1. of great height: extending a long way from bottom to top, especially when viewed from the bottom a high wall
2. above somebody or something: situated in a position above the onlooker, or above somebody or something else referred to The window was too high for him to see in.
3. in height above something: above or stretching upward from a known base level such as sea or ground level ten feet high
4. above average: greater than the normal or average, e.g. in quantity, number, quality, intensity, or cost, or well above a smaller or lower level or amount a high cost of living
5. music raised in pitch: raised in pitch toward the upper end of a range of sound can hit the high notes
6. meteorology blowing strongly: blowing with a great deal of force a high wind
7. developmentally advanced: advanced in development or complexity high finance
8. better than others: superior in quality, character, or morals sets a high example high standards
9. of elevated rank: important in status or rank a high official
10. very favorable: considering somebody or something to be particularly good held in high esteem
11. at peak: at the busiest or most important stage high summer
12. happy: animated and cheerful in high spirits
13. overexcited: overexcited or overly stimulated
14. drugs intoxicated: under the influence of alcohol or drugs
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slang
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15. geography far from equator: at a considerable distance either north or south of the equator high latitude
16. phonetics with tongue raised in mouth: formed with the back of the tongue close, or relatively close, to the roof of the mouth high vowel sounds
17. automotive producing top speeds: resulting in a relatively large number of revolutions of the driven part as compared with the driving part in a transmission gear, and giving the top speed of travel or rotation
adverb (comparativehigh·er, superlativehigh·est)
Definition:
upward: at, in, or into an elevated position The balloon rose high in the sky.
noun (pluralhighs)
Definition:
1. top place: a greater than usual level or position an all-time high
2. meteorology Same as anticyclone
3. meteorology top temperature: the maximum temperature reached or expected to be reached in a particular period Today's high will be in the nineties.
4. elated state: a state of euphoria
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informal
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5. intoxicated state: a state of intoxication by drugs or alcohol
6. automotive
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informal
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Same as high gear (sense 1)
[ Old English hēah< Germanic]
high and dry
1. stranded and abandoned, and perhaps helpless
2. beyond the reach of water
high and low in every conceivable place
high and mighty arrogant and self-important
run high to be at a level of great intensity Emotions ran high during the moving commemoration.
Spelling Note
higher or hire? Do not confuse the spelling of higher and hire, which sound similar. Higher is an adjective or adverb, the comparative of high, as in a higher shelf, flying higher. Hire is a verb or noun that refers to employing somebody or renting something, as in hire extra staff, boats for hire.
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