high  /haɪ/

noun

1. a lofty level or position or degree; "summer temperatures reached an all-time high"

synset: high

antonym: low

2. an air mass of higher than normal pressure; "the east coast benefits from a Bermuda high"

synset: high

3. a state of sustained elation; "I'm on a permanent high these days"

synset: high

antonym: low_spirits

4. a state of altered consciousness induced by alcohol or narcotics; "they took drugs to get a high on"

synset: high

5. a high place; "they stood on high and observed the countryside"; "he doesn't like heights"

synset: high, heights

6. a public secondary school usually including grades 9 through 12; "he goes to the neighborhood highschool"

synset: senior_high_school, senior_high, high, highschool, high_school

7. a forward gear with a gear ratio that gives the greatest vehicle velocity for a given engine speed

synset: high_gear, 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"

synset: high

antonym: low

2. (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"

synset: high

antonym: low

3. standing above others in quality or position; "people in high places"; "the high priest"; "eminent members of the community"

synset: eminent, high

4. used of sounds and voices; high in pitch or frequency

synset: high, high-pitched

antonym: low, low-pitched

5. happy and excited and energetic

synset: high, in_high_spirits

6. (used of the smell of meat) smelling spoiled or tainted

synset: gamey, gamy, high

7. slightly and pleasantly intoxicated from alcohol or a drug (especially marijuana)

synset: high, mellow

adv

1. at a great altitude; "he climbed high on the ladder"

synset: high, high_up

2. in or to a high position, amount, or degree; "prices have gone up far too high"

synset: high

3. in a rich manner; "he lives high"

synset: high, richly, luxuriously

4. far up toward the source; "he lives high up the river"

synset: high

Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.

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