high is the dictionary form of highs Definition of high
high has definitions from the fields of education,psychology,meteorology
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[ adjective ] greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

Examples

"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"

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[ adjective ] (literal meanings) being at or having a relatively great or specific elevation or upward extension

Examples

"a high mountain" "high ceilings" "high buildings" "a high forehead" "a high incline" "a foot high" sometimes used in combination

3
[ adjective ] standing above others in quality or position

Synonyms

eminent

Examples

"people in high places" "the high priest" "eminent members of the community"

4
[ adverb ] at a great altitude

Synonyms

high_up

Examples

"he climbed high on the ladder"

5
[ adjective ] used of sounds and voices; high in pitch or frequency

Synonyms

high-pitched

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[ noun ] a lofty level or position or degree

Examples

: "summer temperatures reached an all-time high"

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[ adverb ] in or to a high position, amount, or degree

Examples

"prices have gone up far too high"

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[ adjective ] happy and excited and energetic

Synonyms

in_high_spirits

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[ adjective ] incoming

Synonyms

flood

Examples

"flood tide" "high tide"

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[ adjective ] advanced into the most active period

Examples

"went to Europe in high season"

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[ adjective ] (education) of the stage of education and schools preceding collegiate

Synonyms

secondary

Examples

"secondary school" "high school"

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

Synonyms

mellow

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[ adjective ] very favorable

Examples

"he has a high opinion of himself"

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[ adjective ] used of the smell of game beginning to taint

Synonyms

gamy gamey

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[ noun ] (psychology) a state of altered consciousness induced by alcohol or narcotics

Examples

"they took drugs to get a high on"

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[ noun ] a high place

Synonyms

heights

Examples

"they stood on high and observed the countryside" or "he doesn't like heights"

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[ adjective ] marked by intense physical force

Synonyms

big

Examples

"a big wind"

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[ noun ] (psychology) a state of sustained elation

Synonyms

high_spirits

Examples

"I'm on a permanent high these days"

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[ noun ] (meteorology) an air mass of higher than normal pressure

Synonyms

high_pressure

Examples

"the east coast benefits from a Bermuda high"

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[ adverb ] far up toward the source

Examples

"he lives high up the river"

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[ noun ] (education) a public secondary school usually including grades 9 through 12

Examples

"he goes to the neighborhood highschool"

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[ adverb ] in a rich manner

Synonyms

luxuriously richly

Examples

"he lives high"

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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 2286
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[ noun ] a forward gear with a gear ratio giving high vehicle velocity for a given engine speed

Synonyms

high_gear

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