Overview of noun high

The noun high has 7 senses

• high -- (a lofty level or position or degree; "summer temperatures reached an all-time high")


• high -- (an air mass of higher than normal pressure; "the east coast benefits from a Bermuda high")


• high -- (a state of sustained elation; "I'm on a permanent high these days")


• high -- (a state of altered consciousness induced by alcohol or narcotics; "they took drugs to get a high on")


• high, heights -- (a high place; "they stood on high and observed the countryside"; "he doesn't like heights")


• senior high school, senior high, high, highschool, high school -- (a public secondary school usually including grades 9 through 12; "he goes to the neighborhood highschool")


• high gear, high -- (a forward gear with a gear ratio that gives the greatest vehicle velocity for a given engine speed)

Overview of adj high

The adj high has 7 senses

• high -- (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")


• high -- ((literal meaning) being at or having a relatively great or specific elevation or upward extension (sometimes used in combinations like `knee-high'); "a high mountain"; "high ceilings"; "high buildings"; "a high forehead"; "a high incline"; "a foot high")


• eminent, high -- (standing above others in quality or position; "people in high places"; "the high priest"; "eminent members of the community")


• high, high-pitched -- (used of sounds and voices; high in pitch or frequency)


• high, in high spirits -- (happy and excited and energetic)


• gamey, gamy, high -- ((used of the smell of meat) smelling spoiled or tainted)


• high, mellow -- (slightly and pleasantly intoxicated from alcohol or a drug (especially marijuana))

Overview of adv high

The adv high has 4 senses

• high, high up -- (at a great altitude; "he climbed high on the ladder")


• high -- (in or to a high position, amount, or degree; "prices have gone up far too high")


• high, richly, luxuriously -- (in a rich manner; "he lives high")


• high -- (far up toward the source; "he lives high up the river")