[
US
/ˈhaɪ/
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[ UK /hˈaɪ/ ]
[ UK /hˈaɪ/ ]
NOUN
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a public secondary school usually including grades 9 through 12
he goes to the neighborhood highschool -
an air mass of higher than normal pressure
the east coast benefits from a Bermuda high -
a lofty level or position or degree
summer temperatures reached an all-time high -
a state of sustained elation
I'm on a permanent high these days - a forward gear with a gear ratio that gives the greatest vehicle velocity for a given engine speed
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a high place
they stood on high and observed the countryside
he doesn't like heights -
a state of altered consciousness induced by alcohol or narcotics
they took drugs to get a high on
ADVERB
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at a great altitude
he climbed high on the ladder -
far up toward the source
he lives high up the river -
in or to a high position, amount, or degree
prices have gone up far too high -
in a rich manner
he lives high
ADJECTIVE
- slightly and pleasantly intoxicated from alcohol or a drug (especially marijuana)
- used of sounds and voices; high in pitch or frequency
- (used of the smell of meat) smelling spoiled or tainted
- happy and excited and energetic
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(literal meaning) being at or having a relatively great or specific elevation or upward extension (sometimes used in combinations like `knee-high')
a high forehead
high buildings
high ceilings
a high mountain
a high incline
a foot high -
standing above others in quality or position
the high priest
people in high places
eminent members of the community -
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
a high price
the high point of his career
a high temperature
he has a high opinion of himself
the river is high
high risks
has high hopes
How To Use high In A Sentence
- So spake he, and Athene was mightily angered at heart, and chid Odysseus in wrathful words: Odysseus, thou hast no more steadfast might nor any prowess, as when for nine whole years continually thou didst battle with the Trojans for high born Helen, of the white arms, and many men thou slewest in terrible warfare, and by thy device the wide-wayed city of Priam was taken. Book XXII
- Of all types of commercially based American music, jazz is the one that has most consistently fostered musical artistry on a high level.
- The blame for this month's wet weather lies with the jet stream winds a few miles high. Times, Sunday Times
- A lot of businesses are being hurt by the current high interest rates.
- There will always be debate about who deserves honours, all of it highly subjective.
- For high-definition video, the umi needs an Internet connection that can send, or upload, data at 1.5 megabits per second, higher than that of typical DSL or cable services. Cisco Launches 'Umi' Telepresence Box To Turn TVs Into Videophones
- The magnificent 18 th-century mansion is set in private landscaped grounds at the edge of the town, opposite the golf links and West Sands but totally screened by trees, woods and 18-foot high lodge gates.
- So, while the average cup of decaf contains between 6 and 10 milligrams of caffeine per serving, the regulation allows for "decaf" coffee to contain much higher levels of the stimulant, at least 30 milligrams in some cases, according to Undefined
- Bisbee is located about 90 minutes southeast of Tucson; take I-10 east to Benson, turning south on Highway 80.
- We saw in the previous sections that packaged bacteriophage capsids are pressurized with pressures as high as 60 atm.
