account of the abuse of its powers it was abolished in 1641. High day (Script.), a holy or feast day. --John xix. 31. High festival (Eccl.), a festival to be observed with full ceremonial. High German, or High Dutch. See under German. High jinks, an old Scottish pastime; hence, noisy revelry; wild sport. [Colloq.] ``All the high jinks of the county, when the lad comes of age.'' --F. Harrison. High latitude (Geog.), one designated by the higher figures; consequently, a latitude remote from the equator. High life, life among the aristocracy or the rich. High liver, one who indulges in a rich diet. High living, a feeding upon rich, pampering food. High Mass. (R. C. Ch.) See under Mass. High milling, a process of making flour from grain by several successive grindings and intermediate sorting, instead of by a single grinding. High noon, the time when the sun is in the meridian. High place (Script.), an eminence or mound on which sacrifices were offered. High priest. See in the Vocabulary. High relief. (Fine Arts) See Alto-rilievo. High school. See under School. High seas (Law), the open sea; the part of the ocean not in the territorial waters of any particular sovereignty, usually distant three miles or more from the coast line. --Wharton. High steam, steam having a high pressure. High steward, the chief steward. High tea, tea with meats and extra relishes. High tide, the greatest flow of the tide; high water. High time.

      1. Quite time; full time for the occasion.

      2. A time of great excitement or enjoyment; a carousal. High treason, treason against the sovereign or the state, the highest civil offense. See Treason. Note: It is now sufficient to speak of high treason as treason simply, seeing that petty treason, as a distinct offense, has been abolished. --Mozley & W. High water, the utmost flow or greatest elevation of the tide; also, the time of such elevation. High-water mark.

         1. That line of the seashore to which the waters ordinarily reach at high water.

         2. A mark showing the highest level reached by water in a river or other body of fresh water, as in time of freshet. High-water shrub (Bot.), a composite shrub ( Iva frutescens), growing in salt marshes along the Atlantic coast of the United States. High wine, distilled spirits containing a high percentage of alcohol; -- usually in the plural. To be on a high horse, to be on one's dignity; to bear one's self loftily. [Colloq.] With a high hand.

            1. With power; in force; triumphantly. ``The children of Israel went out with a high hand.''
               --Ex. xiv. 8.

            2. In an overbearing manner, arbitrarily. ``They governed the city with a high hand.''
               --Jowett (Thucyd. ).

               Syn: Tall; lofty; elevated; noble; exalted; supercilious; proud; violent; full; dear. See Tall.

n. 1 (context idiomatic English) Exactly noon; midday (when the sun is at its highest) 2 (context idomatic figuratively English) The zenith or apex of one's life or of a certain activity or plot. 3 (context idiomatic English) A time, set out in advance, at which an important decision is to be made or a nemesis is to be confronted

n. the middle of the day [syn: noon, twelve noon, midday, noonday, noontide]

High Noon is a 1952 American Western film directed by Fred Zinnemann and starring Gary Cooper. In nearly real time, the film tells the story of a town marshal forced to face a gang of killers by himself. The screenplay was written by Carl Foreman. The film won four Academy Awards (Actor, Editing, Music-Score, Music-Song) and four Golden Globe Awards (Actor, Supporting Actress, Score, Cinematography-Black and White). The award-winning score was written by Russian-born composer Dimitri Tiomkin.

In 1989, High Noon was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant", entering the registry during the NFR's first year of existence.

In Chapter XXXV of The Virginian by Owen Wister, there is a description of a very similar incident. Trampas (a villain) calls out the Virginian, who has a new bride waiting whom he might lose if he goes ahead with the gunfight. High Noon has even been described as a "straight remake" of the 1929 film version of The Virginian.

High Noon is a 1952 western film directed by Fred Zinnemann.

High Noon may also refer to:

• High Noon, Part II: The Return of Will Kane, a 1980 TV film sequel to High Noon
• High Noon (Mark Heard album), 1993
• High Noon (Jerrod Niemann album), 2014
• High Noon (Arkells album), 2014
• High Noon (video game), a 1984 shoot 'em up game for the Commodore 64 by Ocean Software
• High Noon (2009 film), directed by Peter Markle
• High Noon (2013 Short Film), directed by Ivan Mazza
• "High Noon" (Gargoyles), a 1995 episode of the Disney animated show Gargoyles
• High noon, a synonym for Solar noon
• "High Noon", a song by Haircut 100 from their 1984 album Paint and Paint
• "High Noon", a 1993 song by Kruder & Dorfmeister
• "High Noon", a 1997 single by DJ Shadow
• Chikara High Noon, a 2011 professional wrestling pay-per-view produced by Chikara

High Noon is the title of "Best of" and rarities collection by Mark Heard, released in 1993, on Heard's own Fingerprint Records.

The album consists of primarily tracks from Heard's final three albums, 1990's Dry Bones Dance, 1991's Second Hand and 1993's Satellite Sky. The new tracks that are added are "My Redeember Lives," from the 1992 Derri Daugherty/ Steve Hindalong produced Various Artists album, At The Foot Of The Cross, three previously unheard songs, "She's Not Afraid", "No," and "Shaky Situation," and a rough demo of "What Kind Of A Friend," recorded on a poorly tuned upright piano.

High Noon, also known as Nora Roberts' High Noon, is a 2009 television film directed by Peter Markle, which stars Emilie de Ravin and Ivan Sergei. The film is based on the Nora Roberts novel of the same name and is part of the Nora Roberts 2009 movie collection, which also includes Northern Lights, Midnight Bayou, and Tribute. The film debuted April 4, 2009 on Lifetime Television.

High Noon is the fifth and third major-label studio album by American country music artist Jerrod Niemann. It was released on March 25, 2014 via Sea Gayle Music and Arista Nashville. The album includes Jerrod's second number one hit " Drink to That All Night," as well as a collaboration with Colt Ford.

High Noon is the third full-length studio album by Canadian rock band Arkells. It was announced on May 13, 2014 that the album would be released on August 5, 2014. The album sold 5,200 copies in its first week and debuted at #3 on the Canadian Albums Chart. It is the band's highest position on that chart in their history. By September 2015, High Noon had sold over 40,000 copies and was certified a Gold Record.

The album is a longlisted nominee for the 2015 Polaris Music Prize.

High Noon (Original Spanish title: La Hora Señalada) is a 2013 Venezuelan drama short film about bullying, directed by Ivan Mazza.

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Screenshot of level 2.

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Screenshot of a bonus duel.

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The sheriff has been killed, the outlaws run off with the goods.

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The scenery for level 5.

High Noon is a Shoot 'em up game for the Commodore 64, created by Ocean Software in 1984.

The game has five levels. The player takes the role of the good (white) sheriff in the American Old West. He must defend his town against outlaws looking to abduct women from the local "Saucy Sue's Saloon" and rob the local bank, by shooting them. Shooting can be done in a horizontal, vertical or diagonal direction.