greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount; a high temperature; a high price; the high point of his career; high risks; has high hopes; the river is high; he has a high opinion of himself'

(literal meaning) being at or having a relatively great or specific elevation or upward extension (sometimes used in combinations like `knee-high'); a high mountain; high ceilings; high buildings; a high forehead; a high incline; a foot high'

used of sounds and voices; high in pitch or frequency

[ Syn: high-pitched ]

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 countryside; he doesnt like heights

[ Syn: heights ]

a public secondary school usually including grades 9 through 12; he goes to the neighborhood highschool

[ Syn: senior high school , senior high , highschool , high school ]

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

[ Syn: high gear ]

at a great altitude; he climbed high on the ladder

[ Syn: high up , high up , high up , high up , high up , high up , high up , high up ]

in or to a high position, amount, or degree; prices have gone up far too high'

in a rich manner; he lives high

[ Syn: richly , richly , luxuriously , luxuriously , richly , richly , luxuriously , luxuriously , richly , richly , luxuriously , luxuriously , richly , richly , luxuriously , luxuriously ]

far up toward the source; he lives high up the river'

standing above others in quality or position; people in high places; the high priest; eminent members of the community

[ Syn: eminent ]

happy and excited and energetic

[ Syn: in high spirits ]

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

[ Syn: gamey , gamy ]

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

[ Syn: mellow ]