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Audio Help [hahy] Pronunciation Key adjective, -er, -est, adverb, -er, -est, noun

–adjective

1.	having a great or considerable extent or reach upward or vertically; lofty; tall: a high wall.

2.	having a specified extent upward: The apple tree is now 20 feet high.

3.	situated above the ground or some base; elevated: a high platform; a high ledge.

4.	exceeding the common degree or measure; strong; intense: high speed; high color.

5.	expensive; costly; dear: The price of food these days is much too high.

6.	exalted in rank, station, eminence, etc.; of exalted character or quality: a high official; high society.

Music.

a.	acute in pitch.

b.	a little sharp, or above the desired pitch.

8.	produced by relatively rapid vibrations; shrill: the high sounds of crickets.

9.	extending to or from an elevation: a high dive.

10.	great in quantity, as number, degree, or force: a high temperature; high cholesterol.

11.

Religion.

a.	chief; principal; main: the high altar of a church.

b.	High Church.

12.	of great consequence; important; grave; serious; the high consequences of such a deed; high treason.

13.	haughty; arrogant: He took a high tone with his subordinates.

14.	advanced to the utmost extent or to the culmination: high tide.

15.	elevated; merry or hilarious: high spirits; a high old time.

16.	rich; extravagant; luxurious: They have indulged in high living for years.

17.	Informal. intoxicated with alcohol or narcotics: He was so high he couldn't stand up.

18.	remote: high latitude; high antiquity.

19.	extreme in opinion or doctrine, esp. religious or political: a high Tory.

20.	designating or pertaining to highland or inland regions.

21.	having considerable energy or potential power.

22.	Automotive. of, pertaining to, or operating at the gear transmission ratio at which the speed of the engine crankshaft and of the drive shaft most closely correspond: high gear.

23.	Phonetics. (of a vowel) articulated with the upper surface of the tongue relatively close to some portion of the palate, as the vowels of eat and it, which are high front, and those of boot and put, which are high back. Compare close (def. 53), low¹ (def. 30).

24.	(of meat, esp. game) tending toward a desirable or undesirable amount of decomposition; slightly tainted: He likes his venison high.

25.	Metallurgy. containing a relatively large amount of a specified constituent (usually used in combination): high-carbon steel.

26.	Baseball. (of a pitched ball) crossing the plate at a level above the batter's shoulders: The pitch was high and outside.

27.

Cards.

a.	having greater value than other denominations or suits.

b.	able to take a trick; being a winning card.

c.	being or having a winning combination: Whose hand is high?

28.	Nautical. noting a wind of force 10 on the Beaufort scale, equal to a whole gale.

–adverb

29.	at or to a high point, place, or level.

30.	in or to a high rank or estimate: He aims high in his political ambitions.

31.	at or to a high amount or price.

32.	in or to a high degree.

33.	luxuriously; richly; extravagantly: They have always lived high.

34.	Nautical. as close to the wind as is possible while making headway with sails full.

–noun

35.	Automotive. high gear: He shifted into high when the road became level.

36.	Informal. high school.

37.	Meteorology. a pressure system characterized by relatively high pressure at its center. Compare anticyclone, low¹ (def. 46).

38.	a high or the highest point, place, or level; peak: a record high for unemployment.

39.

Slang.

a.	a euphoric state induced by alcohol, drugs, etc.

b.	a period of sustained excitement, exhilaration, or the like: After winning the lottery he was on a high for weeks.

40.	Cards. the ace or highest trump out, esp. in games of the all fours family.

—Idioms

41.	fly high, to be full of hope or elation: His stories began to sell, and he was flying high.

42.

high and dry,

a.	(of a ship) grounded so as to be entirely above water at low tide.

b.	in a deprived or distressing situation; deserted; stranded: We missed the last bus and were left high and dry.

43.	high and low, in every possible place; everywhere: The missing jewelry was never found, though we searched high and low for it.

44.	high on, Informal. enthusiastic or optimistic about; having a favorable attitude toward or opinion of.

45.

on high,

a.	at or to a height; above.

b.	in heaven.

c.	having a high position, as one who makes important decisions: the powers on high.

