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Definition of high :
1. Acute or sharp; - opposed to grave or low; as, a high note.
2. An elevated place; a superior region; a height; the sky; heaven.
3. Arrogant; lofty; boastful; proud; ostentatious; - used in a bad sense.
4. Costly; dear in price; extravagant; as, to hold goods at a high price.
5. 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.
6. Elevated in character or quality, whether moral or intellectual; preeminent; honorable; as, high aims, or motives.
7. Exalted in social standing or general estimation, or in rank, reputation, office, and the like; dignified; as, she was welcomed in the highest circles.
8. In a high manner; in a high place; to a great altitude; to a great degree; largely; in a superior manner; eminently; powerfully.
9. Made with a high position of some part of the tongue in relation to the palate, as ( ve), ( fd). See Guide to Pronunciation, 10, 11.
10. Of great strength, force, importance, and the like; strong; mighty; powerful; violent; sometimes, triumphant; victorious; majestic, etc.; as, a high wind; high passions.
11. People of rank or high station; as, high and low.
12. 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) color; high ( i. e., extensive, thorough) scholarship, etc.
13. 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
14. Strong- scented; slightly tainted; as, epicures do not cook game before it is high.
15. The highest card dealt or drawn.
16. To hie.
17. To rise; as, the sun higheth.
18. Very abstract; difficult to comprehend or surmount; grand; noble.
Synonyms:
Alcoholics Anonymous, busy, risque, Baltic, overflowing, drunk, hooked, expansively, classical, immense, C, eminent, topmost, enormous, icky, pickled, choppy, biting, huge, grand, AA, spiky, soaring, Drugs, considerable, utmost, ecstasy, stewed, literally, squealing, boot, high-level, watershed, nasty, heightened, particular, distinguished, piercing, change, F., jollity, glad, countertenor, blind, wiped-out, style, sopranino, gritty, coastal, giant, cheers, naughty, high school, briny, turned-on, crocked, furious, pleased, tenor, dense, easterly, alive, advanced, squeaky, abuse, postgraduate, Anglo-Saxon, content, completely, strong, thrill, lank, mettlesome, smashed, Celsius, kick, tipsy, happiness, swollen, boozed, high-top, increase, the moment of truth, satisfied, squeaking, elated, malodorous, extravagantly, unusual, carefree, laden, dependence, funky, eloquent, upper, laid-back, tight, base currency, boiling point, acrid, coast-to-coast, nasal, commanding, congested, drugged, spicy, in heaven, inebriate, value, following, centigrade, especially, climactical, crossroads, delirium tremens, common currency, treble, altogether, packed, creaky, convertible, delight, immemorial, euphoria, racy, exuberant, noble, bang, odorless, level, currency, higher, entire, top, last, metallic, steep, deep-sea, standard, shrieky, loaded, senior high school, amply, designated driver, falsetto, towering, complete, lit, bimetallic strip, contentment, proud, high-flown, the point of no return, peak, exalted, tripping, abroad, fond hope/wish/dream etc., full, cheerful, absolute, force, leading, Anglo-American, musty, adenoidal, Arctic, continental, precipitous, fusty, gigantic, blue, bombed, pixilated, stinking, denominate, richly, frowzy, milestone, high up, graduate, widely, crapulous, uplifted, uppermost, blissed out, inebriated, decimalise, luxuriously, joy, special, Al-Anon, flooding, gamey, classically, wallop, perfectly, high-stepping, screaky, peaky, knee-high, without restraint, soused, spaced-out, sharp, breaking point, stinko, nirvana, unrealistic, bicoastal, elation, gusty, new, crowded, shrill, odorous, high-stepped, lavishly, mellow, absolute zero, sky-high, psyched, pure, faint, fetid, fresh, strung out, diminutive, doped, dominating, lanky, zonked, calm, exacting, highschool, jumpy, contented, piping, hopped-up, east, binge drinking, high-pitched, screechy, overlooking, looped, climax, altissimo, intoxicated, happy, king-size, important, sloshed, shrilly, low-rise, up in space, excite, highlight, heavy, high pressure, pleasure, wasted, lift, senior high, altitudinous, tremendous, sodden, aloft, gone, basket, over, fluvial, alcoholism, bureau de change, boozy, teeming, stoned, elevated, juicy, reedy, in high spirits, shrilling, odoriferous, high-topped, high gear, bombed-out, extraordinary, spirited, gale-force, mellowed, gamy, pinched, cockeyed, cramped, soprano, acute, American, plastered, turning point, bulging, Fahrenheit, freshwater, fierce, in flood, formidable, addicted, plaintive, dear, cutting, heights, vast, game, ancient, crapulent, substantial, besotted, dearest, spunky, clear, the Beaufort scale, alto, decimalize, eighties, drunken, anglophone, short, climactic, potted, gentle, powerful, average, jammed, colossal, redolent, degree
schools (part of speech: noun)
church school, comp, academy, convent school, community college, charm school, boarding school, conservatory, College, comprehensive school
high (part of speech: adjective)
shrill (part of speech: adjective)
size (part of speech: adjective)
dimensional, chunky, portly, magnificent, long, big, extensive, amplitudinous, corpulent, expansive, voluminous, large, great, broad, wide, measurable, sizable, bulky
expensive (part of speech: adjective)
expensive, costly, precious, high-priced
important (part of speech: adjective)
fundamental, significant, central, key, major, crucial, vital, essential, serious, meaningful, necessary, chief
elevated (part of speech: verb)
depressed, flying, aerial, above, hovering, raised, low
Usage examples:
- Herbert had never been so high before. - "Do and Dare A Brave Boy's Fight for Fortune", Horatio Alger, Jr..
- But behind her high air as she talked there was a secret warm feeling for the strength of this man. - "The Rustler of Wind River", G. W. Ogden.
- But you must remember to be very high church to- morrow night. - "The Green Carnation", Robert Smythe Hichens.