high

1 of 3

adjective

ˈhī

: rising or extending upward a great distance : taller than average, usual, or expected

a high wall

a high fly ball

: having a specified height or elevation : tall

six feet high

—often used in combination

sky-highwaist-high

: situated or passing above the normal level, surface, base of measurement, or elevation

the high desert

a(1)

: advanced toward the acme or culmination

high summer

(2)

: advanced toward the most active or culminating period

on the Riviera during high season

(3)

: constituting the late, most fully developed, or most creative stage or period

high Gothic

(4)

: advanced in complexity, development, or elaboration

the higher primates including humans

higher mathematics

: verging on lateness

—usually used in the phrase high time

It's high time he won an award.

: long past : remote

high antiquity

: elevated in pitch (see pitch entry 4 sense 4b(1))

a high note

: relatively far from the equator

high latitude

: rich in quality : luxurious

high living

: slightly tainted or spoiled

high game meat

also : malodorous

smelled rather high

: exalted or elevated in character : noble

high purposes

: of greater degree, amount, cost, value, or content than average, usual, or expected

high prices

high temperatures

high blood pressure

traveling at a high rate of speed

unemployment was high

: of relatively great importance: such as

: foremost in rank, dignity, or standing

high officials

: serious, grave

high crimes

: observed with the utmost solemnity

high religious observances

: critical, climactic

the high point of the novel

: intellectually or artistically of the first order or best quality

high culture

: marked by sublime, heroic, or stirring events or subject matter

high tragedy

a tale of high adventure

: forcible, strong

high winds

: stressing matters of doctrine and ceremony

specifically : high church

: filled with or expressing great joy or excitement

high spirits

: intoxicated by or as if by a drug or alcohol

high on cocaine

: articulated or pronounced with some part of the tongue close to the palate

a high vowel

high

2 of 3

adverb

: at or to a high place, altitude, level, or degree

climbed higher

passions ran high

: well, luxuriously

—often used in the phrases high off the hog and high on the hog

high

3 of 3

noun

: an elevated place or region: such as

: hill, knoll

: the space overhead : sky

—usually used with on

birds wheeling on high

: heaven

—usually used with on

wisdom from on high

: a region where the pressure of the atmosphere is greater than normal : a region of high barometric pressure

a high moving out to the east

called also anticyclone

: a point or level of greater amount, number, or degree than average or expected : a high point or level

sales reached a new high

mostly sunny with highs in the 80s

the highs and lows of her career

: the transmission gear of a vehicle (such as an automobile) giving the greatest speed of travel

put it into high

: an excited, euphoric, or stupefied state produced by or as if by a drug

produces a high that lasts several hours

coming down from the high of their wedding day

: a state of elation or high spirits

the high of victory

Example Sentences

Adjective 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. Adverb 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 Noun Oil prices reached a new high last winter. The forecast is for showers with highs in the 70s. The high only lasted a few minutes. See More

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

Strap Tank Harleys have a reputation for selling for high prices. —

Beck Andrew Salgado, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2023 The confrontation happened Tuesday afternoon in Old Town Scottsdale, which has been seeing a high volume of visitors in town for the big game and the Phoenix Open. —

Terry Tang, ajc, 11 Feb. 2023 The Constitution sets a high bar for booting a member, requiring a two-thirds vote in favor of expulsion. —

Robert Mitchell, Anchorage Daily News, 11 Feb. 2023 Washington’s high temperature of 65 degrees fell three below the record for the date of 68. —

Martin Weil, Washington Post, 11 Feb. 2023 Despite reports that inflation is slowing down, President Joe Biden acknowledged during the State of the Union Address this week that grocery prices remain high. —

Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 10 Feb. 2023 For a romantic high-point of your trip, try the Chef's Table Experience, an extravagant multi-course dinner created by the ship’s executive chef. —

Maya Kachroo-levine, Travel + Leisure, 10 Feb. 2023 The drop comes after the futures had risen for 12 consecutive trading days, climbing nearly 30% during that time to a record high of $2.63 a pound. —

Kirk Maltais, WSJ, 10 Feb. 2023 The lighting, which remains subdued throughout, emanates from a point high above center stage. —

Jeffrey Gantz, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Feb. 2023

Adverb

Indianapolis Star Seeger Memorial unleashed a high-powered offensive show to knock off Covington 72-39 Friday in an Indiana boys basketball matchup on February 10. —

Indy Star Ai Sports, The Indianapolis Star, 11 Feb. 2023 Electrify America, the largest supplier of high-powered DC fast charging for electric vehicles, will increase prices 16%-25% March 6, depending on local electric regulations. —

Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 10 Feb. 2023 During that campaign, while limiting opponents to 18.3 points per game in a Big 12 known more for its high-powered offenses than its stifling defenses, Baylor won the conference title in large part due to its defensive performance. —

Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al, 10 Feb. 2023 With Jalen Hurts leading a high-powered offense and Haason Reddick headlining a stingy defense, the Eagles have been dominant throughout much of the season. —

Rob Maaddi, ajc, 9 Feb. 2023 Texas now sits alone in first place in the high-powered Big 12, making a strong case that coach Rodney Terry should have the interim tag removed from his title. —

Eddie Timanus, USA TODAY, 6 Feb. 2023 The high-powered winds impact was felt across Massachusetts, from knocked down trees to power outages. —

Lauren Booker, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Feb. 2023 Investigators found nearly two dozen shell casings from a high-powered rifle near the substations, but so far have not found a gun or made any arrests. —

Aaron Cooper, CNN, 4 Feb. 2023 The automaker and the drinks manufacturer are joining forces on a high-powered team in the world’s most popular motorsports series. —

Tariq Panja, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2023

Noun

According to a 2022 post-mortem compiled by the Center for American Women and Politics at Rutgers University, women serving in the U.S. Congress have reached a new high, with 149 women holding office. —

Kinsey Crowley, Fortune, 10 Feb. 2023 Crist | Kolder Associates found that last year, the share of female CFOs rose to a new high of 16%, up from 15.1% in 2021 and 12.6% in 2020. —

Anna King, Forbes, 6 Feb. 2023 In perhaps one telling sign as to who’s winning either debate, US office occupancy hit a new high of over 50% this week, according to data from Kastle, which tracks office card swipes. —

Michelle Cheng, Quartz, 3 Feb. 2023 The head count reached a new high in the fall of 2022, with 3,762 students. —

Ryan Anderson, Arkansas Online, 28 Jan. 2023 That was a new high, surpassing the 5,972 guns found in 2021. —

Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 25 Jan. 2023 But in 2023, U.S. production is projected to edge higher and set a new high, driven by the Permian Basin region in West Texas. —

Dallas News, 13 Jan. 2023 This cult-favorite slip-on takes comfort and ease to a new high. —

Christian Gollayan, Men's Health, 10 Jan. 2023 The average price of a single-family home in Anchorage jumped to a new high of $456,000 in 2022, even as Anchorage realtors said rising interest rates began to cool the market. —

Alex Demarban, Anchorage Daily News, 1 Jan. 2023 See More

Phrases Containing high

Kids Definition

high

1 of 3 adjective

ˈhī

: extending to a great distance upward : having greater height than average or usual

rooms with high ceilings

: having a specified elevation

six feet high

: advanced toward fullness

high summer

: shrill entry 2, sharp

high note

: far from the equator

high latitude

: noble entry 1 sense 5

a writer of high purpose

: of greater degree, size, amount, or content than average or ordinary

high pressure

high power of a microscope

: of relatively great importance: as

: first in rank or standing

high society

: serious sense 4, grave

high crimes

: strong sense 7

high winds

: showing joy or excitement

high spirits

: drunk entry 2 sense 1

also : affected or impaired by or as if by a drug

: advanced or complex in structure or development

higher mathematics

higher fungi

high

2 of 3 adverb

: at or to a high place, altitude, or degree

climbed high

: richly sense 1, luxuriously

living high

high

3 of 3 noun

: hill entry 1 sense 1, knoll

: sky sense 1

watched the birds on high

: heaven sense 2

a judgment from on high

: a region of high barometric pressure : anticyclone

: a high point or level : height

prices reached a new high

: the arrangement of gears (as in an automobile) that gives the highest speed and consequently the highest speed of travel

: a state of good feeling, excitement, or intoxication produced by or as if by a drug

Medical Definition

high

1 of 2 adjective

ˈhī

: having a complex organization : greatly differentiated or developed phylogenetically

—usually used in the comparative degree of advanced types of plants and animals

the higher algaethe higher apes

compare low

: exhibiting elation or euphoric excitement

a high patient

: being intoxicated

also : excited or stupefied by or as if by a drug (as marijuana or heroin)

high

2 of 2 noun

: an excited, euphoric, or stupefied state

especially : one produced by or as if by a drug (as heroin)