[Origin: bef. 900; ME heigh, var. of hegh, hey, heh, OE héah, héh; c. D hoog, OHG hoh (G hoch), ON hār, Sw hög, Goth hauhs, Lith kaũkas swelling, kaukarà hill

]

—Synonyms 1. High, lofty, tall, towering refer to something that has considerable height. High is a general term, and denotes either extension upward or position at a considerable height: six feet high; a high shelf. Lofty denotes imposing or even inspiring height: lofty crags. Tall is applied either to something that is high in proportion to its breadth, or to anything higher than the average of its kind: a tall tree, building. Towering is applied to something that rises to a great or conspicuous height as compared with something else: a towering mountain. 6. elevated, eminent, prominent, distinguished. 12. capital.

—Antonyms 1. low.

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adj. high·er, high·est

1. Having a relatively great elevation; extending far upward: a high mountain; a high tower.
2. Extending a specified distance upward: a cabinet ten feet high.
3. Being at or near the peak or culminating stage: the high tourist season; high summer.
4. Advanced in development or complexity: high forms of animal life; higher mathematics.
5. Far removed in time; remote: high antiquity.
6. Slightly spoiled or tainted; gamy. Used of meat.
7. Having a bad smell; malodorous.
8. Having a pitch corresponding to a relatively large number of sound-wave cycles per second: the high tones of a flute.
9. Raised in pitch; not soft or hushed: a high voice.
10. Of great importance: set a high priority on funding the housing program.
11. Eminent in rank or status: a high official.
12. Serious; grave: high crimes and misdemeanors.
13. Constituting a climax; crucial: The chase scene is the high point of the film.
14. Characterized by lofty or stirring events or themes: high adventure; high drama.
15. Greater than usual or expected, as in quantity, magnitude, cost, or degree: "A high price has to be paid for the happy marriage with the four healthy children" (Doris Lessing).
16. Favorable: He has a high opinion of himself.
17. Indicating excitement or euphoria: high spirits.
18. Slang Intoxicated by or as if by alcohol or a drug, such as cocaine or marijuana.
Far or farther from a reference point: was too high in the offensive zone to take a shot.
1. Being at or near the peak or culminating stage: the high tourist season; high summer.
2. Advanced in development or complexity: high forms of animal life; higher mathematics.
3. Far removed in time; remote: high antiquity.
4. Slightly spoiled or tainted; gamy. Used of meat.
5. Having a bad smell; malodorous.
6. Having a pitch corresponding to a relatively large number of sound-wave cycles per second: the high tones of a flute.
7. Raised in pitch; not soft or hushed: a high voice.
8. Of great importance: set a high priority on funding the housing program.
9. Eminent in rank or status: a high official.
10. Serious; grave: high crimes and misdemeanors.
11. Constituting a climax; crucial: The chase scene is the high point of the film.
12. Characterized by lofty or stirring events or themes: high adventure; high drama.
13. Greater than usual or expected, as in quantity, magnitude, cost, or degree: "A high price has to be paid for the happy marriage with the four healthy children" (Doris Lessing).
14. Favorable: He has a high opinion of himself.
15. Indicating excitement or euphoria: high spirits.
16. Slang Intoxicated by or as if by alcohol or a drug, such as cocaine or marijuana.
1. Slightly spoiled or tainted; gamy. Used of meat.
2. Having a bad smell; malodorous.
3. Having a pitch corresponding to a relatively large number of sound-wave cycles per second: the high tones of a flute.
4. Raised in pitch; not soft or hushed: a high voice.
5. Of great importance: set a high priority on funding the housing program.
6. Eminent in rank or status: a high official.
7. Serious; grave: high crimes and misdemeanors.
8. Constituting a climax; crucial: The chase scene is the high point of the film.
9. Characterized by lofty or stirring events or themes: high adventure; high drama.
10. Greater than usual or expected, as in quantity, magnitude, cost, or degree: "A high price has to be paid for the happy marriage with the four healthy children" (Doris Lessing).
11. Favorable: He has a high opinion of himself.
12. Indicating excitement or euphoria: high spirits.
13. Slang Intoxicated by or as if by alcohol or a drug, such as cocaine or marijuana.
1. Having a pitch corresponding to a relatively large number of sound-wave cycles per second: the high tones of a flute.
2. Raised in pitch; not soft or hushed: a high voice.
3. Of great importance: set a high priority on funding the housing program.
4. Eminent in rank or status: a high official.
5. Serious; grave: high crimes and misdemeanors.
6. Constituting a climax; crucial: The chase scene is the high point of the film.
7. Characterized by lofty or stirring events or themes: high adventure; high drama.
8. Greater than usual or expected, as in quantity, magnitude, cost, or degree: "A high price has to be paid for the happy marriage with the four healthy children" (Doris Lessing).
9. Favorable: He has a high opinion of himself.
10. Indicating excitement or euphoria: high spirits.
11. Slang Intoxicated by or as if by alcohol or a drug, such as cocaine or marijuana.
Situated relatively far from the equator: a high latitude.
1. Of great importance: set a high priority on funding the housing program.
2. Eminent in rank or status: a high official.
3. Serious; grave: high crimes and misdemeanors.
4. Constituting a climax; crucial: The chase scene is the high point of the film.
5. Characterized by lofty or stirring events or themes: high adventure; high drama.
6. Greater than usual or expected, as in quantity, magnitude, cost, or degree: "A high price has to be paid for the happy marriage with the four healthy children" (Doris Lessing).
7. Favorable: He has a high opinion of himself.
8. Indicating excitement or euphoria: high spirits.
9. Slang Intoxicated by or as if by alcohol or a drug, such as cocaine or marijuana.
Lofty or exalted in quality or character: a person of high morals.
1. Greater than usual or expected, as in quantity, magnitude, cost, or degree: "A high price has to be paid for the happy marriage with the four healthy children" (Doris Lessing).
2. Favorable: He has a high opinion of himself.
3. Indicating excitement or euphoria: high spirits.
4. Slang Intoxicated by or as if by alcohol or a drug, such as cocaine or marijuana.
Of great force or violence: high winds.
1. Indicating excitement or euphoria: high spirits.
2. Slang Intoxicated by or as if by alcohol or a drug, such as cocaine or marijuana.
Luxurious; extravagant: high living.
Linguistics Of or relating to vowels produced with part of the tongue close to the palate, as in the vowel of tree.
Of, relating to, or being the gear configuration or setting, as in an automotive transmission, that produces the greatest vehicular speed with respect to engine speed.

