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(adverb) at a great altitude; "he climbed high on the ladder" |
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Synonyms: high up |
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(adverb) far up toward the source; "he lives high up the river" |
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(adverb) in or to a high position, amount, or degree; "prices have gone up far too high" |
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(adverb) in a rich manner; "he lives high" |
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Synonyms: luxuriously, richly |
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(satellite adjective) excited as if by alcohol or drugs |
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Synonyms: in high spirits |
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(satellite adjective) slightly and pleasantly intoxicated from alcohol or a drug especially marijuana |
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Synonyms: mellow |
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(satellite adjective) very favorable; "he has a high opinion of himself" |
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(adjective) (literal meanings) being at or having a relatively great or specific elevation or upward extension; "a high mountain"; "high ceilings"; "high buildings"; "a high forehead"; "a high incline"; "a foot high"; sometimes used in combination; "knee-high grass" |
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Antonyms: low |
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(adjective) 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"; "high winds"; "the river is high" |
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Antonyms: low |
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(adjective) used of sounds and voices; high in pitch or frequency |
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Synonyms: high-pitched |
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Antonyms: low |
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(satellite adjective) advanced into the most active period; "went to Europe in high season" |
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(noun) a lofty level or position or degree: "summer temperatures reached an all-time high" |
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Related Words: degree, grade, level |
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Antonyms: low |
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(noun) a high place; "they stood on high and observed the coutryside" or "he doesn't like heights" |
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Synonyms: heights |
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Related Words: place, spot, topographic point |
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(noun) a state of altered consciousness induced by alcohol or narcotics; "they took drugs to get a high on" |
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Related Words: elation |
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(noun) an air mass of higher than normal pressure; "the east coast benefits from a Bermuda high" |
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Synonyms: high pressure |
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Related Words: air mass |
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(satellite adjective) marked by intense physical force; "a big wind"; "high winds" |
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Synonyms: big |
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(adjective) incoming; "flood tide"; "high tide" |
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Synonyms: flood |
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(adjective) of the stage of education and schools preceding collegiate; "secondary school"; "high school" |
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Synonyms: secondary |
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(satellite adjective) standing above others in quality or position; "people in high places"; "the high priest"; "eminent members of the community" |
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Synonyms: eminent |
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(noun) a forward gear ratio giving high vehicle velocity for a given engine speed |
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Synonyms: high gear |
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Related Words: gear, gear mechanism, overdrive |
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(noun) a state of sustained elation; "his high spirits told us he must have won"; "I'm on a permanent high these days" |
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Synonyms: high spirits |
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Related Words: elation |
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(satellite adjective) used of the smell of game beginning to taint |
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Synonyms: gamey, gamy |
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(noun) a public secondary school usually including grades 9 through 12; "he goes to the neighborhood highschool" |
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Synonyms: high school, highschool, senior high, senior high school |
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Related Words: Gymnasium, lycee, lyceum, middle school, secondary school |
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