high
- noun
- /haɪ/
- Literature
- Meanwhile, the wild geese, high in the clean blue air, are heading home again.
Shafen values don't come down to us from on high.
- Shafen values don't come down to us from on high.
Examples
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People thronged the streets or called from the high windows.
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See, just on the high point, it would be really pretty.
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Same way as acknowledging and respecting gravity when in a high place keeps you safe.
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A bride in a crumpled wedding dress appears standing on the high, narrow ledge of wall.
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She stood on the high hilltop, looking out over the vast valley below.
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From the high vantage point, we could see the entire city sprawling beneath us.
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The artist painted a beautiful landscape view from a high cliff overlooking the ocean.
Synonyms
Height of a place measured from sea level or ground
The distance of a place above sea level
Height of a place above sea level
A high place that gives a wide view of the area
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
A high as a noun for a place is the same idea as height and comes from old English heah; it means a place that is up above the land. So a castle on a high is built on a high spot with a wide view.