Definition of High

1. Noun. A lofty level or position or degree. "Summer temperatures reached an all-time high"

Generic synonyms: Degree, Grade, Level
Antonyms: Low

2. Adjective. Greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount. "He has a high opinion of himself"
Attributes: Degree, Grade, Level
Similar to: Advanced, Broad, Full, Graduate, Postgraduate, Higher, Higher, Last, Utmost, Soaring
Also: Superior
Derivative terms: Highness
Antonyms: Low

3. Adverb. At a great altitude. "He climbed high on the ladder"
Exact synonyms: High Up

4. Noun. An air mass of higher than normal pressure. "The east coast benefits from a Bermuda high"
Generic synonyms: Air Mass
Group relationships: Anticyclone

5. Adjective. (literal meaning) being at or having a relatively great or specific elevation or upward extension (sometimes used in combinations like 'knee-high'). "A foot high"

6. Adverb. In or to a high position, amount, or degree. "Prices have gone up far too high"

7. Noun. A state of sustained elation. "I'm on a permanent high these days"
Generic synonyms: Elation
Antonyms: Low Spirits

8. Adjective. Standing above others in quality or position. "Eminent members of the community"
Exact synonyms: Eminent
Similar to: Superior
Derivative terms: Eminence, Highness

9. Adverb. In a rich manner. "He lives high"
Exact synonyms: Luxuriously, Richly
Partainyms: Luxurious, Rich

10. Noun. A state of altered consciousness induced by alcohol or narcotics. "They took drugs to get a high on"
Generic synonyms: Elation

11. Adjective. Used of sounds and voices; high in pitch or frequency.

12. Adverb. Far up toward the source. "He lives high up the river"

13. Noun. A high place. "He doesn't like heights"
Exact synonyms: Heights
Generic synonyms: Place, Spot, Topographic Point

14. Adjective. Happy and excited and energetic.
Exact synonyms: In High Spirits
Similar to: Elated

15. Noun. A public secondary school usually including grades 9 through 12. "He goes to the neighborhood highschool"

16. Adjective. (used of the smell of meat) smelling spoiled or tainted.
Exact synonyms: Gamey, Gamy
Similar to: Ill-smelling, Malodorous, Malodourous, Stinky, Unpleasant-smelling
Derivative terms: Game, Game

17. Noun. A forward gear with a gear ratio that gives the greatest vehicle velocity for a given engine speed.
Exact synonyms: High Gear
Group relationships: Auto, Automobile, Car, Machine, Motorcar
Generic synonyms: Gear, Gear Mechanism
Specialized synonyms: Overdrive

18. Adjective. Slightly and pleasantly intoxicated from alcohol or a drug (especially marijuana).
Exact synonyms: Mellow
Similar to: Drunk, Inebriated, Intoxicated
Derivative terms: Mellowness

Definition of High

1. v. i. To hie.

2. a. 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.

3. adv. In a high manner; in a high place; to a great altitude; to a great degree; largely; in a superior manner; eminently; powerfully.

4. n. An elevated place; a superior region; a height; the sky; heaven.

5. v. i. To rise; as, the sun higheth.

Definition of High

1. Noun. (obsolete) Thought; intention; determination; purpose. ¹

2. Adjective. Being elevated in position or status, a state of being above many things. ¹

3. Adjective. Tall, lofty, at a great distance above the ground (''at high altitude''). ¹

4. Adjective. (figuratively) Noble, especially of motives, intentions, etc. ¹

5. Adjective. (slang) Under the influence of a mood-affecting drug or (less common) alcohol. ¹

6. Adjective. Of a quantity or value, great or large. ¹

7. Adjective. (acoustics) Of greater frequency, i.e. with more rapid wave oscillations. ¹

8. Adjective. (of a body of water) With tall waves. ¹

9. Adjective. (context: of meat especially venison) Decomposing, rotting (to an extent which is desired by some). ¹

10. Adverb. In or to an elevated position. ¹

11. Adverb. In or at a great value. ¹

12. Adverb. In a pitch of great frequency. ¹

13. Noun. A period of euphoria, from excitement or from an intake of drugs ¹

14. Noun. (informal) A large area of elevated atmospheric pressure; an anticyclone. ¹

15. Noun. The maximum atmospheric temperature recorded at a particular location, especially during one 24-hour period. ¹

16. Verb. (obsolete) To rise. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of High

1. reaching far upward [adj HIGHER, HIGHEST] / a high level [n -S]

