1. (noun)high a lofty level or position or degree "summer temperatures reached an all-time high"
2. (noun)high an air mass of higher than normalpressure "the east coast benefits from a Bermuda high"
3. (noun)high a state of sustained elation "I'm on a permanent high these days"
4. (noun)high a state of altered consciousness induced by alcohol or narcotics "they took drugs to get a high on"
5. (noun)high, heights a highplace "they stood on high and observed the countryside"; "he doesn't like heights"
6. (noun)senior high school, senior high, high, highschool, high school a publicsecondaryschool usually including grades 9 through 12 "he goes to the neighborhood highschool"
8. (adj)high 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"
9. (adj)high (literal meaning) being at or having a relatively great or specificelevation 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"
10. (adj)eminent, high standingabove others in quality or position "people in high places"; "the high priest"; "eminent members of the community"
11. (adj)high, high-pitched used of sounds and voices; high in pitch or frequency
12. (adj)high, in high spirits happy and excited and energetic
13. (adj)gamey, gamy, high (used of the smell of meat) smelling spoiled or tainted
14. (adverb)high, mellow slightly and pleasantly intoxicated from alcohol or a drug (especially marijuana)
15. (adverb)high, high up at a greataltitude "he climbed high on the ladder"
16. (adverb)high in or to a high position, amount, or degree "prices have gone up far too high"
17. (adverb)high, richly, luxuriously in a richmanner "he lives high"
18. (adverb)high far up toward the source "he lives high up the river"
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