HIGH Definition & Meaning
high implies marked extension upward and is applied chiefly to things which rise from a base or foundation or are placed at a conspicuous height above a lower level.
high implies marked extension upward and is applied chiefly to things which rise from a base or foundation or are placed at a conspicuous height above a lower level.
High (adjective, informal): Intoxicated by drugs or alcohol. The word "high" is a versatile term with multiple meanings and applications, spanning physical elevation, emotional
Definition of high adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
High definition: Far or farther from a reference point.
If something is high, it is a long way above the ground, above sea level, or above a person or thing. I looked down from the high window. The bridge was high, jacked up on wooden piers.
It''s two and a half metres high and one metre wide. The corn grew waist-high (= as high as a person''s waist) in the fields. high The garden is surrounded by a high wall. tall Mount Everest
is much used in composition with variety of meaning. Etymology: heah, Saxon; hoogh, Dutch. 1. Long upwards; rising above from the surface, or from the centre. And, if they fall, they dash
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