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 definition: having a great or considerable extent or reach upward or vertically; lofty; tall. See examples of high used in a sentence.

Having a relatively great elevation; extending far upward: a high mountain; a high tower. b. Extending a specified distance upward: a cabinet ten feet high. 2. Far or farther from a …

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 …

Someone who is high in a particular profession or society, or has a high position, has a very important position and has great authority and influence. Every single one of the arms …

high /haɪ/ adj. andadv., -er, -est, n. lofty: a high wall. (of things) having a specified height: The tree is 20 feet high. elevated: a high ledge. greater than or going beyond the usual degree, …

Feb 1, 2025 · High (adjective): Extending far upward; above the normal or average level. 2. High (adverb): At or to a considerable or specified height. 3. High (noun): A point of maximum …

High (computability), a quality of a Turing degree, in computability theory High (tectonics), in geology an area where relative tectonic uplift took or takes place Substance intoxication, also …

Aug 28, 2012 · Pertaining to (or, especially of a language: spoken in) in an area which is at a greater elevation, for example more mountainous, than other regions. I told him about …

Derived forms: highs, highest, higher.