dictionary | A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z |
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Sounds | hhay' |
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Rhymes | hi / HI, shanghai / Shanghai |
Meaning | Greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount. |
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Examples | "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" |
Attribute of | degree, grade, level |
Similar | advanced; broad, full; exalted; flooding, in flood, overflowing, swollen; graduate, postgraduate; great; higher; higher; last, utmost; soaring |
See also | superior |
Contrary | low |
Adverbs | highly |
Meaning | (literal meanings) being at or having a relatively great or specific elevation or upward extension (sometimes used in combinations like `knee-high'). |
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Examples | "a high mountain"; "high ceilings"; "high buildings"; "a high forehead"; "a high incline"; "a foot high" |
Attribute of | height, tallness |
Similar | altitudinous; commanding, dominating, overlooking; eminent, lofty, soaring, towering; high-level; high-stepped, high-stepping; high-top, high-topped; steep; upper |
See also | tall; top; up |
Contrary | low |
Meaning | Standing above others in quality or position. |
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Examples | "people in high places"; "the high priest" |
Synonyms | eminent |
Similar to | superior |
Adverbs | highly |
Meaning | Used of sounds and voices. High in pitch or frequency. |
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Synonyms | high-pitched |
Attribute of | pitch |
Similar | adenoidal, pinched, nasal; altissimo; alto; countertenor, alto; falsetto; peaky, spiky; piping; piercing, shrill, sharp; screaky, screechy, squeaking, squeaky, squealing; shrilling; soprano, treble; sopranino; tenor; tenor |
Contrary | low, low-pitched |
Meaning | Happy and excited and energetic. |
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Synonyms | in high spirits |
Similar to | elated |
Meaning | Used of the smell of game beginning to taint. |
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Synonyms | gamey, gamy |
Similar to | malodorous, malodourous |
Meaning | Slightly and pleasantly intoxicated from alcohol or a drug (especially marijuana). |
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Synonyms | mellow |
Similar to | intoxicated, drunk, inebriated |
Meaning | A lofty level or position or degree. |
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Examples | "summer temperatures reached an all-time high" |
Broader | degree, grade, level |
Contrary | low |
Meaning | An air mass of higher than normal pressure. |
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Examples | "the east coast benefits from a Bermuda high" |
Synonyms | high pressure |
Part of | anticyclone |
Broader | air mass |
Meaning | A state of sustained elation. |
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Examples | "I'm on a permanent high these days" |
Broader | elation |
Contrary | low spirits |
Meaning | A state of altered consciousness induced by alcohol or narcotics. |
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Examples | "they took drugs to get a high on" |
Broader | elation |
Meaning | A high place. |
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Examples | "they stood on high and observed the coutryside" |
Synonyms | heights |
Broader | topographic point, place, spot |
Meaning | A public secondary school usually including grades 9 through 12. |
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Examples | "he goes to the neighborhood highschool" |
Synonyms | senior high school, senior high, highschool, high school |
Broader | secondary school, lyceum, lycee, Gymnasium, middle school |
Meaning | A forward gear with a gear ratio giving high vehicle velocity for a given engine speed. |
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Synonyms | high gear |
Part of | car, auto, automobile, machine, motorcar |
Narrower | overdrive |
Broader | gear, gear mechanism |
Meaning | At a great altitude. |
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Examples | "he climbed high on the ladder" |
Synonyms | high up |
Meaning | In or to a high position, amount, or degree. |
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Examples | "prices have gone up far too high" |
Meaning | In a rich manner. |
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Examples | "he lives high" |
Synonyms | richly, luxuriously |
Meaning | Far up toward the source. |
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Examples | "he lives high up the river" |