High

To hie.

Elevated above any starting point of measurement, as a line, or surface; having altitude; lifted up; raised or extended in the direction of the zenith; lofty; tall; as, a high mountain, tower, tree; the sun is high.

Regarded as raised up or elevated; distinguished; remarkable; conspicuous; superior; -- used indefinitely or relatively, and often in figurative senses, which are understood from the connection

Elevated in character or quality, whether moral or intellectual; preeminent; honorable; as, high aims, or motives.

Exalted in social standing or general estimation, or in rank, reputation, office, and the like; dignified; as, she was welcomed in the highest circles.

Of noble birth; illustrious; as, of high family.

Of great strength, force, importance, and the like; strong; mighty; powerful; violent; sometimes, triumphant; victorious; majestic, etc.; as, a high wind; high passions.

Very abstract; difficult to comprehend or surmount; grand; noble.

Costly; dear in price; extravagant; as, to hold goods at a high price.

Arrogant; lofty; boastful; proud; ostentatious; -- used in a bad sense.

Possessing a characteristic quality in a supreme or superior degree; as, high (i. e., intense) heat; high (i. e., full or quite) noon; high (i. e., rich or spicy) seasoning; high (i. e., complete) pleasure; high (i. e., deep or vivid) color; high (i. e., extensive, thorough) scholarship, etc.

Strong-scented; slightly tainted; as, epicures do not cook game before it is high.

Acute or sharp; -- opposed to grave or low; as, a high note.

Made with a high position of some part of the tongue in relation to the palate, as / (/ve), / (f/d). See Guide to Pronunciation, // 10, 11.

In a high manner; in a high place; to a great altitude; to a great degree; largely; in a superior manner; eminently; powerfully.

An elevated place; a superior region; a height; the sky; heaven.

People of rank or high station; as, high and low.

The highest card dealt or drawn.

To rise; as, the sun higheth.

a state of altered consciousness induced by alcohol or narcotics; "they took drugs to get a high on"

a state of sustained elation; "I'm on a permanent high these days"

an air mass of higher than normal pressure; "the east coast benefits from a Bermuda high"

greater than normal in quantity or amount; "a high temperature"; "a high price"; "the high point of his career"; "high risks"; "has high hopes"; "the river is high"; "he has a high opinion of himself"