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high in WordNet English dictionary

adjective
  1. standing above others in quality or position
    "people in high places"; "the high priest"; "eminent members of the community"
    eminent  high 
  2. (used of the smell of meat) smelling spoiled or tainted
    gamey  gamy  high 
  3. (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"
    high 
  4. 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"
    high 
  5. used of sounds and voices; high in pitch or frequency
    high  high-pitched 
  6. happy and excited and energetic
    high  in high spirits 
  7. slightly and pleasantly intoxicated from alcohol or a drug (especially marijuana)
    high  mellow 
noun
  1. a high place
    "they stood on high and observed the countryside"; "he doesn't like heights"
    high  heights 
  2. a forward gear with a gear ratio that gives the greatest vehicle velocity for a given engine speed
    high gear  high 
  3. a lofty level or position or degree
    "summer temperatures reached an all-time high"
    high 
  4. a public secondary school usually including grades 9 through 12
    "he goes to the neighborhood highschool"
    senior high school  senior high  high  highschool  high school 
  5. an air mass of higher than normal pressure
    "the east coast benefits from a Bermuda high"
    high 
  6. a state of altered consciousness induced by alcohol or narcotics
    "they took drugs to get a high on"
    high 
  7. a state of sustained elation
    "I'm on a permanent high these days"
    high 
adverb
  1. at a great altitude
    "he climbed high on the ladder"
    high  high up  high  high up 
  2. far up toward the source
    "he lives high up the river"
    high  high 
  3. in or to a high position, amount, or degree
    "prices have gone up far too high"
    high  high 
  4. in a rich manner
    "he lives high"
    high  richly  luxuriously  high  richly  luxuriously 
WordNet Lexical Database v3.0, © 2006 Princeton University