High

Meaning

Adj

●

Physically

,

above a

or

level:

Very

;

or being far above a

;

; lofty.

Relatively

;

or

above the

or

level from which

is measured.

Pertaining to (or, especially of

: spoken in) in an area which is at a

,

more

, than other regions.

●

In Baseball:

Physically

,

above a

or

level:

Above the batter's shoulders.

●

Having a

or

; tall.

●

Elevated in

,

, or

, or in

or development;

in

,

, or character.

Most

; foremost.

Of great

and

:

(if

) or

(if positive).

Consummate;

(e.g. in development) to the

or

, or

a quality in its

, at its zenith.

Advanced in

(and hence

to comprehend).

●

Extreme,

; now

very

and conservative.

●

Elevated in

;

by great

,

, etc.

●

Luxurious; rich.

●

Lofty, often

of

,

,

, proud.

●

Keen, enthused.

●

With

waves.

●

Remote (to the

or

) from the

;

at (or

) a

which is

by a large number.

●

Large, great (in amount or

, value,

, energy, etc).

Having a large or

of (a

, which is often but not always

by "in" when predicative).

●

In Acoustics:

Acute or

in

, due to being of

, i.e.

by more

(wave oscillations).

●

In Phonetics:

Made with some part of the

high in the

,

the palate.

●

In Card games & Poker:

Greater in value than other

,

,

, etc.

Having the

in a

,

or

.

●

In Card games:

Greater in value than other

,

,

, etc.

Winning; able to take a

,

a round, etc.

●

Strong-scented;

tainted/spoiled;

to decompose.

●

Intoxicated;

under the influence

of a mood-altering

, formerly usually

, but now (from the mid-20th

) usually not

but rather

,

,

, etc.

●

In Nautical:

Near, in its

of

, to the (direction of the) wind.

●

In Football (soccer):

Positioned up the

, towards the

team's goal.

Adv

●

In or to an

position.

●

In or at a great value.

●

At a

of great frequency.

Noun

●

A

or

,

(as, an

place; a

; a

; the

; heaven).or

(as, a point of

or

; a time when things are at their best,

, most

,

, etc).

The

at a particular

, especially during one 24-hour period.

●

A

of

, from

or from an

of drugs.

●

A

that

such a high.

●

In Meteorology:

A large area of

atmospheric pressure

; an anticyclone.

●

In Card games:

The

or drawn.

Verb

●

To rise.

●

Alternative form of

(“to hasten”)

Name

●

A surname.

Sourced from

Origin

high

English

high

Middle English (1100-1500)

hiȝe

Middle English (1100-1500)

Sourced from

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