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English adjective: high | |||
| 1. | high greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount | ||
| Samples | 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. | ||
| Similar | advanced, broad, full, graduate, higher, higher, last, postgraduate, soaring, utmost | ||
| See also | superior | ||
| Attribute | degree, grade, level | ||
| Antonyms | low | ||
| 2. | high (literal meaning) being at or having a relatively great or specific elevation or upward extension (sometimes used in combinations like `knee-high') | ||
| Samples | A high mountain. High ceilings. High buildings. A high forehead. A high incline. A foot high. | ||
| Similar | altitudinous, commanding, dominating, eminent, high-altitude, high-level, high-stepped, high-stepping, high-top, high-topped, lofty, overlooking, soaring, steep, towering, upper | ||
| See also | tall, top, up | ||
| Attribute | height, tallness | ||
| Antonyms | low | ||
| 3. | high standing above others in quality or position | ||
| Samples | People in high places. The high priest. Eminent members of the community. | ||
| Synonyms | eminent | ||
| Similar | superior | ||
| Antonyms | inferior | ||
| 4. | high used of sounds and voices; high in pitch or frequency | ||
| Synonyms | high-pitched | ||
| Similar | adenoidal, altissimo, alto, alto, countertenor, falsetto, nasal, peaky, pinched, screaky, screechy, sharp, shrill, sopranino, soprano, spiky, squeaking, squeaky, squealing, tenor, tenor, treble | ||
| Attribute | pitch | ||
| Antonyms | low-pitched, low | ||
| 5. | high happy and excited and energetic | ||
| Synonyms | in high spirits | ||
| Similar | elated | ||
| Antonyms | dejected | ||
| 6. | high (used of the smell of meat) smelling spoiled or tainted | ||
| Synonyms | gamey, gamy | ||
| Similar | ill-smelling, malodorous, malodourous, stinky, unpleasant-smelling | ||
| Antonyms | fragrant | ||
| 7. | high slightly and pleasantly intoxicated from alcohol or a drug (especially marijuana) | ||
| Synonyms | mellow | ||
| Similar | drunk, inebriated, intoxicated | ||
| Antonyms | sober | ||
English noun: high | |||
| 1. | high (attribute) a lofty level or position or degree | ||
| Samples | Summer temperatures reached an all-time high. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | degree, grade, level | ||
| Antonyms | low | ||
| 2. | high (state) an air mass of higher than normal pressure | ||
| Samples | The east coast benefits from a Bermuda high. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | air mass | ||
| Part meronym | anticyclone | ||
| 3. | high (state) a state of sustained elation | ||
| Samples | I'm on a permanent high these days. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | elation | ||
| Antonyms | low spirits | ||
| 4. | high (state) a state of altered consciousness induced by alcohol or narcotics | ||
| Samples | They took drugs to get a high on. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | elation | ||
| 5. | high (location) a high place | ||
| Samples | They stood on high and observed the countryside. He doesn't like heights. | ||
| Synonyms | heights | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | place, spot, topographic point | ||
| 6. | high (group) a public secondary school usually including grades 9 through 12 | ||
| Samples | He goes to the neighborhood highschool. | ||
| Synonyms | high school, highschool, senior high, senior high school | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | Gymnasium, lycee, lyceum, middle school, secondary school | ||
| 7. | high (artifact) a forward gear with a gear ratio that gives the greatest vehicle velocity for a given engine speed | ||
| Synonyms | high gear | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | gear, gear mechanism | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | overdrive | ||
| Part meronym | auto, automobile, car, machine, motorcar | ||
English adverb: high | |||
| 1. | high at a great altitude | ||
| Samples | He climbed high on the ladder. | ||
| Synonyms | high up | ||
| 2. | high in or to a high position, amount, or degree | ||
| Samples | Prices have gone up far too high. | ||
| 3. | high in a rich manner | ||
| Samples | He lives high. | ||
| Synonyms | luxuriously, richly | ||
| 4. | high far up toward the source | ||
| Samples | He lives high up the river. | ||
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