high

  • (r) at a great altitude
    • he climbed high on the ladder
    high up,
  • (a) 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
  • (a) (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
  • (r) in or to a high position, amount, or degree
    • prices have gone up far too high
  • (s) standing above others in quality or position
    • people in high places
    • the high priest
    • eminent members of the community
    eminent,
  • (r) in a rich manner
    • he lives high
    luxuriously, richly,
  • (r) far up toward the source
    • he lives high up the river
  • (a) used of sounds and voices; high in pitch or frequency high-pitched,
  • (s) happy and excited and energetic in high spirits,
  • (s) (used of the smell of meat) smelling spoiled or tainted gamey, gamy,
  • (s) slightly and pleasantly intoxicated from alcohol or a drug (especially marijuana) mellow,

Nouns

  • (n) a lofty level or position or degree
    • summer temperatures reached an all-time high
  • (n) an air mass of higher than normal pressure
    • the east coast benefits from a Bermuda high
  • (n) a state of sustained elation
    • I'm on a permanent high these days
  • (n) a state of altered consciousness induced by alcohol or narcotics
    • they took drugs to get a high on
  • (n) a high place
    • they stood on high and observed the countryside
    • he doesn't like heights
    heights,
  • (n) a public secondary school usually including grades 9 through 12
    • he goes to the neighborhood highschool
    highschool, high school, senior high, senior high school,
  • (n) a forward gear with a gear ratio that gives the greatest vehicle velocity for a given engine speed high gear,

Synonyms

high up eminent luxuriously richly high-pitched in high spirits heights gamey gamy highschool high school senior high senior high school high gear mellow

Antonyms

low low spirits low-pitched

See also

superior tall top up

Words of close approximity

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