单词	highest
释义	high 1 of 3 adjective ˈhī 1 a : rising or extending upward a great distance : taller than average, usual, or expected a high wall a high fly ball b : having a specified height or elevation : tall six feet high —often used in combination sky-highwaist-high c : situated or passing above the normal level, surface, base of measurement, or elevation the high desert 2 a(1) : advanced toward the acme or culmination high summer (2) : advanced toward the most active or culminating period on the Riviera during high season (3) : constituting the late, most fully developed, or most creative stage or period high Gothic (4) : advanced in complexity, development, or elaboration the higher primates including humans higher mathematics b : verging on lateness —usually used in the phrase high time It's high time he won an award. c : long past : remote high antiquity 3 : elevated in pitch (see pitch entry 4 sense 4b(1)) a high note 4 : relatively far from the equator high latitude 5 : rich in quality : luxurious high living 6 : slightly tainted or spoiled high game meat also : malodorous smelled rather high 7 : exalted or elevated in character : noble high purposes 8 : of greater degree, amount, cost, value, or content than average, usual, or expected high prices high temperatures high blood pressure traveling at a high rate of speed unemployment was high 9 : of relatively great importance: such as a : foremost in rank, dignity, or standing high officials b : serious, grave high crimes c : observed with the utmost solemnity high religious observances d : critical, climactic the high point of the novel e : intellectually or artistically of the first order or best quality high culture f : marked by sublime, heroic, or stirring events or subject matter high tragedy a tale of high adventure 10 : forcible, strong high winds 11 : stressing matters of doctrine and ceremony specifically : high church 12 a : filled with or expressing great joy or excitement high spirits b : intoxicated by or as if by a drug or alcohol high on cocaine 13 : articulated or pronounced with some part of the tongue close to the palate a high vowel high 2 of 3 adverb 1 : at or to a high place, altitude, level, or degree climbed higher passions ran high 2 : well, luxuriously —often used in the phrases high off the hog and high on the hog high 3 of 3 noun 1 : an elevated place or region: such as a : hill, knoll b : the space overhead : sky —usually used with on birds wheeling on high c : heaven —usually used with on wisdom from on high 2 : a region where the pressure of the atmosphere is greater than normal : a region of high barometric pressure a high moving out to the east called also anticyclone 3 a : a point or level of greater amount, number, or degree than average or expected : a high point or level sales reached a new high mostly sunny with highs in the 80s the highs and lows of her career b : the transmission gear of a vehicle (such as an automobile) giving the greatest speed of travel put it into high 4 a : an excited, euphoric, or stupefied state produced by or as if by a drug produces a high that lasts several hours coming down from the high of their wedding day b : a state of elation or high spirits the high of victory Phrases high on : enthusiastically in approval or support of party leaders high on a new candidate Synonyms Adjective altitudinous lofty tall towering Adverb expensively extravagantly fatly grandly large lavishly luxuriously opulently palatially plushly richly sumptuously Noun cloud nine ecstasy elatedness elation euphoria exhilaration heaven intoxication paradise rapture rhapsody seventh heaven swoon transport See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Adjective 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. Adverb 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 Noun Oil prices reached a new high last winter. The forecast is for showers with highs in the 70s. The high only lasted a few minutes. See More Recent Examples on the Web Adjective Strap Tank Harleys have a reputation for selling for high prices. —Beck Andrew Salgado, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2023 The confrontation happened Tuesday afternoon in Old Town Scottsdale, which has been seeing a high volume of visitors in town for the big game and the Phoenix Open. —Terry Tang, ajc, 11 Feb. 2023 The Constitution sets a high bar for booting a member, requiring a two-thirds vote in favor of expulsion. —Robert Mitchell, Anchorage Daily News, 11 Feb. 2023 Washington’s high temperature of 65 degrees fell three below the record for the date of 68. —Martin Weil, Washington Post, 11 Feb. 2023 Despite reports that inflation is slowing down, President Joe Biden acknowledged during the State of the Union Address this week that grocery prices remain high. —Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 10 Feb. 2023 For a romantic high-point of your trip, try the Chef's Table Experience, an extravagant multi-course dinner created by the ship’s executive chef. —Maya Kachroo-levine, Travel + Leisure, 10 Feb. 2023 The drop comes after the futures had risen for 12 consecutive trading days, climbing nearly 30% during that time to a record high of $2.63 a pound. —Kirk Maltais, WSJ, 10 Feb. 2023 The lighting, which remains subdued throughout, emanates from a point high above center stage. —Jeffrey Gantz, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Feb. 2023 Adverb Indianapolis Star Seeger Memorial unleashed a high-powered offensive show to knock off Covington 72-39 Friday in an Indiana boys basketball matchup on February 10. —Indy Star Ai Sports, The Indianapolis Star, 11 Feb. 2023 Electrify America, the largest supplier of high-powered DC fast charging for electric vehicles, will