high (
http://definr.com/high)
adj 1: 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"
[ant:
low]
2: (literal meanings) being at or having a relatively great or
specific elevation or upward extension; "a high mountain";
"high ceilings"; "high buildings"; "a high forehead"; "a
high incline"; "a foot high"; sometimes used in
combination; "knee-high grass" [ant:
low]
3: standing above others in quality or position; "people in
high places"; "the high priest"; "eminent members of the
community" [syn:
eminent]
4: used of sounds and voices; high in pitch or frequency [syn:
high-pitched] [ant:
low]
5: happy and excited and energetic [syn:
in high spirits]
6: used of the smell of game beginning to taint [syn:
gamey,
gamy]
7: slightly and pleasantly intoxicated from alcohol or a drug
(especially marijuana) [syn:
mellow]
n 1: a lofty level or position or degree: "summer temperatures
reached an all-time high" [ant:
low]
2: an air mass of higher than normal pressure; "the east coast
benefits from a Bermuda high" [syn:
high pressure]
3: a state of sustained elation; "I'm on a permanent high these
days" [ant:
low spirits]
4: a state of altered consciousness induced by alcohol or
narcotics; "they took drugs to get a high on"
5: a high place; "they stood on high and observed the
coutryside" or "he doesn't like heights" [syn:
heights]
6: a public secondary school usually including grades 9 through
12; "he goes to the neighborhood highschool" [syn: {senior
high school},
senior high,
highschool,
high school]
7: a forward gear with a gear ratio giving high vehicle
velocity for a given engine speed [syn:
high gear]
adv 1: at a great altitude; "he climbed high on the ladder" [syn: {high
up}]
2: in or to a high position, amount, or degree; "prices have
gone up far too high"
3: in a rich manner; "he lives high" [syn:
richly,
luxuriously]
4: far up toward the source; "he lives high up the river"