high

Definitions

1. 1intransitive verb

   To hie.

2. 2superlative

   Elevated above any starting point of measurement, as a line, or surface; having altitude; lifted up; raised or extended in the direction of the zenith; lofty; tall; as, a high mountain, tower, tree; the sun is high.

3. 3superlative

   Regarded as raised up or elevated; distinguished; remarkable; conspicuous; superior; -- used indefinitely or relatively, and often in figurative senses, which are understood from the connection

4. 4superlative

   Elevated in character or quality, whether moral or intellectual; preeminent; honorable; as, high aims, or motives.

5. 5superlative

   Exalted in social standing or general estimation, or in rank, reputation, office, and the like; dignified; as, she was welcomed in the highest circles.

6. 6superlative

   Of noble birth; illustrious; as, of high family.

7. 7superlative

   Of great strength, force, importance, and the like; strong; mighty; powerful; violent; sometimes, triumphant; victorious; majestic, etc.; as, a high wind; high passions.

8. 8superlative

   Very abstract; difficult to comprehend or surmount; grand; noble.

9. 9superlative

   Costly; dear in price; extravagant; as, to hold goods at a high price.

10. 10superlative

    Arrogant; lofty; boastful; proud; ostentatious; -- used in a bad sense.

11. 11superlative

    Possessing a characteristic quality in a supreme or superior degree; as, high (i. e., intense) heat; high (i. e., full or quite) noon; high (i. e., rich or spicy) seasoning; high (i. e., complete) pleasure; high (i. e., deep or vivid) color; high (i. e., extensive, thorough) scholarship, etc.

12. 12superlative

    Strong-scented; slightly tainted; as, epicures do not cook game before it is high.

13. 13superlative

    Acute or sharp; -- opposed to grave or low; as, a high note.

14. 14superlative

    Made with a high position of some part of the tongue in relation to the palate, as / (/ve), / (f/d). See Guide to Pronunciation, // 10, 11.

15. 15adverb

    In a high manner; in a high place; to a great altitude; to a great degree; largely; in a superior manner; eminently; powerfully.

16. 16noun

    An elevated place; a superior region; a height; the sky; heaven.

17. 17noun

    People of rank or high station; as, high and low.

18. 18noun

    The highest card dealt or drawn.

19. 19intransitive verb

    To rise; as, the sun higheth.

20. 20noun

    a forward gear with a gear ratio that gives the greatest vehicle velocity for a given engine speed

21. 21noun

    a lofty level or position or degree

    "summer temperatures reached an all-time high"

22. 22noun

    a public secondary school usually including grades 9 through 12

    "he goes to the neighborhood highschool"

    Synonyms

    highschool
23. 23noun

    a high place

    "they stood on high and observed the countryside"

    "he doesn't like heights"

    Synonyms

    heights
24. 24noun

    a state of altered consciousness induced by alcohol or narcotics

    "they took drugs to get a high on"

25. 25noun

    a state of sustained elation

    "I'm on a permanent high these days"

26. 26noun

    an air mass of higher than normal pressure

    "the east coast benefits from a Bermuda high"

27. 27adjective

    happy and excited and energetic

28. 28adjective

    slightly and pleasantly intoxicated from alcohol or a drug (especially marijuana)

    Synonyms

    mellow
29. 29adjective

    (used of the smell of meat) smelling spoiled or tainted

    Synonyms

    gameygamy
30. 30adjective

    (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"

31. 31adjective

    greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

    "a high temperature"

    "a high price"

32. 32adjective

    used of sounds and voices; high in pitch or frequency

33. 33adjective

    standing above others in quality or position

    "people in high places"

    "the high priest"

    Synonyms

    eminent
34. 34adverb

    at a great altitude

    "he climbed high on the ladder"

35. 35adverb

    far up toward the source

    "he lives high up the river"

36. 36adverb

    in or to a high position, amount, or degree

    "prices have gone up far too high"

37. 37adverb

    in a rich manner

    "he lives high"

    Synonyms

    luxuriouslyrichly