Medical Definition of High

1. 1. 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. 2. 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. Elevated in character or quality, whether moral or intellectual; preeminent; honorable; as, high aims, or motives. "The highest faculty of the soul." Exalted in social standing or general estimation, or in rank, reputation, office, and the like; dignified; as, she was welcomed in the highest circles. "He was a wight of high renown." (Shak) Of noble birth; illustrious; as, of high family. Of great strength, force, importance, and the like; strong; mighty; powerful; violent; sometimes, triumphant; victorious; majestic, etc.; as, a high wind; high passions. "With rather a high manner." "Strong is thy hand, and high is thy right hand." (Ps. Lxxxix. 13) "Can heavenly minds such high resentment show?" (Dryden) Very abstract; difficult to comprehend or surmount; grand; noble. "Both meet to hear and answer such high things." (Shak) "Plain living and high thinking are no more." (Wordsworth) Costly; dear in price; extravagant; as, to hold goods at a high price. "If they must be good at so high a rate, they know they may be safe at a cheaper." (South) Arrogant; lofty; boastful; proud; ostentatious; used in a bad sense." "An high look and a proud heart . . . Is sin." (Prov. Xxi. 4) "His forces, after all the high discourses, amounted really but to eighteen hundred foot." (Clarendon) 3. 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) colour; high (i. E, extensive, thorough) scholarship, etc. "High time it is this war now ended were." (Spenser) "High sauces and spices are fetched from the Indies." (Baker) 4. Strong-scented; slightly tainted; as, epicures do not cook game before it is high. 5. Acute or sharp; opposed to grave or low; as, a high note. 6. Made with a high position of some part of the tongue in relation to the palate, as e (eve), oo (food). High admiral, the chief admiral. High altar, the principal altar in a church. High and dry, out of water; out of reach of the current or tide; said of a vessel, aground or beached. High and mighty arrogant; overbearing. High art, art which deals with lofty and dignified subjects and is characterised by an elevated style avoiding all meretricious display. High bailiff, the chief bailiff. High Church, and Low Church, two ecclesiastical parties in the Church of England and the Protestant Episcopal Church. The high-churchmen emphasize the doctrine of the apostolic succession, and hold, in general, to a sacramental presence in the Eucharist, to baptismal regeneration, and to the sole validity of Episcopal ordination. They attach much importance to ceremonies and symbols in worship. Low-churchmen lay less stress on these points, and, in many instances, reject altogether the peculiar tenets of the high-church school. See Broad Church. High constable, the open sea; the part of the ocean not in the territorial waters of any particular sovereignty, usually distant three miles or more from the coast line. High steam, steam having a high pressure. High steward, the chief steward. High tea, tea with meats and extra relishes. High tide, the greatest flow of the tide; high water. High time. Quite time; full time for the occasion. A time of great excitement or enjoyment; a carousal. High treason, treason against the sovereign or the state, the highest civil offense. See Treason. It is now sufficient to speak of high treason as treason simply, seeing that petty treason, as a distinct offense, has been abolished. High water, the utmost flow or greatest elevation of the tide; also, the time of such elevation. High-water mark. That line of the seashore to which the waters ordinarily reach at high water. A mark showing the highest level reached by water in a river or other body of fresh water, as in time of freshet. High-water shrub, a composite shrub (Iva frutescens), growing in salt marshes along the Atlantic coast of the United States. High wine, distilled spirits containing a high percentage of alcohol; usually in the plural. To be on a high horse, to be on one's dignity; to bear one's self loftily. With a high hand. With power; in force; triumphantly. "The children of Israel went out with a high hand." In an overbearing manner, arbitrarily. "They governed the city with a high hand." . Synonym: Tall, lofty, elevated, noble, exalted, supercilious, proud, violent, full, dear. See Tall. Origin: OE. High, hegh, hey, heh, AS. Heah, hh; akin to OS. Hh, OFries. Hag, hach, D. Hoog, OHG. Hh, G. Hoch, Icel. Hr, Sw. Hog, Dan. Hoi, Goth. Hauhs, and to Icel. Haugr mound, G. Hugel hill, Lith. Kaukaras. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of High

hierurgy
hies
hifalutin
hig-taper
higab
higashi
higgle
higgled
higgledy-piggledy
higgledypiggledy
higgler
higglers
higgles
higgling
higglings
high (current term)
high-and-dry(p)
high-and-mighty
high-angle fire
high-angle gun
high-backed
high-beam
high-beams
high-blown
high-born
high-bred
high-bush blueberry
high-calorie diet
high-ceilinged

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