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high
/haɪ/
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Definitions of high
  1. noun
    a high place
    "they stood on high and observed the countryside"

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    heights
  2. adjective
    slightly and pleasantly intoxicated from alcohol or a drug (especially marijuana)

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    mellow gone drunk inebriated intoxicated ripped
  3. adjective
    happy and excited and energetic

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    in high spirits elated
  4. adverb
    in a rich manner
    "he lives high"

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    luxuriously richly
  5. adjective
    (used of the smell of meat) smelling spoiled or tainted

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    gamey gamy unpleasant-smelling stinky malodorous ill-smelling malodourous
  6. adjective
    used of sounds and voices; high in pitch or frequency

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    high-pitched falsetto screaky screechy sharp shrill sopranino soprano spiky squeaking squeaky squealing peaky nasal altissimo tenor alto pinched treble countertenor adenoidal
    Opposite:
    low
  7. adverb
    at a great altitude
    "he climbed high on the ladder"

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    high up
  8. noun
    a public secondary school usually including grades 9 through 12
    "he goes to the neighborhood highschool"

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    high school highschool senior high senior high school
  9. adjective
    standing above others in quality or position
    "people in high places" "the high priest"

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    eminent superior
  10. noun
    a forward gear with a gear ratio that gives the greatest vehicle velocity for a given engine speed

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    high gear
  11. noun
    a lofty level or position or degree
    "summer temperatures reached an all-time high"
    Opposite:
    low
    type of:
    level grade degree
  12. noun
    an air mass of higher than normal pressure
    "the east coast benefits from a Bermuda high"
    type of:
    air mass
    part of:
    anticyclone
  13. noun
    a state of altered consciousness induced by alcohol or narcotics
    "they took drugs to get a high on"
    type of:
    elation
  14. noun
    a state of sustained elation
    "I'm on a permanent high these days"
    Opposite:
    low spirits
    type of:
    elation
  15. adjective
    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"

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    broad advanced full graduate higher last postgraduate soaring utmost
    Opposite:
    low
  16. adjective
    (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"

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    high-altitude high-level high-stepped high-stepping high-top high-topped towering dominating steep soaring lofty upper overlooking eminent commanding altitudinous
    Opposite:
    low
Examples of high
  • "they stood on high and observed the countryside"
  • "he lives high"
  • "he climbed high on the ladder"
  • "he goes to the neighborhood highschool"
  • "people in high places"
  • "the high priest"
  • "summer temperatures reached an all-time high"
  • "the east coast benefits from a Bermuda high"
  • "they took drugs to get a high on"
  • "I'm on a permanent high these days"
  • "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 high mountain"
  • "high ceilings"
  • "high buildings"
  • "a high forehead"
  • "a high incline"
  • "a foot high"
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