Meaning of 'high' (Webster Dictionary)
- In a high manner; in a high place; to a great altitude; to
a great degree; largely; in a superior manner; eminently; powerfully.
- An elevated place; a superior region; a height; the sky;
heaven.
- People of rank or high station; as, high and low.
- The highest card dealt or drawn.
- Elevated above any starting point of measurement, as a
line, or surface; having altitude; lifted up; raised or extended in the
direction of the zenith; lofty; tall; as, a high mountain, tower, tree;
the sun is high.
- Regarded as raised up or elevated; distinguished;
remarkable; conspicuous; superior; -- used indefinitely or relatively,
and often in figurative senses, which are understood from the
connection
- Elevated in character or quality, whether moral or
intellectual; preeminent; honorable; as, high aims, or motives.
- Exalted in social standing or general estimation, or in
rank, reputation, office, and the like; dignified; as, she was welcomed
in the highest circles.
- Of noble birth; illustrious; as, of high family.
- Of great strength, force, importance, and the like;
strong; mighty; powerful; violent; sometimes, triumphant; victorious;
majestic, etc.; as, a high wind; high passions.
- Very abstract; difficult to comprehend or surmount;
grand; noble.
- Costly; dear in price; extravagant; as, to hold goods at
a high price.
- Arrogant; lofty; boastful; proud; ostentatious; -- used
in a bad sense.
- Possessing a characteristic quality in a supreme or
superior degree; as, 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) color; high (i. e.,
extensive, thorough) scholarship, etc.
- Strong-scented; slightly tainted; as, epicures do not
cook game before it is high.
- Acute or sharp; -- opposed to grave or low; as, a high
note.
- Made with a high position of some part of the tongue in
relation to the palate, as / (/ve), / (f/d). See Guide to
Pronunciation, // 10, 11.
- To hie.
- To rise; as, the sun higheth.
Meaning of 'high' (Princeton's WordNet)
Meaning (1):
- a high place
Example in sentence:- he doesn't like heights;
- they stood on high and observed the countryside
Meaning (2):
- a public secondary school usually including grades 9 through 12
Example in sentence:- he goes to the neighborhood highschool
Meaning (3):
- a state of sustained elation
Example in sentence:- I'm on a permanent high these days
Meaning (4):
- a lofty level or position or degree
Example in sentence:- summer temperatures reached an all-time high
Meaning (5):
- an air mass of higher than normal pressure
Example in sentence:- the east coast benefits from a Bermuda high
Meaning (6):
- a state of altered consciousness induced by alcohol or narcotics
Example in sentence:- they took drugs to get a high on
Meaning (7):
- (literal meaning) being at or having a relatively great or specific elevation or upward extension (sometimes used in combinations like `knee-high')
Example in sentence:- a foot high;
- a high forehead;
- a high incline;
- a high mountain;
- high buildings;
- high ceilings
Meaning (8):
- greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
Example in sentence:- a high price;
- a high temperature;
- has high hopes;
- he has a high opinion of himself;
- high risks;
- the high point of his career;
- the river is high
Meaning (9):
- at a great altitude
Example in sentence:- he climbed high on the ladder
Meaning (10):
- in a rich manner
Meaning (11):
- far up toward the source
Example in sentence:- he lives high up the river
Meaning (12):
- in or to a high position, amount, or degree
Example in sentence:- prices have gone up far too high
Meaning (13):
- standing above others in quality or position
Example in sentence:- eminent members of the community;
- people in high places;
- the high priest
Definition
[ adv.]