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High

hʌɪ

High definitions
adjective
high higher highest
  1. of great vertical extent

    "the top of a high mountain"

    • (after a measurement and in questions) measuring a specified distance from top to bottom

      "a tree forty feet high"

    • far above ground, sea level, or another point of reference

      "a palace high up on a hill"

    • extending above the normal level

      "a round face with a high forehead"

    • (of an area) inland and well above sea level

      "high prairies"

    • performed at, to, or from a considerable height

      "high diving"

    • (of latitude) close to 90°; near the North or South Pole

      "high southern latitudes"

  2. great, or greater than normal, in quantity, size, or intensity

    "a high temperature"

    • of large numerical or monetary value

      "they had been playing for high stakes"

    • very favourable

      "she had no very high opinion of men"

    • extreme in religious or political views

      "a man of high Tory opinions"

    • (of a period or movement) at its peak

      "high summer"

  3. great in rank, status, or importance

    "both held high office under Lloyd George"

    • ranking above others of the same kind

      "the last High King of Ireland"

    • morally or culturally superior

      "blurring the distinctions between high art and popular art"

  4. (of a sound or note) having a frequency at the upper end of the auditory range

    "a high, squeaky voice"

    • (of a singer or instrument) producing notes of relatively high pitch

      "a high soprano voice"

  5. feeling euphoric, especially from the effects of drugs or alcohol

    "she wasn't tipsy, just a little high"

  6. (especially of food) unpleasantly strong-smelling because beginning to go bad

    "it's a type of preserved butter, used for cooking, smells a little high"

    gamy smelly strong-smelling
    • (of game) slightly decomposed and so ready to cook
  7. (of a vowel) produced with the tongue relatively near the palate
noun
high highs
  1. a high point, level, or figure

    "commodity prices were at a rare high"

    high level high point record level peak record high water mark
    • a high-frequency sound or musical note

      "piercing highs and subterranean lows"

    • a high power setting

      "the vent blower was on high"

    • an area of high barometric pressure; an anticyclone
    • top gear in a motor vehicle

      "the system lets you shift into 4WD high"

  2. a notably happy or successful moment

    "the highs and lows of life"

    ecstatic euphoric delirious elated thrilled overjoyed beside oneself walking on air on cloud nine/seven in seventh heaven jumping for joy in transports of delight carried away transported rapturous in raptures exultant jubilant in a frenzy of delight
    • a state of high spirits or euphoria

      "if the stable is doing well then everybody's on a high"

  3. high school

    "I go to junior high"

adverb
high higher highest
  1. at or to a considerable or specified height

    "the sculpture stood about five feet high"

    at great height high up far up way up at altitude
  2. highly

    "he ranked high among the pioneers of chemical technology"

    • at a high price

      "buying shares low and selling them high"

  3. (of a sound) at or to a high pitch

    "my voice went high with excitement"