High - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |haɪ|  American pronunciation of the word high
Brit.  |haɪ|  British pronunciation of the word high

noun

- 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

adjective

- standing above others in quality or position (syn: eminent)
people in high places
the high priest
- happy and excited and energetic
- (used of the smell of meat) smelling spoiled or tainted (syn: gamy)
- slightly and pleasantly intoxicated from alcohol or a drug (especially marijuana) (syn: mellow)

adverb

- 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 (syn: luxuriously, richly)
he lives high
- far up toward the source
he lives high up the river

Extra examples

The apartment has high ceilings.

The airplane was high above the clouds.

The bush is six feet high.

A building 100 stories high

They have a home in the high country.

The houses are built on high ground.

They reached speeds as high as 100 mph.

He's being treated for high blood pressure.

She earns a high salary.

His books are in high demand.

The painter climbed high on the ladder.

The hawks were circling high in the air.

The letters were stacked high on the table.

Buy low and sell high

Oil prices reached a new high last winter.

Word forms

noun
singular: high
plural: highs
adjective
comparative: higher
superlative: highest
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