| noun | a lofty level or position or degree “summer temperatures reached an all-time high” |
| noun | an air mass of higher than normal pressure “the east coast benefits from a Bermuda high” |
| noun | a state of sustained elation “I'm on a permanent high these days” |
| noun | a state of altered consciousness induced by alcohol or narcotics “they took drugs to get a high on” |
| noun | a high place “they stood on high and observed the countryside” |
| noun | a public secondary school usually including grades 9 through 12 “he goes to the neighborhood highschool” |
| noun | a forward gear with a gear ratio that gives the greatest vehicle velocity for a given engine speed |
| adjective | greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount “a high temperature” |
| adjective | (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” |
| adjective | standing above others in quality or position “people in high places” |
| adjective | used of sounds and voices; high in pitch or frequency |
| adjective | happy and excited and energetic |
| adjective | (used of the smell of meat) smelling spoiled or tainted |
| adjective | slightly and pleasantly intoxicated from alcohol or a drug (especially marijuana) |
| adverb | at a great altitude “he climbed high on the ladder” |
| adverb | in or to a high position, amount, or degree “prices have gone up far too high” |
| adverb | in a rich manner “he lives high” |
| adverb | far up toward the source “he lives high up the river” |
| high | adjective | (literal meaning) being at or having a relatively great or specific elevation or upward extension (sometimes used in combinations like `knee-high') |
| highness | noun | a high degree (of amount or force etc.) |
| high | noun | a high place |
| eminence | noun | high status importance owing to marked superiority |
| game | noun | the flesh of wild animals that is used for food |
| mellowness | noun | geniality, as through the effects of alcohol or marijuana |