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
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British Dictionary definitions for higher (1 of 2)
higher
/ (ˈhaɪə) /
adjective
the comparative of high
noun (usually capital) (in Scotland)
- the advanced level of the Scottish Certificate of Education
- (as modifier)Higher Latin
a pass in a particular subject at Higher level
she has four Highers
British Dictionary definitions for higher (2 of 2)
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 higher
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