high


Meanings

  • a lofty level or position or degree;
    • "summer temperatures reached an all-time high"
  • an air mass of higher than normal pressure;
    • "the east coast benefits from a Bermuda high"
  • a state of sustained elation;
    • "I'm on a permanent high these days"
  • a state of altered consciousness induced by alcohol or narcotics;
    • "they took drugs to get a high on"
  • a high place;
    • "they stood on high and observed the countryside"
  • a public secondary school usually including grades 9 through 12;
    • "he goes to the neighborhood highschool"
  • a forward gear with a gear ratio that gives the greatest vehicle velocity for a given engine speed
  • 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"
  • (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"
    • "high buildings"
    • "a high forehead"
    • "a high incline"
    • "a foot high"
  • standing above others in quality or position;
    • "people in high places"
    • "the high priest"
  • used of sounds and voices; high in pitch or frequency
  • happy and excited and energetic
  • (used of the smell of meat) smelling spoiled or tainted
  • slightly and pleasantly intoxicated from alcohol or a drug (especially marijuana)
  • at a great altitude;
    • "he climbed high on the ladder"
  • in or to a high position, amount, or degree;
    • "prices have gone up far too high"
  • in a rich manner;
    • "he lives high"
  • far up toward the source;
    • "he lives high up the river"
  • HIGH adj HIGHER, HIGHEST reaching far upward
  • HIGH n pl. -S a high level


Scrabble Score: 11

high is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

high is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary

high is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary


Words With Friends Score: 10

high is a valid Words With Friends word