adv. higher, highest

At, in, or to a lofty position, level, or degree: saw a plane high in the sky; prices that had gone too high.
In an extravagant or luxurious way: made a fortune and lived high.

A lofty place or region.
A high level or degree: Summer temperatures reached an all-time high.
The high gear configuration of a transmission.
A center of high atmospheric pressure; an anticyclone.
Slang An intoxicated or euphoric condition induced by or as if by a drug.

[Middle English, from Old English hēah.]

high'ly adv.

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O.E. heh (Anglian), heah (W.Saxon) "of great height, lofty, tall, exalted," from P.Gmc. *kaukhaz (cf. O.S. hoh, O.N. har, Dan. høi, Swed. hög, O.Fris. hach, Du. hoog, O.H.G. hoh, Ger. hoch, Goth. hauhs "high;" also Ger. Hügel "hill," O.N. haugr "mound"), from PIE *koukos (cf. Lith. kaukara "hill"). Spelling with -gh represents a final guttural sound, lost since 14c. Meaning "euphoric or exhilarated from alcohol" is first attested 1627, of drugs, first recorded 1932. Sense of "proud, haughty, supercilious" (c.1205) is reflected in high hand (1382) and high horse (see horse). High seas first attested c.1380, with sense (also found in the L. cognate) of "deep" as well as "tall" (cf. also O.Pers. baršan "height, depth"). High-class (adj.) is from 1864. To high-tail "move quickly" is slang attested by 1890, from cattle ranches (animals fleeing with elevated tails). Highlands "mountainous district of Scotland" first recorded c.1425. High-roller "extravagant spender" is from 1881. Your Highness as a form of address to Eng. royalty is attested from 1402.

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high
adjective
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 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" [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 [ant: capture]
5.	happy and excited and energetic
6.	(used of the smell of meat) smelling spoiled or tainted [syn: gamey]
7.	slightly and pleasantly intoxicated from alcohol or a drug (especially marijuana)
adverb
1.	at a great altitude; "he climbed high on the ladder"
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"
4.	far up toward the source; "he lives high up the river"
noun
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"
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 countryside"; "he doesn't like heights"
6.	a public secondary school usually including grades 9 through 12; "he goes to the neighborhood highschool" [syn: senior high school]
7.	a forward gear with a gear ratio that gives the greatest vehicle velocity for a given engine speed [syn: high gear]

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high1 [hai] adjective

at, from, or reaching up to, a great distance from ground-level, sea-level etc
Example: a high mountain; a high dive; a dive from the high diving-board