increase prices 16%-25% March 6, depending on local electric regulations. —Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 10 Feb. 2023 During that campaign, while limiting opponents to 18.3 points per game in a Big 12 known more for its high-powered offenses than its stifling defenses, Baylor won the conference title in large part due to its defensive performance. —Tom Green \| Tgreen@al.com, al, 10 Feb. 2023 With Jalen Hurts leading a high-powered offense and Haason Reddick headlining a stingy defense, the Eagles have been dominant throughout much of the season. —Rob Maaddi, ajc, 9 Feb. 2023 Texas now sits alone in first place in the high-powered Big 12, making a strong case that coach Rodney Terry should have the interim tag removed from his title. —Eddie Timanus, USA TODAY, 6 Feb. 2023 The high-powered winds impact was felt across Massachusetts, from knocked down trees to power outages. —Lauren Booker, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Feb. 2023 Investigators found nearly two dozen shell casings from a high-powered rifle near the substations, but so far have not found a gun or made any arrests. —Aaron Cooper, CNN, 4 Feb. 2023 The automaker and the drinks manufacturer are joining forces on a high-powered team in the world’s most popular motorsports series. —Tariq Panja, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2023 Noun According to a 2022 post-mortem compiled by the Center for American Women and Politics at Rutgers University, women serving in the U.S. Congress have reached a new high, with 149 women holding office. —Kinsey Crowley, Fortune, 10 Feb. 2023 Crist \| Kolder Associates found that last year, the share of female CFOs rose to a new high of 16%, up from 15.1% in 2021 and 12.6% in 2020. —Anna King, Forbes, 6 Feb. 2023 In perhaps one telling sign as to who’s winning either debate, US office occupancy hit a new high of over 50% this week, according to data from Kastle, which tracks office card swipes. —Michelle Cheng, Quartz, 3 Feb. 2023 The head count reached a new high in the fall of 2022, with 3,762 students. —Ryan Anderson, Arkansas Online, 28 Jan. 2023 That was a new high, surpassing the 5,972 guns found in 2021. —Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 25 Jan. 2023 But in 2023, U.S. production is projected to edge higher and set a new high, driven by the Permian Basin region in West Texas. —Dallas News, 13 Jan. 2023 This cult-favorite slip-on takes comfort and ease to a new high. —Christian Gollayan, Men's Health, 10 Jan. 2023 The average price of a single-family home in Anchorage jumped to a new high of $456,000 in 2022, even as Anchorage realtors said rising interest rates began to cool the market. —Alex Demarban, Anchorage Daily News, 1 Jan. 2023 See More Word History Etymology Adjective, Adverb, and Noun Middle English, from Old English hēah; akin to Old High German hōh high, Lithuanian kaukaras hill First Known Use Adjective before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Adverb before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Noun before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Phrases Containing high aim high be (in) for the high jump be riding high come hell or high water extremely high frequency from on high have a high regard for have a high opinion of (something) high/low profile high achiever high altar high analysis high and low high and dry high-and-mighty high beam high blood pressure high cholesterol high chair high-class high comedy high command high-count high court high day high-def high-energy high-end high fidelity high fashion high finance high five high-flown high gear high-grade high-grading high ground high-handed high horse high in high-intensity interval training high jump high jinks high-level high-maintenance high-minded high mass high-muckety-muck high-muck-a-muck high off the hog high-octane high noon high on the hog high on one's list high-pitched high performance high pain threshold high place high-power high-powered high-pressure high priestess high priest high-ranking high-profile high relief high school high roller high-risk high school reunion high sea high-security high table high summer high style high-strung high street high-sticking high-spirited high-sounding high-speed high tea high tech high-tension high-test high-top high treason high-voltage high-toned high tide high-water mark high-wire act high yellow hold one's head (up) high hold (someone or something) in high regard it's high time in high style in high spirits in high places in high dudgeon knee-high junior high school on high on a high on a high note place a high value on runner's high senior high school sky-high the high ground take a high polish shoulder-high to high heaven the moral high ground waist-high very high frequency as high as a kite friends in high places high-concept high-density lipoprotein high drama high frequency high polymer high/top marks high-heeled high-definition high hat high commissioner high-energy physics high on the list high point high sign high hopes high-low-jack high technology high-ticket high heels high explosive high rise high water in/into high gear high-flying knee-high to a grasshopper the high jump high days and holidays high-wire high road hell or high water high-up high-wrought the high road kicks/moves into high gear run high fly high stand high/low with (someone) hit the high spots high yaller took the high road ride high hit the high points stinks to high heaven high on See More aim high be (in) for the high jump be riding high come hell or high water extremely high frequency from on high have a high regard for have a high opinion of (something) high/low profile high achiever high altar high analysis high and low high and dry high-and-mighty