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41 Definitions of: high

1. adjective, being a relatively great distance from top to bottom; tall
2. adjective, situated at or extending to a relatively great distance above the ground or above sea level
3. adjective, a) being a specified distance from top to bottom b) (in combination)
4. adjective, extending from an elevation
5. adjective, coming up to a specified level
6. adjective, being at its peak or point of culmination
7. adjective, of greater than average height
8. adjective, greater than normal in degree, intensity, or amount
9. adjective, of large or relatively large numerical value
10. adjective, (of sound) acute in pitch; having a high frequency
11. adjective, (of latitudes) situated relatively far north or south from the equator
12. adjective, (of meat) slightly decomposed or tainted, regarded as enhancing the flavour of game
13. adjective, of great eminence; very important
14. adjective, exalted in style or character; elevated
15. adjective, expressing or feeling contempt or arrogance
16. adjective, elated; cheerful
17. adjective, overexcited
18. adjective, being in a state of altered consciousness, characterized esp by euphoria and often induced by the use of alcohol, narcotics, etc
19. adjective, luxurious or extravagant
20. adjective, advanced in complexity or development
21. adjective, (of a gear) providing a relatively great forward speed for a given engine speed. Compare low
22. adjective, phonetics of, relating to, or denoting a vowel whose articulation is produced by raising the back of the tongue towards the soft palate or the blade towards the hard palate, such as for the ee in English see or oo in English moon. Compare low
23. adjective, formal and elaborate in style
24. adjective, of or relating to the High Church
25. adjective, remote, esp in time
26. adjective, cards a) having a relatively great value in a suit b) able to win a trick
27. adjective, high and dry stranded; helpless; destitute
28. adjective, high and low in all places; everywhere
29. adjective, high and mighty arrogant
30. adjective, high as a kite a) very drunk b) overexcited c) euphoric from drugs
31. adjective, high opinion a favourable opinion
32. adverb, at or to a height
33. adverb, in a high manner
34. adverb, nautical close to the wind with sails full
35. noun, a high place or level
36. noun, a state of altered consciousness, often induced by alcohol, narcotics, etc
37. noun, another word for anticyclone
38. noun, short for high school
39. noun, (esp in Oxford) the High Street
40. noun, electronics the voltage level in a logic circuit corresponding to logical one. Compare low
41. noun, on high a) at a height b) in heaven
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Synonyms:	extreme, great, dear, famous, stoked (Austral. N.Z. informal), rich, luxurious, grand, peak, height	And more...
Antonyms:	short, low, lowly, deep	And more...

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