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 normal pressure "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 high place "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 public secondary school usually including grades 9 through 12 "he goes to the neighborhood highschool"
7. (adj)high gear, high a forward gear with a gear ratio that gives the greatest vehicle velocity for a given engine speed
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 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"
10. (adj)eminent, high standing above 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 great altitude "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 rich manner "he lives high"
18. (adverb)high far up toward the source "he lives high up the river"
Definitions of 'high'
Webster 1913 Dictionary
1. (adverb)high in a high manner; in a high place; to a great altitude; to a great degree; largely; in a superior manner; eminently; powerfully
2. (noun)high an elevated place; a superior region; a height; the sky; heaven
3. (noun)high people of rank or high station; as, high and low
4. (noun)high the highest card dealt or drawn
5. high 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
6. high 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
7. high elevated in character or quality, whether moral or intellectual; preeminent; honorable; as, high aims, or motives
8. high exalted in social standing or general estimation, or in rank, reputation, office, and the like; dignified; as, she was welcomed in the highest circles
9. high of noble birth; illustrious; as, of high family
10. high of great strength, force, importance, and the like; strong; mighty; powerful; violent; sometimes, triumphant; victorious; majestic, etc.; as, a high wind; high passions
11. high very abstract; difficult to comprehend or surmount; grand; noble
12. high costly; dear in price; extravagant; as, to hold goods at a high price
13. high arrogant; lofty; boastful; proud; ostentatious; -- used in a bad sense
14. high 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
15. high strong-scented; slightly tainted; as, epicures do not cook game before it is high
16. high acute or sharp; -- opposed to grave or low; as, a high note
17. high 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
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