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Adjective: high (higher,highest) hI- Greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
"a high temperature"; "a high price"; "the high point of his career"; "high risks"; "has high hopes"; "the river is high"; "he has a high opinion of himself" - (literal meaning) being at or having a relatively great or specific elevation or upward extension (sometimes used in combinations like 'knee-high')
"a high mountain"; "high ceilings"; "high buildings"; "a high forehead"; "a high incline"; "a foot high" - Standing above others in quality or position
"people in high places"; "the high priest" - eminent - Used of sounds and voices; high in pitch or frequency
- high-pitched - Happy and excited and energetic
- in high spirits - (used of the smell of meat) smelling spoiled or tainted
- gamey, gamy - Slightly and pleasantly intoxicated from alcohol or a drug (especially marijuana)
- mellow Adverb: high hI- At a great altitude
"he climbed high on the ladder" - high up - In or to a high position, amount, or degree
"prices have gone up far too high" - In a rich manner
"he lives high" - richly, luxuriously - Far up toward the source
"he lives high up the river" Noun: high hI- A lofty level or position or degree
"summer temperatures reached an all-time high" - An air mass of higher than normal pressure
"the east coast benefits from a Bermuda high" - A state of sustained elation
"I'm on a permanent high these days" - A state of altered consciousness induced by alcohol or narcotics
"they took drugs to get a high on" - A high place
"they stood on high and observed the countryside" - heights - A public secondary school usually including grades 9 through 12
- senior high school [N. Amer], senior high [N. Amer], highschool, high school - A forward gear with a gear ratio that gives the greatest vehicle velocity for a given engine speed
- high gear
Sounds like: hi, hie Derived forms: highest, higher, highs See also: adenoidal, advanced, altissimo, altitudinous, alto, broad, commanding, countertenor, degree, dominating, drunk, elated, eminent, falsetto, full, grade, graduate, height, high-altitude, higher, high-level, highly, highness, high-stepped, high-stepping, high-top, high-topped, ill-smelling, inebriated, intoxicated, last, level, lofty, malodorous, malodourous, minging [Brit], nasal, overlooking, peaky, pinched, pitch, pongy [Brit], postgraduate, screaky, screechy, sharp, shrill, soaring, sopranino, soprano, spiky, squeaking, squeaky, squealing, steep, stinky, superior, tall, tallness, tenor, top, towering, treble, unpleasant-smelling, up, upper, utmost, whiffy [Brit] Type of: air mass, degree, elation, gear, gear mechanism, grade, Gymnasium, level, lycée, lyceum, middle school, place, secondary school, spot, topographic point Antonym: low, low spirits Part of: anticyclone, auto, automobile, car, machine, motorcar Encyclopedia: High, Low, and in Between High, Low And In Between High, Low, and In Between High High, Live 'N Dirty High, middle, and low justice High, middle and low justice High, Wide, and Handsome High, Low and In Between High, Low and in Between |