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high > 18 senses
ADJECTIVE	1	high	Greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
	2	high	(literal meaning) being at or having a relatively great or specific elevation or upward extension (sometimes used in combinations like `knee-high')
	3	high, eminent	Standing above others in quality or position
	4	high, high-pitched	Used of sounds and voices
	5	high, in high spirits	Happy and excited and energetic
	6	high, gamey, gamy	(used of the smell of meat) smelling spoiled or tainted
	7	high, mellow	Slightly and pleasantly intoxicated from alcohol or a drug (especially marijuana)
ADVERB	1	high, high up	At a great altitude
	2	high	In or to a high position, amount, or degree
	3	high, richly, luxuriously	In a rich manner
	4	high	Far up toward the source
NOUN	1	high	A lofty level or position or degree
	2	high, high pressure	An air mass of higher than normal pressure
	3	high	A state of sustained elation
	4	high	A state of altered consciousness induced by alcohol or narcotics
	5	high, heights	A high place
	6	high, senior high school, senior high, highschool, high school	A public secondary school usually including grades 9 through 12
	7	high, high gear	A forward gear with a gear ratio that gives the greatest vehicle velocity for a given engine speed

high > pronunciation
Sounds	hhay'
Rhymes	hi / HI, shanghai / Shanghai

high > adjective 1
Meaning	Greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount.
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"
Contrary	low
Similar	advanced; broad, full; flooding, in flood, overflowing, swollen; graduate, postgraduate; higher; higher; last, utmost; soaring
See also	superior
Attribute of	degree, grade, level
Nouns	highness
Adverbs	highly

high > adjective 2
Meaning	(literal meaning) being at or having a relatively great or specific elevation or upward extension (sometimes used in combinations like `knee-high').
Examples	"a high mountain"; "high ceilings"; "high buildings"; "a high forehead"; "a high incline"; "a foot high"
Contrary	low
Similar	altitudinous; commanding, dominating, overlooking; eminent, lofty, soaring, towering; high-level, high-altitude; high-stepped, high-stepping; high-top, high-topped; steep; upper
See also	tall; top; up
Attribute of	height, tallness
Nouns	highness

high > adjective 3
Meaning	Standing above others in quality or position.
Examples	"people in high places"; "the high priest"
Synonyms	eminent
Similar to	superior
Nouns	highness
Adverbs	highly

high > adjective 4
Meaning	Used of sounds and voices. High in pitch or frequency.
Synonyms	high-pitched
Contrary	low, low-pitched
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
Attribute of	pitch

high > adjective 5
Meaning	Happy and excited and energetic.
Synonyms	in high spirits
Similar to	elated

high > adjective 6
Meaning	(used of the smell of meat) smelling spoiled or tainted.
Synonyms	gamey, gamy
Similar to	malodorous, malodourous, unpeasant-smelling, ill-smelling, stinky

high > adjective 7
Meaning	Slightly and pleasantly intoxicated from alcohol or a drug (especially marijuana).
Synonyms	mellow
Similar to	intoxicated, drunk, inebriated

high > noun 1, attribute
Meaning	A lofty level or position or degree.
Examples	"summer temperatures reached an all-time high"
Contrary	low
Broader	degree, grade, level

high > noun 2, state
Meaning	An air mass of higher than normal pressure.
Examples	"the east coast benefits from a Bermuda high"
Synonyms	high pressure
Part of	anticyclone
Broader	air mass

high > noun 3, state
Meaning	A state of sustained elation.
Examples	"I'm on a permanent high these days"
Contrary	low spirits
Broader	elation

high > noun 4, state
Meaning	A state of altered consciousness induced by alcohol or narcotics.
Examples	"they took drugs to get a high on"
Broader	elation

high > noun 5, location
Meaning	A high place.
Examples	"they stood on high and observed the countryside"
Synonyms	heights
Broader	topographic point, place, spot

high > noun 6, group
Meaning	A public secondary school usually including grades 9 through 12.
Examples	"he goes to the neighborhood highschool"
Synonyms	senior high school, senior high, highschool, high school
Broader	secondary school, lyceum, lycee, Gymnasium, middle school

high > noun 7, artifact
Meaning	A forward gear with a gear ratio that gives the greatest vehicle velocity for a given engine speed.
Synonyms	high gear
Part of	car, auto, automobile, machine, motorcar
Broader	gear, gear mechanism
Narrower	overdrive

high > adverb 1
Meaning	At a great altitude.
Examples	"he climbed high on the ladder"
Synonyms	high up

high > adverb 2
Meaning	In or to a high position, amount, or degree.
Examples	"prices have gone up far too high"

high > adverb 3
Meaning	In a rich manner.
Examples	"he lives high"
Synonyms	richly, luxuriously

high > adverb 4
Meaning	Far up toward the source.
Examples	"he lives high up the river"

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