Arabic:	عالٍ
Chinese (Simplified):	高的，具有相对高度的
Chinese (Traditional):	高的，具有相對高度的
Czech:	vysoký
Danish:	høj
Dutch:	hoog
Estonian:	kõrge
Finnish:	korkea
French:	haut
German:	hoch
Greek:	(υ)ψηλός
Hungarian:	magas
Icelandic:	hár
Indonesian:	tinggi
Italian:	alto

Japanese:	高い
Korean:	높은
Latvian:	augsts
Lithuanian:	aukštas
Norwegian:	høy
Polish:	wysoki
Portuguese (Brazil):	alto
Portuguese (Portugal):	alto
Romanian:	înalt, de la înălţime
Russian:	высокий
Slovak:	vysoký
Slovenian:	visok
Spanish:	alto
Swedish:	hög
Turkish:	yüksek

high2 [hai] adjective

having a particular height
Example: This building is about 20 metres high; My horse is fifteen hands high.

Arabic:	ذو ارتفاع، أرتِفاعُهُ
Chinese (Simplified):	（有）高的
Chinese (Traditional):	（有）高的
Czech:	vysoký
Danish:	høj
Dutch:	hoog
Estonian:	kõrge, pikk
Finnish:	korkea, pitkä
French:	de haut
German:	hoch
Greek:	που έχει συγκεκριμένο ύψος
Hungarian:	magas
Icelandic:	hár
Indonesian:	setinggi
Italian:	di altezza*

Japanese:	～の高さの
Korean:	높이가 …인
Latvian:	augsts; garš
Lithuanian:	aukščio
Norwegian:	høy
Polish:	o wysokości, *wzroście…
Portuguese (Brazil):	de altura
Portuguese (Portugal):	de altura
Romanian:	înalt (de)
Russian:	высоту
Slovak:	vysoký
Slovenian:	visok
Spanish:	de altura
Swedish:	hög
Turkish:	… yüksekliğinde

high3 [hai] adjective

great; large; considerable
Example: The car was travelling at high speed; He has a high opinion of her work; They charge high prices; high hopes; The child has a high fever/temperature.

Arabic:	عظيم، عالٍ
Chinese (Simplified):	很大的
Chinese (Traditional):	很大的
Czech:	vysoký, velký
Danish:	høj
Dutch:	hoog
Estonian:	kõrge, suur
Finnish:	suuri, korkea
French:	grand
German:	hoch
Greek:	μεγάλος, υψηλός, σημαντικός
Hungarian:	nagy
Icelandic:	hár, mikill, töluverður
Indonesian:	besar
Italian:	alto

Japanese:	高度の
Korean:	대단한, 높은
Latvian:	liels; augsts
Lithuanian:	didelis, aukštas
Norwegian:	stor, voldsom, kraftig, sterk
Polish:	wysoki, wielki
Portuguese (Brazil):	elevado
Portuguese (Portugal):	elevado
Romanian:	mare; bun
Russian:	высокий; большой
Slovak:	vysoký; veľký
Slovenian:	visok
Spanish:	alto; elevado; grande
Swedish:	hög, stor
Turkish:	yüksek, pahalı

high4 [hai] adjective

most important; very important
Example: the high altar in a church; Important criminal trials are held at the High Court; a high official

Arabic:	الأهَم
Chinese (Simplified):	重要的
Chinese (Traditional):	重要的
Czech:	hlavní; vysoký
Danish:	høj-; højeste; højtstående
Dutch:	hoog
Estonian:	pea-, ülem-
Finnish:	pää-, yli-
French:	haut
German:	Haupt-…
Greek:	ανώτερος
Hungarian:	fő-
Icelandic:	há-, hæsti-, aðal-
Indonesian:	tinggi
Italian:	principale, maggiore, alto

Japanese:	主要な
Korean:	주요한
Latvian:	galvenais; augstāks
Lithuanian:	aukštas, aukščiausias(is), pagrindinis
Norwegian:	høy(-), høytstående
Polish:	wysoki, główny
Portuguese (Brazil):	principal
Portuguese (Portugal):	principal
Romanian:	înalt
Russian:	главный; верховный; высший
Slovak:	hlavný; najvyšší; vysoký
Slovenian:	visok
Spanish:	mayor; supremo; alto
Swedish:	hög, högsta
Turkish:	yüksek, çok önemli

high5 [hai] adjective

noble; good
Example: high ideals

Arabic:	نبيل، رفيع، جيِّد
Chinese (Simplified):	高尚的
Chinese (Traditional):	高尚的
Czech:	vznešený
Danish:	høj
Dutch:	hoog
Estonian:	kõrge, üllas
Finnish:	jalo
French:	noble
German:	hoch
Greek:	ευγενής, υψηλός (μτφ.)
Hungarian:	előkelő
Icelandic:	háleitur
Indonesian:	mulia
Italian:	alto

