high : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: high	by the DICT Development Group
6 results for high
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
high adv at a great altitude; "he climbed high on the ladder" Synonym(s): high, high up in or to a high position, amount, or degree; "prices have gone up far too high" in a rich manner; "he lives high" Synonym(s): high, richly, luxuriously far up toward the source; "he lives high up the river" adj 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" Antonym(s): low (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" Antonym(s): low standing above others in quality or position; "people in high places"; "the high priest"; "eminent members of the community" Synonym(s): eminent, high used of sounds and voices; high in pitch or frequency Synonym(s): high, high-pitched Antonym(s): low, low-pitched happy and excited and energetic Synonym(s): high, in high spirits (used of the smell of meat) smelling spoiled or tainted Synonym(s): gamey, gamy, high slightly and pleasantly intoxicated from alcohol or a drug (especially marijuana) Synonym(s): high, mellow n a lofty level or position or degree; "summer temperatures reached an all-time high" Antonym(s): low 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" Antonym(s): low spirits 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"; "he doesn't like heights" Synonym(s): high, heights a public secondary school usually including grades 9 through 12; "he goes to the neighborhood highschool" Synonym(s): senior high school, senior high, high, highschool, high school a forward gear with a gear ratio that gives the greatest vehicle velocity for a given engine speed Synonym(s): high gear, high
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
High \High\, v. i. [See {Hie}.] To hie. [Obs.] Men must high them apace, and make haste. --Holland.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
High \High\, a. [Compar. {Higher}; superl. {Highest}.] [OE. high, hegh, hey, heh, AS. he[a0]h, h[?]h; akin to OS. h[?]h, OFries. hag, hach, D. hoog, OHG. h[?]h, G. hoch, Icel. h[?]r, Sw. h[94]g, Dan. h[94]i, Goth. hauhs, and to Icel. haugr mound, G. h[81]gel hill, Lith. kaukaras.] 1. 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. 2. 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; as (a) Elevated in character or quality, whether moral or intellectual; pre[89]minent; honorable; as, high aims, or motives. [bd]The highest faculty of the soul.[b8] --Baxter. (b) Exalted in social standing or general estimation, or in rank, reputation, office, and the like; dignified; as, she was welcomed in the highest circles. He was a wight of high renown. --Shak. (c) Of noble birth; illustrious; as, of high family. (d) Of great strength, force, importance, and the like; strong; mighty; powerful; violent; sometimes, triumphant; victorious; majestic, etc.; as, a high wind; high passions. [bd]With rather a high manner.[b8] --Thackeray. Strong is thy hand, and high is thy right hand. --Ps. lxxxix. 13. Can heavenly minds such high resentment show? --Dryden.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
High \High\, adv. In a high manner; in a high place; to a great altitude; to a great degree; largely; in a superior manner; eminently; powerfully. [bd]And reasoned high.[bd] --Milton. [bd]I can not reach so high.[b8] --Shak. Note: High is extensively used in the formation of compound words, most of which are of very obvious signification; as, high-aimed, high-arched, high-aspiring, high-bearing, high-boasting, high-browed, high-crested, high-crowned, high-designing, high-engendered, high-feeding, high-flaming, high-flavored, high-gazing, high-heaped, high-heeled, high-priced, high-reared, high-resolved, high-rigged, high-seated, high-shouldered, high-soaring, high-towering, high-voiced, and the like. {High and low}, everywhere; in all supposable places; as, I hunted high and low. [Colloq.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
High \High\, n. 1. An elevated place; a superior region; a height; the sky; heaven. 2. People of rank or high station; as, high and low. 3. (Card Playing) The highest card dealt or drawn. {High, low, jack, and the game}, a game at cards; -- also called {all fours}, {old sledge}, and {seven up}. {In high and low}, utterly; completely; in every respect. [Obs.] --Chaucer. {On high}, aloft; above. The dayspring from on high hath visited us. --Luke i. 78. {The Most High}, the Supreme Being; God.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
High \High\, v. i. To rise; as, the sun higheth. [Obs.]