greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount: "a high temperature"
(literal meanings) being at or having a relatively great or specific elevation or upward extension (sometimes used in combinations like `knee-high'): "a high mountain"
standing above others in quality or position: "people in high places"
used of sounds and voices: high in pitch or frequency
happy and excited and energetic
used of the smell of game beginning to taint
adv
at a great altitude: "he climbed high on the ladder"
in or to a high position, amount, or degree: "prices have gone up far too high"
noun
a lofty level or position or degree: "summer temperatures reached an all-time high"
an air mass of higher than normal pressure: "the east coast benefits from a Bermuda high"
a state of sustained elation: "I'm on a permanent high these days"
a state of altered consciousness induced by alcohol or narcotics: "they took drugs to get a high on"
a high place: "they stood on high and observed the coutryside"
a public secondary school usually including grades 9 through 12: "he goes to the neighborhood highschool"
a forward gear with a gear ratio giving high vehicle velocity for a given engine speed
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