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high
Anoun
high gear, high
 a forward gear with a gear ratio giving high vehicle velocity for a given engine speed
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high
 a lofty level or position or degree; "summer temperatures reached an all-time high"
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senior high school, senior high, high, highschool, high school
 a public secondary school usually including grades 9 through 12; "he goes to the neighborhood highschool"
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high, heights
 a high place; "they stood on high and observed the coutryside"; "he doesn't like heights"
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high
 a state of altered consciousness induced by alcohol or narcotics; "they took drugs to get a high on"
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high
 a state of sustained elation; "I'm on a permanent high these days"
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high, high pressure
 an air mass of higher than normal pressure; "the east coast benefits from a Bermuda high"
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Badjective
high, in high spirits
 happy and excited and energetic
high, mellow
 slightly and pleasantly intoxicated from alcohol or a drug (especially marijuana)
gamey, gamy, high
 used of the smell of game beginning to taint
high
 (literal meanings) 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"
high
 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"
high, high-pitched
 used of sounds and voices; high in pitch or frequency
eminent, high
 standing above others in quality or position; "people in high places"; "the high priest"; "eminent members of the community"
Cadverb
high, high up
 at a great altitude; "he climbed high on the ladder"
high
 far up toward the source; "he lives high up the river"
high
 in or to a high position, amount, or degree; "prices have gone up far too high"
high, richly, luxuriously
 in a rich manner; "he lives high"

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