Japanese:	高貴な
Korean:	고상한, 고급인
Latvian:	augsts; cēls
Lithuanian:	aukštas, kilnus
Norwegian:	høy, fornem
Polish:	szlachetny
Portuguese (Brazil):	elevado
Portuguese (Portugal):	nobre
Romanian:	nobil, înalt
Russian:	благородный
Slovak:	vznešený
Slovenian:	visok
Spanish:	bueno, noble
Swedish:	hög, ädel
Turkish:	yüksek, yüce

high6 [hai] adjective

(of a wind) strong
Example: The wind is high tonight.

Arabic:	قوي
Chinese (Simplified):	强烈的
Chinese (Traditional):	強烈的
Czech:	prudký
Danish:	stærk
Dutch:	harde wind
Estonian:	tugev
Finnish:	voimakas
French:	violent
German:	stark
Greek:	δυνατός (για άνεμο)
Hungarian:	erős
Icelandic:	sterkur, mikill
Indonesian:	kencang
Italian:	forte

Japanese:	激しい
Korean:	강한
Latvian:	(par vēju) stiprs
Lithuanian:	stiprus
Norwegian:	sterk
Polish:	silny
Portuguese (Brazil):	forte
Portuguese (Portugal):	forte
Romanian:	tare, puternic
Russian:	сильный
Slovak:	prudký
Slovenian:	močan
Spanish:	fuerte
Swedish:	stark
Turkish:	şiddetli, kuvvetli

high7 [hai] adjective

(of sounds) at or towards the top of a (musical) range
Example: a high note

Arabic:	نغمة عاليَه
Chinese (Simplified):	高音调的
Chinese (Traditional):	高音調的
Czech:	vysoký
Danish:	høj
Dutch:	hoog
Estonian:	kõrge
Finnish:	korkea
French:	aigu
German:	hoch
Greek:	υψηλός (μουσ.)
Hungarian:	magas
Icelandic:	hár, bjartur
Indonesian:	tinggi
Italian:	alto

Japanese:	高音の
Korean:	(음조가) 높은
Latvian:	(par skaņu) spalgs; augsts
Lithuanian:	aukštas
Norwegian:	høy, lys
Polish:	wysoki
Portuguese (Brazil):	agudo
Portuguese (Portugal):	alto
Romanian:	înalt
Russian:	высокий
Slovak:	vysoký
Slovenian:	visok
Spanish:	alto
Swedish:	hög
Turkish:	yüksek perdeden, tiz

high8 [hai] adjective

(of voices) like a child's voice (rather than like a man's)
Example: He still speaks in a high voice.

Arabic:	عالي الصوت
Chinese (Simplified):	（象孩子样）尖声的
Chinese (Traditional):	（象孩子樣）尖聲的
Czech:	vysoký
Danish:	høj
Estonian:	kile
Finnish:	kimeä
French:	haut
German:	hoch
Greek:	λεπτός, ψιλός
Hungarian:	magas
Icelandic:	hár, bjartur
Indonesian:	tinggi
Italian:	alto
Japanese:	かん高い

Korean:	(소리가) 날카로운, 앳된
Latvian:	(par balsi) augsts
Lithuanian:	aukštas, plonas
Norwegian:	lys
Polish:	cienki
Portuguese (Brazil):	agudo
Portuguese (Portugal):	alto
Romanian:	ascuţit, strident
Russian:	высокий
Slovak:	vysoký
Slovenian:	visok
Spanish:	agudo
Swedish:	ljus
Turkish:	tiz, keskin

high9 [hai] adjective

(of food, especially meat) beginning to go bad

Arabic:	تالِف
Chinese (Simplified):	开始变质的
Chinese (Traditional):	開始變質的
Czech:	páchnoucí
Danish:	blive dårlig
Dutch:	hoog
Estonian:	rääsunud
Finnish:	pilaantunut
French:	gâté
German:	angegangen
Greek:	παρασιτεμένος
Hungarian:	romlásnak induló
Icelandic:	sem farið er að slá í
Indonesian:	basi
Italian:	passato, andato a male*

Japanese:	腐りかけの
Korean:	썩어가고 있는
Latvian:	(par gaļu) iesmacis
Lithuanian:	pašvinkęs
Norwegian:	vilt som har hengt lenge nok
Polish:	nadpsuty
Portuguese (Brazil):	estragado
Portuguese (Portugal):	estragado
Romanian:	fezandat
Russian:	с душком
Slovak:	páchnuci
Slovenian:	pokvarjen
Spanish:	pasado
Swedish:	ankommen
Turkish:	hafifçe ağırlaşmış, *bozulmuş

high10 [hai] adjective

having great value
Example: Aces and kings are high cards.

