highs

high[ hai ]

• n.
  • 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"

    同义词：high pressure

  • 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"

    同义词：heights

  • a public secondary school usually including grades 9 through 12

    "he goes to the neighborhood highschool"

    同义词：senior high schoolsenior highhighschoolhigh school

  • a forward gear with a gear ratio that gives the greatest vehicle velocity for a given engine speed

    同义词：high gear

• 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"

  • (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"

    同义词：eminent

  • used of sounds and voices; high in pitch or frequency

    同义词：high-pitched

  • happy and excited and energetic

    同义词：in high spirits

  • (used of the smell of meat) smelling spoiled or tainted

    同义词：gameygamy

  • slightly and pleasantly intoxicated from alcohol or a drug (especially marijuana)

    同义词：mellow

• adv.
  • at a great altitude

    "he climbed high on the ladder"

    同义词：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"

    同义词：richlyluxuriously

  • far up toward the source

    "he lives high up the river"