high
- adjective
- /haɪ/
- UK
- For centuries, Istanbul's gardeners relied on natural fertilizers to sustain healthy, productive soils and produce high-quality vegetables.
Examples
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Nonetheless, Tryon ranked various meats by their healthful qualities, with beef high on his list.
Academic text (2011) -
The meat had gone high and was no longer safe to eat.
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I had no idea the dough was so high in sodium to start with!
Blog text (5) -
This whole thing stinks to high heaven.
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For this reason, a certain percentage of the ores smelted have to be high in sulfur.
Academic text (1996) -
After a few days in the fridge, the chicken started to smell high and should be thrown away.
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When he opened the container, the high odor made him recoil in disgust.
Synonyms
Spoiled and not safe to eat
A bad, sharp smell or taste from spoiled oil
Having a sharp unpleasant smell from decay or dampness
A strong meat taste that is slightly wild or spoiled
A strong, unpleasant smell that shows meat is spoiled
Having a very strong, unpleasant smell like rotten food
Having a very strong unpleasant smell or taste
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 Spoiled
Surface Forms
Etymology
One old use of high described meat with a strong, unpleasant smell, an idea recorded long ago and now rare. A useful memory is that high here meant the smell had become strong or 'up', so the meat was spoiled.