HIGH
\hˈa͡ɪ], \hˈaɪ], \h_ˈaɪ]\
Definitions of HIGH
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
- 1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms.
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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standing above others in quality or position; "people in high places"; "the high priest"; "eminent members of the community"
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used of the smell of game beginning to taint
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a forward gear with a gear ratio giving high vehicle velocity for a given engine speed
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a state of altered consciousness induced by alcohol or narcotics; "they took drugs to get a high on"
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a state of sustained elation; "I'm on a permanent high these days"
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an air mass of higher than normal pressure; "the east coast benefits from a Bermuda high"
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far up toward the source; "he lives high up the river"
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happy and excited and energetic
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(literal meanings) 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"
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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"
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in or to a high position, amount, or degree; "prices have gone up far too high"
By Princeton University
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standing above others in quality or position; "people in high places"; "the high priest"; "eminent members of the community"
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used of the smell of game beginning to taint
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a high place; "they stood on high and observed the coutryside" or"he doesn't like heights"
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a forward gear with a gear ratio giving high vehicle velocity for a given engine speed
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a state of altered consciousness induced by alcohol or narcotics; "they took drugs to get a high on"
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a state of sustained elation; "I'm on a permanent high these days"
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an air mass of higher than normal pressure; "the east coast benefits from a Bermuda high"
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far up toward the source; "he lives high up the river"
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happy and excited and energetic
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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To hie.
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Elevated above any starting point of measurement, as a line, or surface; having altitude; lifted up; raised or extended in the direction of the zenith; lofty; tall; as, a high mountain, tower, tree; the sun is high.
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Elevated in character or quality, whether moral or intellectual; preeminent; honorable; as, high aims, or motives.
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Exalted in social standing or general estimation, or in rank, reputation, office, and the like; dignified; as, she was welcomed in the highest circles.
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Of great strength, force, importance, and the like; strong; mighty; powerful; violent; sometimes, triumphant; victorious; majestic, etc.; as, a high wind; high passions.
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Very abstract; difficult to comprehend or surmount; grand; noble.
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Costly; dear in price; extravagant; as, to hold goods at a high price.
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Possessing a characteristic quality in a supreme or superior degree; as, high (i. e., intense) heat; high (i. e., full or quite) noon; high (i. e., rich or spicy) seasoning; high (i. e., complete) pleasure; high (i. e., deep or vivid) color; high (i. e., extensive, thorough) scholarship, etc.
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Strong-scented; slightly tainted; as, epicures do not cook game before it is high.
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In a high manner; in a high place; to a great altitude; to a great degree; largely; in a superior manner; eminently; powerfully.
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An elevated place; a superior region; a height; the sky; heaven.
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People of rank or high station; as, high and low.
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The highest card dealt or drawn.
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To rise; as, the sun higheth.
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Regarded as raised up or elevated; distinguished; remarkable; conspicuous; superior; - used indefinitely or relatively, and often in figurative senses, which are understood from the connection
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Arrogant; lofty; boastful; proud; ostentatious; - used in a bad sense.
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Acute or sharp; - opposed to grave or low; as, a high note.
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Made with a high position of some part of the tongue in relation to the palate, as (ve), (fd). See Guide to Pronunciation, 10, 11.
By Oddity Software
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To hie.
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Elevated above any starting point of measurement, as a line, or surface; having altitude; lifted up; raised or extended in the direction of the zenith; lofty; tall; as, a high mountain, tower, tree; the sun is high.
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Elevated in character or quality, whether moral or intellectual; preeminent; honorable; as, high aims, or motives.
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Exalted in social standing or general estimation, or in rank, reputation, office, and the like; dignified; as, she was welcomed in the highest circles.
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Of great strength, force, importance, and the like; strong; mighty; powerful; violent; sometimes, triumphant; victorious; majestic, etc.; as, a high wind; high passions.
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Very abstract; difficult to comprehend or surmount; grand; noble.
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Costly; dear in price; extravagant; as, to hold goods at a high price.
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Possessing a characteristic quality in a supreme or superior degree; as, high (i. e., intense) heat; high (i. e., full or quite) noon; high (i. e., rich or spicy) seasoning; high (i. e., complete) pleasure; high (i. e., deep or vivid) color; high (i. e., extensive, thorough) scholarship, etc.
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Strong-scented; slightly tainted; as, epicures do not cook game before it is high.
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In a high manner; in a high place; to a great altitude; to a great degree; largely; in a superior manner; eminently; powerfully.
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An elevated place; a superior region; a height; the sky; heaven.
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People of rank or high station; as, high and low.
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The highest card dealt or drawn.
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To rise; as, the sun higheth.
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Regarded as raised up or elevated; distinguished; remarkable; conspicuous; superior; - used indefinitely or relatively, and often in figurative senses, which are understood from the connection
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Arrogant; lofty; boastful; proud; ostentatious; - used in a bad sense.
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Acute or sharp; - opposed to grave or low; as, a high note.
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Made with a high position of some part of the tongue in relation to the palate, as (ve), (fd). See Guide to Pronunciation, 10, 11.
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Of noble birth; illustrious; as, of high family.
By Noah Webster.
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Elevated in place; lofty; exalted in degree or quality; chief; head; honorable; noble; of large amount or quantity; strong; powerful; intense; tempestuous; full or complete; near to the wind; tainted; shrill; acute.
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To a great altitude; eminently; luxuriously.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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Elevated: lofty: tall: eminent in anything: exalted in rank: dignified: chief: noble: ostentatious: arrogant: proud: strong: powerful: angry: loud: violent: tempestuous: excellent: far advanced: difficult: dear: remote in time.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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Greatly elevated; lofty; chief; exalted; intense.
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In a high manner; to a great altitude; also, at a high rate; luxuriously.
By James Champlin Fernald
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Elevated; lofty; tall; elevated in rank, condition, or office; exalted in character or excellence; difficult; boastful; ostentations; arrogant; loud; threatening or angry; violent; powerful; luxurious; strong; remote from the equator; intense; faradvanced; noble; honourable; possessed of supreme power; of great price; remote in past time; acute; sharp.
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Aloft; to a great altitude; eminently; greatly; powerfully.
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An elevated place. High and dry, applied to the situation of a vessel when aground above water-mark. High day, high noon, the time when the sun is in the meridian. On high, aloft.
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
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Far upwards; elevated; lofty; noble; honourable; violent; boastful; principal or chief; strong or powerful; dear in price; full or complete-applied to time; acute, as applied to music.
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Aloft; greatly; with deep thought.
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.
By Henderson, I. F.; Henderson, W. D.
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adv. In a high manner; to a great altitude; eminently; profoundly; powerfully; greatly.
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n. An elevated place; superior region.
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A great way upwards, rising above; elevated in place, raised aloft; exalted in nature; elevated in rank or condition; exalted in sentiment; difficult, abstruse; boastful, ostentatious; arrogant, proud, lofty; noble, illustrious; violent, tempestuous, applied to the wind; tumultuous, turbulent, ungovernable; full, complete; strong tasted; at the most perfect state, in the meridian; far advanced into antiquity; dear, exorbitant in price; capital, great, opposed to little, as high treason.
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High place, elevation, superior region.
By Thomas Sheridan