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high

1. adj. Very elevated; extending or being far above a base; tall; lofty.

The balloon rose high in the sky. The wall was high. a high mountain

2. adj. Pertaining to (or, especially of a language: spoken in) in an area which is at a greater elevation, for example more mountainous, than other regions.

3. adj. (baseball, of a ball) Above the batter's shoulders.

the pitch (or: the ball) was high

4. adj. Relatively elevated; rising or raised above the average or normal level from which elevation is measured.

5. adj. Having a specified elevation or height; tall.

three feet high three Mount Everests high

6. adj. Elevated in status, esteem, prestige; exalted in rank, station, or character.

The oldest of the elves' royal family still conversed in High Elvish.

7. adj. Most exalted; foremost.

the high priest, the high officials of the court, the high altar

8. adj. Of great importance and consequence: grave (if negative) or solemn (if positive).

high crimes, the high festival of the sun

9. adj. Consummate; advanced (e.g. in development) to the utmost extent or culmination, or possessing a quality in its supreme degree, at its zenith.

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) colour; high (i.e. extensive, thorough) s

10. adj. Advanced in complexity (and hence potentially abstract and/or difficult to comprehend).

11. adj. (in several set phrases) Remote in distance or time.

high latitude, high antiquity

12. adj. (in several set phrases) Very traditionalist and conservative, especially in favoring older ways of doing things; see e.g. high church, High Tory.

13. adj. Elevated in mood; marked by great merriment, excitement, etc.

in high spirits

14. adj. (of a lifestyle) Luxurious; rich.

high living, the high life

15. adj. Lofty, often to the point of arrogant, haughty, boastful, proud.

a high tone

16. adj. (with "on" or "about") Keen, enthused.

17. adj. (of a body of water) With tall waves.

18. adj. Large, great (in amount or quantity, value, force, energy, etc).

My bank charges me a high interest rate. I was running a high temperature and had high cholesterol. high voltage high prices high winds a high number

19. adj. Having a large or comparatively larger concentration of (a substance, (which is often but not always linked by "in" when predicative)).

Carrots are high in vitamin A. made from a high-copper alloy

20. adj. (acoustics) Acute or shrill in pitch, due to being of greater frequency, i.e. produced by more rapid vibrations (wave oscillations).

The note was too high for her to sing.

21. adj. (phonetics) Made with some part of the tongue positioned high in the mouth, relatively close to the palate.

22. adj. (card games) Greater in value than other cards, denominations, suits, etc.

23. adj. (poker) Having the highest rank in a straight, flush or straight flush.

I have KT742 of the same suit. In other words, a K-high flush.

9-high straight = 98765 unsuited

Royal Flush = AKQJT suited = A-high straight flush

24. adj. (of a card or hand) Winning; able to take a trick, win a round, etc.

North's hand was high. East was in trouble.

25. adj. (of meat, especially venison) Strong-scented; slightly tainted/spoiled; beginning to decompose.

Epicures do not cook game before it is high.

The tailor liked his meat high.

26. adj. (slang) Intoxicated; under the influence of a mood-altering drug, formerly (until the early 20th century) usually alcohol, but now (by the mid 20th century) usually not alcohol but rather marijuana, c

27. adj. (nautical, of a sailing ship) Near, in its direction of travel, to the (direction of the) wind.

28. adv. In or to an elevated position.

How high above land did you fly?

29. adv. In or at a great value.

Costs have grown higher this year again.

30. adv. In a pitch of great frequency.

I certainly can't sing that high.

31. n. A high point or position, literally or figuratively; an elevated place; a superior region; a height; the sky; heaven.

32. n. A point of success or achievement; a time when things are at their best.

It was one of the highs of his career.

33. n. A period of euphoria, from excitement or from an intake of drugs.

That pill gave me a high for a few hours, before I had a comedown.