High

adjective higher · highest · heigh · hi

1. 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. Relatively elevated; rising or raised above the average or normal level from which elevation is measured. She was like a Beardsley Salome, he had said. And indeed she had the narrow eyes and the high cheekbone of that creature, and as nearly the sinuosity as is compatible with human symmetry. His wooing had been brief but incisive.
3. Of a ball, above the batter's shoulders. the pitch (or: the ball) was high
4. Pertaining to (or, especially of a language: spoken in) an area which is at a greater elevation, for example more mountainous, than other regions.
5. Having a specified elevation or height; tall. three feet high three Mount Everests high
6. Elevated in status, esteem, or prestige, or in importance or development; exalted in rank, station, or character. The oldest of the elves' royal family still conversed in High Elvish.
7. Most exalted; foremost. the high priest, the high officials of the court, the high altar
8. Of great importance and consequence: grave (if negative) or solemn (if positive). high crimes, the high festival of the sun
9. 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) scholarship; high tide; high [tourism] season; the High Middle Ages
10. Advanced in complexity (and hence potentially abstract and/or difficult to comprehend). to hear and answer such high things
11. Extreme, excessive; now specifically very traditionalist and conservative. high church High Tory
12. Elevated in mood; marked by great merriment, excitement, etc. in high spirits
13. Keen, enthused. "Conversely, just because I am not high on positivity, it does not mean I am necessarily high on negativity."
14. informal Intoxicated; under the influence of a mood-altering drug, formerly usually alcohol, but now (from the mid-20th century) usually not alcohol but rather marijuana, cocaine, heroin, etc. "Three extremely high people showing up at the animal shelter like WE FOUND A DOG would be really funny, but..."
15. Luxurious; rich. high living, the high life
16. Lofty, often to the point of arrogant, haughty, boastful, proud. a high tone
17. With tall waves. The sea is as high as ever. I shouldn't think any boat could put out today.
18. Remote (to the north or south) from the equator; situated at (or constituting) a latitude which is expressed by a large number. high latitude, fish species in high arctic and antarctic areas
19. Large, great (in amount or quantity, value, force, energy, etc). My bank charges me a high interest rate.
20. 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
21. 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.
22. Made with some part of the tongue positioned high in the mouth, relatively close to the palate.
23. 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.
24. Winning; able to take a trick, win a round, etc. North's hand was high. East was in trouble.
25. Strong-scented; slightly tainted/spoiled; beginning to decompose. Epicures do not cook game before it is high.
26. Near, in its direction of travel, to the (direction of the) wind. NO NEARER! (arrive! Fr.) the command given by the pilot of quarter-master, to the helmsman, to steer the ship no higher to the direction of the wind than the sails will operate to advance the ship in her course.
27. Positioned up the field, towards the opposing team's goal. Our defensive line is too high.

Similar: haute, hawt, tall, drunk

adverb higher · highest · heigh · hi

1. In or to an elevated position. How high above land did you fly?
2. In or at a great value. Costs have grown higher this year again.
3. At a pitch of great frequency. I certainly can't sing that high.

noun highs · heigh · hi

1. countable A high point or position, literally (as, an elevated place; a superior region; a height; the sky; heaven) or figuratively (as, a point of success or achievement; a time when things are at their best, greatest, most numerous, maximum, etc). It was one of the highs of his career.
2. countable, uncountable The maximum atmospheric temperature recorded at a particular location, especially during one 24-hour period. Today's high was 32 °C.
3. countable A period of euphoria, from excitement or from an intake of drugs. Falling from cloud nine / Crashing from the high / I'm letting go tonight / Yeah, I'm falling from cloud nine
4. countable A drug that gives such a high. No sooner has a [synthetic] drug been blacklisted than chemists adjust their recipe and start churning out a subtly different one. These “legal highs” are sold for the few months it takes the authorities to identify and ban them, and then the cycle begins again.
5. countable, informal A large area of elevated atmospheric pressure; an anticyclone. A large high is centred on the Azores.
6. countable The highest card dealt or drawn.
7. abbreviation, countable, ellipsis, informal, uncountable Ellipsis of high school.high school He’s the old man’s only son. Some baby! Yep, right behind ya. Nope, he donno me. I was in Grammar when he was in High.

verb highs · highing · highed

1. obsolete To rise. The sun higheth.

verb highs · highing · highed

1. alternative, obsolete Alternative form of hie (“to hasten”).hie

proper noun Highs

1. A surname.