high beam high blood pressure high cholesterol high chair high-class high comedy high command high-count high court high day high-def high-energy high-end high fidelity high fashion high finance high five high-flown high gear high-grade high-grading high ground high-handed high horse high in high-intensity interval training high jump high jinks high-level high-maintenance high-minded high mass high-muckety-muck high-muck-a-muck high off the hog high-octane high noon high on the hog high on one's list high-pitched high performance high pain threshold high place high-power high-powered high-pressure high priestess high priest high-ranking high-profile high relief high school high roller high-risk high school reunion high sea high-security high table high summer high style high-strung high street high-sticking high-spirited high-sounding high-speed high tea high tech high-tension high-test high-top high treason high-voltage high-toned high tide high-water mark high-wire act high yellow hold one's head (up) high hold (someone or something) in high regard it's high time in high style in high spirits in high places in high dudgeon knee-high junior high school on high on a high on a high note place a high value on runner's high senior high school sky-high the high ground take a high polish shoulder-high to high heaven the moral high ground waist-high very high frequency as high as a kite friends in high places high-concept high-density lipoprotein high drama high frequency high polymer high/top marks high-heeled high-definition high hat high commissioner high-energy physics high on the list high point high sign high hopes high-low-jack high technology high-ticket high heels high explosive high rise high water in/into high gear high-flying knee-high to a grasshopper the high jump high days and holidays high-wire high road hell or high water high-up high-wrought the high road kicks/moves into high gear run high fly high stand high/low with (someone) hit the high spots high yaller took the high road ride high hit the high points stinks to high heaven high on See More Kids Definition high 1 of 3 adjective ˈhī 1 a : extending to a great distance upward : having greater height than average or usual rooms with high ceilings b : having a specified elevation six feet high 2 : advanced toward fullness high summer 3 : shrill entry 2, sharp high note 4 : far from the equator high latitude 5 : noble entry 1 sense 5 a writer of high purpose 6 : of greater degree, size, amount, or content than average or ordinary high pressure high power of a microscope 7 : of relatively great importance: as a : first in rank or standing high society b : serious sense 4, grave high crimes 8 : strong sense 7 high winds 9 a : showing joy or excitement high spirits b : drunk entry 2 sense 1 also : affected or impaired by or as if by a drug 10 : advanced or complex in structure or development higher mathematics higher fungi high 2 of 3 adverb 1 : at or to a high place, altitude, or degree climbed high 2 : richly sense 1, luxuriously living high high 3 of 3 noun 1 a : hill entry 1 sense 1, knoll b : sky sense 1 watched the birds on high c : heaven sense 2 a judgment from on high 2 : a region of high barometric pressure : anticyclone 3 a : a high point or level : height prices reached a new high b : the arrangement of gears (as in an automobile) that gives the highest speed and consequently the highest speed of travel 4 : a state of good feeling, excitement, or intoxication produced by or as if by a drug Medical Definition high 1 of 2 adjective ˈhī 1 : having a complex organization : greatly differentiated or developed phylogenetically —usually used in the comparative degree of advanced types of plants and animals the higher algaethe higher apes compare low 2 a : exhibiting elation or euphoric excitement a high patient b : being intoxicated also : excited or stupefied by or as if by a drug (as marijuana or heroin) high 2 of 2 noun : an excited, euphoric, or stupefied state especially : one produced by or as if by a drug (as heroin) highest adjective 1 as in higher being at a point or level higher than all others the highest grade the highest flag on the pole Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance higher top upper loftiest first topmost uppermost upmost maximum supreme maximal predominant foremost utmost dominant maximized loftier leading chief dominant uttermost principal head peaked premier eminent heightened dominating prominent preeminent consummate escalated lifted raised towering uplifted elevated upraised jacked (up) Antonyms & Near Antonyms lowest lower lowermost bottommost undermost nethermost below under underneath low lowered nether rock-bottom sunken low-lying See More 2 as in greatest coming before all others in importance turned to the highest authority for answers the highest official in the land Synonyms & Similar Words greatest main predominant primary foremost dominant first supreme leading big chief principal key central great paramount cardinal capital premier top prior overriding master sovereign preeminent primal outstanding number one major distinguished arch overbearing superior grand overmastering sovran prestigious No. 1 important notable signal noteworthy eminent stellar senior unparalleled illustrious star numero uno unsurpassed significant unequaled influential matchless incomparable noble mighty unequalled high-level renowned momentous famed famous celebrated Antonyms & Near Antonyms least last negligible insignificant minor secondary slight subordinate unimportant inferior trivial inconsiderable collateral trifling inconsequential subsidiary See More
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high

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