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Definition of High
| v. i. | 1. | To hie. | | a. | 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 | | 3. | Elevated in character or quality, whether moral or intellectual; preëminent; honorable; as, high aims, or motives. | | 3. | Possessing a characteristic quality in a supreme or superior degree; as, high (i. e., intense) heat; high (i. e., full or quite) noon; high (i. e., rich or spicy) seasoning; high (i. e., complete) pleasure; high (i. e., deep or vivid) color; high (i. e., extensive, thorough) scholarship, etc. | | 4. | Exalted in social standing or general estimation, or in rank, reputation, office, and the like; dignified; as, she was welcomed in the highest circles. | | 4. | (Cookery) Strong-scented; slightly tainted; as, epicures do not cook game before it is high. | | 5. | Of noble birth; illustrious; as, of high family. | | 5. | (Mus.) Acute or sharp; - opposed to grave or low; as, a high note. | | 6. | Of great strength, force, importance, and the like; strong; mighty; powerful; violent; sometimes, triumphant; victorious; majestic, etc.; as, a high wind; high passions. | | 6. | (Phon.) Made with a high position of some part of the tongue in relation to the palate, as ē (ēve), Ō (fŌd). See Guide to Pronunciation, 10, 11. | | 7. | Very abstract; difficult to comprehend or surmount; grand; noble. | | 8. | Costly; dear in price; extravagant; as, to hold goods at a high price. | | 9. | Arrogant; lofty; boastful; proud; ostentatious; - used in a bad sense. | | adv. | 1. | In a high manner; in a high place; to a great altitude; to a great degree; largely; in a superior manner; eminently; powerfully. | | 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. | | v. i. | 1. | To rise; as, the sun higheth. |
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