high

/haɪ/ nounadjectiveadverb
4 letters1 syllable11 points in Scrabble®10 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS16
NOUN
1

A high place.

“they stood on high and observed the countryside”

2

A forward gear with a gear ratio that gives the greatest vehicle velocity for a given engine speed.

3

A lofty level or position or degree.

“summer temperatures reached an all-time high”

4

An air mass of higher than normal pressure.

“the east coast benefits from a Bermuda high”

5

A state of altered consciousness induced by alcohol or narcotics.

“they took drugs to get a high on”

6

A state of sustained elation.

“I'm on a permanent high these days”

7

A public secondary school usually including grades 9 through 12.

“he goes to the neighborhood highschool”

ADJECTIVE
1

Greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount.

“a high temperature”

“a high price”

2

(literal meaning) 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”

3

Slightly and pleasantly intoxicated from alcohol or a drug (especially marijuana).

4

Happy and excited and energetic.

5

(used of the smell of meat) smelling spoiled or tainted.

6

Used of sounds and voices; high in pitch or frequency.

7

Standing above others in quality or position.

“people in high places”

“the high priest”

ADVERB
1

In a rich manner.

“he lives high”

2

At a great altitude.

“he climbed high on the ladder”

WORD FORMS
Related formhighness
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Scrabble®11 points
Words With Friends®10 points
Double word22 points
Triple word33 points
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Pig Latinighhay
Starts & ends withH … H
Syllableshigh
SYNONYMS & RELATED73
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