high
[ hahy ]
/ haɪ /
adjective, high·er, high·est.
adverb, high·er, high·est.
noun
Idioms for high
Origin of high
before 900; Middle English
heigh, variant of
hegh, hey, heh, Old English
hēah, hēh; cognate with Dutch
hoog, Old High German
hoh (German
hoch), Old Norse
hār, Swedish
hög, Gothic
hauhs, Lithuanian
kaũkas swelling,
kaukarà hill
SYNONYMS FOR high
1
High,
lofty,
tall,
towering refer to something that has considerable height.
High is a general term, and denotes either extension upward or position at a considerable height:
six feet high; a high shelf.
Lofty denotes imposing or even inspiring height:
lofty crags.
Tall is applied either to something that is high in proportion to its breadth, or to anything higher than the average of its kind:
a tall tree, building.
Towering is applied to something that rises to a great or conspicuous height as compared with something else:
a towering mountain.
6 elevated, eminent, prominent, distinguished.
12 capital.
OTHER WORDS FROM high
o·ver·high, adjective o·ver·high·ly, adverbWords nearby high
British Dictionary definitions for high on
high
/ (haɪ) /
adjective
adverb
noun
Word Origin for high
Old English
hēah; related to Old Norse
hār, Gothic
hauhs, Old High German
hōh high, Lithuanian
kaũkas bump, Russian
kúchča heap, Sanskrit
kuča bosom
Idioms and Phrases with high on (1 of 2)
high on
Under the influence of alcohol or a drug. For example, I think he got high on marijuana before he came to the party. [c. 1930]
Very enthusiastic about, as in They were high on video games. [1940s]
Idioms and Phrases with high on (2 of 2)
high