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(a) greater than normal in degree or intensity 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"
(a) (literal meanings) being at or having a relatively great or specific elevation or upward extension (sometimes used in combinations like `knee-high''); "a high mountain"; "high ceilings"; "high buildings"; "a high forehead"; "a high incline"; "a foot high"
(a) used of sounds and voices; high in pitch or frequency
(n) a lofty level or position or degree; "summer temperatures reached an all-time high"
(n) an air mass of higher than normal pressure; "the east coast benefits from a Bermuda high"
(n) a state of sustained elation; "I''m on a permanent high these days"
(n) a state of altered consciousness induced by alcohol or narcotics; "they took drugs to get a high on"
(n) a high place; "they stood on high and observed the coutryside"; "he doesn''t like heights"
(n) a public secondary school usually including grades 9 through 12; "he goes to the neighborhood highschool"
(n) a forward gear with a gear ratio giving high vehicle velocity for a given engine speed
(r) at a great altitude; "he climbed high on the ladder"
(r) in or to a high position, amount, or degree; "prices have gone up far too high"
(r) in a rich manner; "he lives high"
(r) far up toward the source; "he lives high up the river"
(s) standing above others in quality or position; "people in high places"; "the high priest"; "eminent members of the community"
(s) happy and excited and energetic
(s) used of the smell of game beginning to taint
(s) slightly and pleasantly intoxicated from alcohol or a drug (especially marijuana)

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