high
(noun, adjective, verb, adverb)
adjective
1. greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
- a high temperature
- a high price
- the high point of his career
Similar word(s): advanced, broad, full, graduate, postgraduate, higher, last, utmost, soaring, superior
2. (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
Similar word(s): altitudinous, commanding, dominating, overlooking, eminent, lofty, soaring, towering, steep, upper, tall, top, up
3. standing above others in quality or position
- people in high places
- the high priest
Similar word(s): superior, eminent
4. used of sounds and voices; high in pitch or frequency
Similar word(s): adenoidal, nasal, pinched, alto, countertenor, falsetto, peaky, spiky, sharp, shrill, screaky, screechy, squeaking, squeaky, squealing, soprano, treble, sopranino, tenor
5. happy and excited and energetic
Similar word(s): elated
6. (used of the smell of meat) smelling spoiled or tainted
Similar word(s): malodorous, malodourous, stinky, gamey, gamy
7. slightly and pleasantly intoxicated from alcohol or a drug (especially marijuana)
Similar word(s): drunk, gone, inebriated, intoxicated, ripped, mellow
Sentences with high as an adjective:
- The balloon rose high in the sky.
- My bank charges me a high interest rate.
- The note was too high for her to sing.
- Epicures do not cook game before it is high.
- The tailor liked his meat high.
- a high wind; high passions
- 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) colour; high (i.e. extensive, thorough) scholarship
adverb
1. at a great altitude
- he climbed high on the ladder
2. in or to a high position, amount, or degree
- prices have gone up far too high
3. in a rich manner
- he lives high
Similar word(s): luxuriously, richly
4. far up toward the source
- he lives high up the river
Sentences with high as an adverb:
- How high above land did you fly?
- Costs have grown higher this year again.
- I certainly can't sing that high.
noun
1. a lofty level or position or degree
- summer temperatures reached an all-time high
Definition categories: attribute, degree, grade, level
2. an air mass of higher than normal pressure
- the east coast benefits from a Bermuda high
Definition categories: state
3. a state of sustained elation
- I'm on a permanent high these days
Definition categories: state, elation
4. a state of altered consciousness induced by alcohol or narcotics
- they took drugs to get a high on
Definition categories: state, elation
5. a high place
- they stood on high and observed the countryside
Similar word(s): heights
Definition categories: location, place, spot
6. a public secondary school usually including grades 9 through 12
- he goes to the neighborhood highschool
Definition categories: group, gymnasium, lycee, lyceum
7. a forward gear with a gear ratio that gives the greatest vehicle velocity for a given engine speed
Definition categories: man–made, gear
Sentences with high as a noun:
- That pill gave me a high for a few hours, before I had a comedown.
verb
1. (obsolete) To rise.
- The sun higheth.
2. To hie; to hasten.