Arabic:	ذو قيمة عاليَه
Chinese (Simplified):	价值高的
Chinese (Traditional):	价值高的
Czech:	vysoký
Danish:	høj
Dutch:	hoog
Estonian:	kõrgeim (mängukaart)
Finnish:	arvokas
French:	fort
German:	hoch
Greek:	που έχει μεγάλη αξία
Hungarian:	értékes
Icelandic:	háspil
Indonesian:	bernilai
Italian:	alto

Japanese:	上位の
Korean:	(짝패·수가) 상위인
Latvian:	vērtīgs
Lithuanian:	stipriausias
Norwegian:	av høy verdi
Polish:	mocny
Portuguese (Brazil):	alto
Portuguese (Portugal):	de valor
Romanian:	mare
Russian:	крупный
Slovak:	vysoký
Slovenian:	visok
Spanish:	importante; de gran valor
Swedish:	hög
Turkish:	yüksek değerli

high [hai] adverb

at, or to, a great distance from ground-level, sea-level etc
Example: The plane was flying high in the sky; He'll rise high in his profession.

Arabic:	على ارتفاع عالٍ
Chinese (Simplified):	高
Chinese (Traditional):	高
Czech:	vysoko
Danish:	højt
Dutch:	hoog
Estonian:	kõrgel, -e
Finnish:	korkealla, korkealle
French:	haut
German:	hoch
Greek:	ψηλά
Hungarian:	magasan
Icelandic:	hátt
Indonesian:	tinggi
Italian:	alto

Japanese:	高く
Korean:	높이
Latvian:	augstu; stipri
Lithuanian:	aukštai
Norwegian:	høyt
Polish:	wysoko
Portuguese (Brazil):	alto
Portuguese (Portugal):	alto
Romanian:	la înălţime
Russian:	высоко
Slovak:	vysoko
Slovenian:	visoko
Spanish:	alto
Swedish:	högt, långt
Turkish:	yüksekte, yükseklerde

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Main Entry: ¹high
Pronunciation: 'hI
Function: adjective
1 : having a complex organization : greatly differentiated or developedphylogenetically —usually used in the comparative degree of advanced types of plants and animals higher algae> higher apes> —compare LOW
2 a : exhibiting elation or euphoric excitement high patient> b : beingintoxicated; also : excited or stupefied by or as if by a drug (as marijuana or heroin)

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Main Entry: ²high
Function: noun
: an excited, euphoric, or stupefied state; especially : one produced by or as if by a drug (as heroin)

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High Bridge, KY Zip code(s): 40390

High View, WV Zip code(s): 26808

High Springs, FL (city, FIPS 30525) Location: 29.82209 N, 82.59192 W
Population (1990): 3144 (1317 housing units)
Area: 23.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 32643

High Ridge, MO (CDP, FIPS 32140) Location: 38.46285 N, 90.53415 W
Population (1990): 4423 (1571 housing units)
Area: 9.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 63049

High Point, MO Zip code(s): 65042

High Hill, MO (city, FIPS 31996) Location: 38.87540 N, 91.37560 W
Population (1990): 204 (97 housing units)
Area: 1.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 63350

High Falls, NY Zip code(s): 12440

High Bridge, WI Zip code(s): 54846

High Bridge, NJ (borough, FIPS 31320) Location: 40.66837 N, 74.89572 W
Population (1990): 3886 (1454 housing units)
Area: 6.2 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 08829

High Point, NC (city, FIPS 31400) Location: 35.98130 N, 79.99816 W
Population (1990): 69496 (29408 housing units)
Area: 111.4 sq km (land), 4.2 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 27260, 27262, 27265

High Point, FL (CDP, FIPS 30494) Location: 28.54684 N, 82.52558 W
Population (1990): 2814 (1717 housing units)
Area: 5.1 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)

