| high | |
| 1. adj. Very elevated; extending or being far above a base; tall; lofty. | |
| The balloon rose high in the sky. The wall was high. a high mountain | |
| 2. adj. Pertaining to (or, especially of a language: spoken in) in an area which is at a greater elevation, for example more mountainous, than other regions. | |
| 3. adj. (baseball, of a ball) Above the batter's shoulders. | |
| the pitch (or: the ball) was high | |
| 4. adj. Relatively elevated; rising or raised above the average or normal level from which elevation is measured. | |
| 5. adj. Having a specified elevation or height; tall. | |
| three feet high three Mount Everests high | |
| 6. adj. Elevated in status, esteem, prestige; exalted in rank, station, or character. | |
| The oldest of the elves' royal family still conversed in High Elvish. | |
| 7. adj. Most exalted; foremost. | |
| the high priest, the high officials of the court, the high altar | |
| 8. adj. Of great importance and consequence: grave (if negative) or solemn (if positive). | |
| high crimes, the high festival of the sun | |
| 9. adj. Consummate; advanced (e.g. in development) to the utmost extent or culmination, or possessing a quality in its supreme degree, at its zenith. | |
| 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) s | |
| 10. adj. Advanced in complexity (and hence potentially abstract and/or difficult to comprehend). | |
| 11. adj. (in several set phrases) Remote in distance or time. | |
| high latitude, high antiquity | |
| 12. adj. (in several set phrases) Very traditionalist and conservative, especially in favoring older ways of doing things; see e.g. high church, High Tory. | |
| 13. adj. Elevated in mood; marked by great merriment, excitement, etc. | |
| in high spirits | |
| 14. adj. (of a lifestyle) Luxurious; rich. | |
| high living, the high life | |
| 15. adj. Lofty, often to the point of arrogant, haughty, boastful, proud. | |
| a high tone | |
| 16. adj. (with "on" or "about") Keen, enthused. | |
| 17. adj. (of a body of water) With tall waves. | |
| 18. adj. Large, great (in amount or quantity, value, force, energy, etc). | |
| My bank charges me a high interest rate. I was running a high temperature and had high cholesterol. high voltage high prices high winds a high number | |
| 19. adj. Having a large or comparatively larger concentration of (a substance, (which is often but not always linked by "in" when predicative)). | |
| Carrots are high in vitamin A. made from a high-copper alloy | |
| 20. adj. (acoustics) Acute or shrill in pitch, due to being of greater frequency, i.e. produced by more rapid vibrations (wave oscillations). | |
| The note was too high for her to sing. | |
| 21. adj. (phonetics) Made with some part of the tongue positioned high in the mouth, relatively close to the palate. | |
| 22. adj. (card games) Greater in value than other cards, denominations, suits, etc. | |
| 23. adj. (poker) Having the highest rank in a straight, flush or straight flush. | |
| I have KT742 of the same suit. In other words, a K-high flush. | |
| 9-high straight = 98765 unsuited | |
| Royal Flush = AKQJT suited = A-high straight flush | |
| 24. adj. (of a card or hand) Winning; able to take a trick, win a round, etc. | |
| North's hand was high. East was in trouble. | |
| 25. adj. (of meat, especially venison) Strong-scented; slightly tainted/spoiled; beginning to decompose. | |
| Epicures do not cook game before it is high. | |
| The tailor liked his meat high. | |
| 26. adj. (slang) Intoxicated; under the influence of a mood-altering drug, formerly (until the early 20th century) usually alcohol, but now (by the mid 20th century) usually not alcohol but rather marijuana, c | |
| 27. adj. (nautical, of a sailing ship) Near, in its direction of travel, to the (direction of the) wind. | |
| 28. adv. In or to an elevated position. | |
| How high above land did you fly? | |
| 29. adv. In or at a great value. | |
| Costs have grown higher this year again. | |
| 30. adv. In a pitch of great frequency. | |
| I certainly can't sing that high. | |
| 31. s. A high point or position, literally or figuratively; an elevated place; a superior region; a height; the sky; heaven. | |
| 32. s. A point of success or achievement; a time when things are at their best. | |
| It was one of the highs of his career. | |
| 33. s. A period of euphoria, from excitement or from an intake of drugs. | |
| That pill gave me a high for a few hours, before I had a comedown. | |
| 34. s. A drug that gives such a high. | |
| 35. s. (informal) A large area of elevated atmospheric pressure; an anticyclone. | |
| A large high is centred on the Azores. | |
| 36. s. The maximum value attained by some quantity within a specified period. | |
| Inflation reached a ten-year high. | |
| 37. s. The maximum atmospheric temperature recorded at a particular location, especially during one 24-hour period. | |
| Today's high was 32°C. | |
| 38. s. (card games) The highest card dealt or drawn. | |
| 39. v. (obsolete) To rise. | |
| The sun higheth. | |
| 40. s. (obsolete) Thought; intention; determination; purpose. | |
| 41. v. To hie; to hasten. | |
