high

Meanings

• 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"
• a public secondary school usually including grades 9 through 12
  • "he goes to the neighborhood highschool"
• a forward gear with a gear ratio that gives the greatest vehicle velocity for a given engine speed
• 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"
• standing above others in quality or position
  • "people in high places"
  • "the high priest"
• used of sounds and voices; high in pitch or frequency
• happy and excited and energetic
• (used of the smell of meat) smelling spoiled or tainted
• slightly and pleasantly intoxicated from alcohol or a drug (especially marijuana)
• 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"
• in a rich manner
  • "he lives high"
• far up toward the source
  • "he lives high up the river"

Synonyms

eminent, gamey, gamy, heights, high gear, high school, high up, high-pitched, highschool, in high spirits, luxuriously, mellow, richly, senior high, senior high school