Meaning of 'high'

adverb

at a great altitude

Example: "We climbed high on the mountain, the view was breathtaking."

Synonyms: high up

adverb

far up toward the source

Example: "We lived high up the river."

adverb

in or to a high position, amount, or degree

Example: "prices have gone up far too high"

adverb

in a rich manner

Example: "They live high."

Synonyms: richly

adjective

happy and excited and energetic

Synonyms: in high spirits

adjective

slightly and pleasantly intoxicated from alcohol or a drug (especially marijuana)

Synonyms: mellow

adjective

(used of the smell of meat) smelling spoiled or tainted

Synonyms: gamy gamey

adjective

(literal meaning) being at or having a relatively great or specific elevation or upward extension (sometimes used in combinations like `knee-high')

Example: "a high mountain"

adjective

greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

Example: "a high temperature"

adjective

used of sounds and voices

Example: "high in pitch or frequency"

Synonyms: low low-pitched high-pitched

adjective

standing above others in quality or position

Example: "people in high places"

Synonyms: eminent

noun

a forward gear with a gear ratio that gives the greatest vehicle velocity for a given engine speed

Synonyms: high gear

noun

a lofty level or position or degree

Example: "summer temperatures reached an all-time high"

noun

a public secondary school usually including grades 9 through 12, short for "high school"

Example: "All the kids in Mayberry go to Mayberry High."

Synonyms: senior high school senior high highschool high school

noun

a high place

Example: "they stood on high and observed the countryside"

Synonyms: heights

noun

a state of altered consciousness induced by alcohol or narcotics

Example: "they took drugs to get a high on"

noun

a state of sustained elation

Example: "I'm on a permanent high these days"

noun

an air mass of higher than normal pressure

Example: "the east coast benefits from a Bermuda high"