High Point, FL (CDP, FIPS 30497) Location: 26.46548 N, 80.12828 W
Population (1990): 2288 (1552 housing units)
Area: 1.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

High Shoals, NC (city, FIPS 31440) Location: 35.39822 N, 81.20150 W
Population (1990): 605 (241 housing units)
Area: 4.6 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)

North High Shoals, GA (town, FIPS 56308) Location: 33.82837 N, 83.50152 W
Population (1990): 268 (110 housing units)
Area: 6.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

U.S. Gazetteer, U.S. Census Bureau

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Height\, n. [Written also hight.] [OE. heighte, heght, heighthe, AS. he['a]h?u, fr. heah high; akin to D. hoogte, Sw. h["o]jd, Dan. h["o]ide, Icel. h[ae]?, Goth. hauhipa. See High.]

1. The condition of being high; elevated position.

Behold the height of the stars, how high they are! --Job xxii. 12.

2. The distance to which anything rises above its foot, above that on which in stands, above the earth, or above the level of the sea; altitude; the measure upward from a surface, as the floor or the ground, of animal, especially of a man; stature. --Bacon.

[Goliath's] height was six cubits and a span. --1 Sam. xvii. 4.

3. Degree of latitude either north or south. [Obs.]

Guinea lieth to the north sea, in the same height as Peru to the south. --Abp. Abbot.

4. That which is elevated; an eminence; a hill or mountain; as, Alpine heights. --Dryden.

5. Elevation in excellence of any kind, as in power, learning, arts; also, an advanced degree of social rank; pre["e]minence or distinction in society; prominence.

Measure your mind's height by the shade it casts. --R. Browning.

All would in his power hold, all make his subjects. --Chapman.

6. Progress toward eminence; grade; degree.

Social duties are carried to greater heights, and enforced with stronger motives by the principles of our religion. --Addison.

7. Utmost degree in extent; extreme limit of energy or condition; as, the height of a fever, of passion, of madness, of folly; the height of a tempest.

My grief was at the height before thou camest. --Shak.

On height, aloud. [Obs.]

[He] spake these same words, all on hight. --Chaucer.

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Hey\, a. [See High.] High. [Obs.] --Chaucer.

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High

High\, v. i. [See Hie.] To hie. [Obs.]

Men must high them apace, and make haste. --Holland.

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High\, a. [Compar. Higher; superl. Highest.] [OE. high, hegh, hey, heh, AS. he['a]h, h?h; akin to OS. h?h, OFries. hag, hach, D. hoog, OHG. h?h, G. hoch, Icel. h?r, Sw. h["o]g, Dan. h["o]i, Goth. hauhs, and to Icel. haugr mound, G. h["u]gel hill, Lith. kaukaras.]

1. 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.

2. 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; as (a) Elevated in character or quality, whether moral or intellectual; pre["e]minent; honorable; as, high aims, or motives. "The highest faculty of the soul." --Baxter. (b) Exalted in social standing or general estimation, or in rank, reputation, office, and the like; dignified; as, she was welcomed in the highest circles.

He was a wight of high renown. --Shak. (c) Of noble birth; illustrious; as, of high family. (d) Of great strength, force, importance, and the like; strong; mighty; powerful; violent; sometimes, triumphant; victorious; majestic, etc.; as, a high wind; high passions. "With rather a high manner." --Thackeray.

Strong is thy hand, and high is thy right hand. --Ps. lxxxix. 13.

Can heavenly minds such high resentment show? --Dryden.

(e) Very abstract; difficult to comprehend or surmount; grand; noble.

Both meet to hear and answer such high things. --Shak.

Plain living and high thinking are no more. --Wordsworth. (f) Costly; dear in price; extravagant; as, to hold goods at a high price.

If they must be good at so high a rate, they know they may be safe at a cheaper. --South. (g) Arrogant; lofty; boastful; proud; ostentatious; -- used in a bad sense.

An high look and a proud heart . . . is sin. --Prov. xxi. 4.

His forces, after all the high discourses, amounted really but to eighteen hundred foot. --Clarendon.

3. 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.

High time it is this war now ended were. --Spenser.

High sauces and spices are fetched from the Indies. --Baker.

4. (Cookery) Strong-scented; slightly tainted; as, epicures do not cook game before it is high.

5. (Mus.) Acute or sharp; -- opposed to grave or low; as, a high note.

