high
- adjective
- /haɪ/
- The bird flew to its high nest, safely above the reach of predators.
- high altitude
- high elevation
- feet high
I mean, that's like a really high pool right there.
- I mean, that's like a really high pool right there.
- You get your little high heel charm.
- That is how high we go in the dark.
- A fancy for high green hills by a sea.
- It's a nice like high mid rise in my opinion.
Examples
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- From the highest place in the valley.
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During the time of my study, Grant Street High School students outperformed their peers.
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That is how high we go in the dark.
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Can we not talk about how high up we are?
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Due to high call volume, we are currently unable to answer every call.
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Now I can hold my head up high...
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So now we're going to climb the highest route in here.
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And we are at the foot of this stomach-churningly massive fourth-highest structure in the us.
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Paul wanted to create a short film celebrating high school athletics on Martha's Vineyard.
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Finland had gained notoriety for having the highest rates of CHD mortality in the world.
Academic text (2013)
Synonyms
Higher than most people or things of the same kind
To be blown very high into the sky by an explosion
Very tall, like a tree or mountain, standing high above other things
Extremely high in amount or level
Raised above the surrounding ground or area
Higher than the surrounding surface or area
Very tall and impressive, rising high above other things
Very high and standing above nearby buildings or land
Very tall, like a high building, or very large in amount
Antonyms
Idioms
- Literature
To be at the top of a place or feel very excited, sometimes meaning from a power above
- NSFW
A state of great excitement and happiness, sometimes from drinking alcohol or taking drugs
- Informal
To feel too proud of your own work or ideas and ignore other people's advice
- Informal
To stop acting like you are better than other people
- Informal
To act as if you are better than others and tell them they are wrong
- Informal
To be in a risky situation that needs great care to avoid failure
- Informal
Act with dignity and good behavior when others act mean or unfair
Compounds
- Specialized
A condition in which blood pushes too hard against vessel walls and increases health risks
- UK
The top group of judges in a country or state that hears the most important cases and appeals
- Informal
A gesture two people make by slapping raised open hands together to celebrate
- Specialized
A very strong chemical that explodes quickly and makes a lot of gas and energy
- Informal
A gesture where two people each raise one hand and slap palms to celebrate
- Formal
A crime of betraying someone's country by trying to overthrow the government or help its enemies
An athletic event where athletes jump over a horizontal bar without knocking it down
How High
Surface Forms
Etymology
High comes from an old English word heah meaning 'tall' or 'elevated', and it is the same root as height. So high describes something far above the ground or base.