high
- noun
- /haɪ/
- Specialized
- Clear and sunny skies with a high of 86 degrees.
Examples
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It's just a low pressure center with high pressure around it.
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So you have a situation where the pressure gets extremely high, it drops, and then it builds up again.
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So as the engine moves through the sky, it funnels this high pressure air inside.
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Come Friday, we're looking at sunny skies... with a high of 78 degrees.
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Overcast skies today, folks, with an expected high of 55 degrees and some showers expected later in the afternoon.
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You can expect sunny highs in the mid-70s and it could reach even as high as 78.
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Gas prices are at a one-year high on the basis of lower-than-normal temperatures and declining inventories.
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The weather forecast indicates that a high will move in, bringing clear skies and warm temperatures.
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Meteorologists predict that the high will create ideal conditions for outdoor activities this weekend.
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Residents are enjoying the sunshine, thanks to the high pressure system sitting over the region.
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
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Surface Forms
Etymology
A weather high is simply a place where the pressure is 'high', using the same basic sense of being 'up' from old English heah. That's why a high often brings clear skies because the pressure there is higher than around it.