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Words with a similar base: high, high-pitched, high_gear, high_school, high_up, highschool, in_high_spirits, senior_high, senior_high_school

'high'

[high.n.01] as in: a lofty level or position or degree

Examples:
summer temperatures reached an all-time high

'high'

[high.n.02] as in: an air mass of higher than normal pressure

Examples:
the east coast benefits from a Bermuda high

'high'

[high.n.03] as in: a state of sustained elation

Examples:
I'm on a permanent high these days

'high'

[high.n.04] as in: a state of altered consciousness induced by alcohol or narcotics

Examples:
they took drugs to get a high on

'high'

[high.n.05] as in: a high place

Examples:
they stood on high and observed the countryside
he doesn't like heights

'high'

[senior_high_school.n.01] as in: a public secondary school usually including grades 9 through 12

Examples:
he goes to the neighborhood highschool

'high'

[high_gear.n.01] as in: a forward gear with a gear ratio that gives the greatest vehicle velocity for a given engine speed

'high'

[high.a.01] as in: greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

Examples:
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

'high'

[high.a.02] as in: (literal meaning) being at or having a relatively great or specific elevation or upward extension (sometimes used in combinations like `knee-high')

Examples:
a high mountain
high ceilings
high buildings
a high forehead
a high incline
a foot high

'high'

[eminent.s.01] as in: standing above others in quality or position

Examples:
people in high places
the high priest
eminent members of the community

'high'

[high.a.04] as in: used of sounds and voices; high in pitch or frequency

'high'

[high.s.02] as in: happy and excited and energetic

'high'

[gamey.s.02] as in: (used of the smell of meat) smelling spoiled or tainted

'high'

[high.s.04] as in: slightly and pleasantly intoxicated from alcohol or a drug (especially marijuana)

'high'

[high.r.01] as in: at a great altitude

Examples:
he climbed high on the ladder

'high'

[high.r.02] as in: in or to a high position, amount, or degree

Examples:
prices have gone up far too high

'high'

[high.r.03] as in: in a rich manner

Examples:
he lives high

'high'

[high.r.04] as in: far up toward the source

Examples:
he lives high up the river

Origins

					high (English)
├── high (Middle English (1100-1500))
└── hiȝe (Middle English (1100-1500))