6. (Phon.) Made with a high position of some part of the tongue in relation to the palate, as [=e] ([=e]ve), [=oo] (f[=oo]d). See Guide to Pronunciation, [sect][sect] 10, 11.

High admiral, the chief admiral.

High altar, the principal altar in a church.

High and dry, out of water; out of reach of the current or tide; -- said of a vessel, aground or beached.

High and mighty arrogant; overbearing. [Colloq.]

High art, art which deals with lofty and dignified subjects and is characterized by an elevated style avoiding all meretricious display.

High bailiff, the chief bailiff.

High Church, & Low Church, two ecclesiastical parties in the Church of England and the Protestant Episcopal Church. The high-churchmen emphasize the doctrine of the apostolic succession, and hold, in general, to a sacramental presence in the Eucharist, to baptismal regeneration, and to the sole validity of Episcopal ordination. They attach much importance to ceremonies and symbols in worship. Low-churchmen lay less stress on these points, and, in many instances, reject altogether the peculiar tenets of the high-church school. See Broad Church.

High constable (Law), a chief of constabulary. See Constable, n., 2.

High commission court,a court of ecclesiastical jurisdiction in England erected and united to the regal power by Queen Elizabeth in 1559. On account of the abuse of its powers it was abolished in 1641.

High day (Script.), a holy or feast day. --John xix. 31.

High festival (Eccl.), a festival to be observed with full ceremonial.

High German, or High Dutch. See under German.

High jinks, an old Scottish pastime; hence, noisy revelry; wild sport. [Colloq.] "All the high jinks of the county, when the lad comes of age." --F. Harrison.

High latitude (Geog.), one designated by the higher figures; consequently, a latitude remote from the equator.

High life, life among the aristocracy or the rich.

High liver, one who indulges in a rich diet.

High living, a feeding upon rich, pampering food.

High Mass. (R. C. Ch.) See under Mass.

High milling, a process of making flour from grain by several successive grindings and intermediate sorting, instead of by a single grinding.

High noon, the time when the sun is in the meridian.

High place (Script.), an eminence or mound on which sacrifices were offered.

High priest. See in the Vocabulary.

High relief. (Fine Arts) See Alto-rilievo.

High school. See under School.

High seas (Law), the open sea; the part of the ocean not in the territorial waters of any particular sovereignty, usually distant three miles or more from the coast line. --Wharton.

High steam, steam having a high pressure.

High steward, the chief steward.

High tea, tea with meats and extra relishes.

High tide, the greatest flow of the tide; high water.

High time. (a) Quite time; full time for the occasion. (b) A time of great excitement or enjoyment; a carousal. [Slang]

High treason, treason against the sovereign or the state, the highest civil offense. See Treason.

Note: It is now sufficient to speak of high treason as treason simply, seeing that petty treason, as a distinct offense, has been abolished. --Mozley & W.

High water, the utmost flow or greatest elevation of the tide; also, the time of such elevation.

High-water mark. (a) That line of the seashore to which the waters ordinarily reach at high water. (b) A mark showing the highest level reached by water in a river or other body of fresh water, as in time of freshet.

High-water shrub (Bot.), a composite shrub (Iva frutescens), growing in salt marshes along the Atlantic coast of the United States.

High wine, distilled spirits containing a high percentage of alcohol; -- usually in the plural.

To be on a high horse, to be on one's dignity; to bear one's self loftily. [Colloq.]

With a high hand. (a) With power; in force; triumphantly. "The children of Israel went out with a high hand." --Ex. xiv. 8. (b) In an overbearing manner, arbitrarily. "They governed the city with a high hand." --Jowett (Thucyd. ).

Syn: Tall; lofty; elevated; noble; exalted; supercilious; proud; violent; full; dear. See Tall.

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High\, adv. In a high manner; in a high place; to a great altitude; to a great degree; largely; in a superior manner; eminently; powerfully. "And reasoned high." --Milton. "I can not reach so high." --Shak.

Note: High is extensively used in the formation of compound words, most of which are of very obvious signification; as, high-aimed, high-arched, high-aspiring, high-bearing, high-boasting, high-browed, high-crested, high-crowned, high-designing, high-engendered, high-feeding, high-flaming, high-flavored, high-gazing, high-heaped, high-heeled, high-priced, high-reared, high-resolved, high-rigged, high-seated, high-shouldered, high-soaring, high-towering, high-voiced, and the like.

High and low, everywhere; in all supposable places; as, I hunted high and low. [Colloq.]

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