·vi To Hie.
II. High ·noun The highest card dealt or drawn.
III. High ·noun People of rank or high station; as, high and low.
IV. High ·superl Of noble birth; illustrious; as, of high family.
V. High ·vi To Rise; as, the sun higheth.
VI. High ·superl Acute or sharp;
— opposed to grave or low; as, a high note.
VII. High ·noun An elevated place; a superior region; a height; the sky; heaven.
VIII. High ·superl Very abstract; difficult to comprehend or surmount; grand; noble.
IX. High ·superl Arrogant; lofty; boastful; proud; ostentatious;
— used in a bad sense.
X. High ·superl Costly; dear in price; extravagant; as, to hold goods at a high price.
XI. High ·superl Strong-scented; slightly tainted; as, epicures do not cook game before it is high.
XII. High ·superl Elevated in character or quality, whether moral or intellectual; preeminent; honorable; as, high aims, or motives.
XIII. High ·adv In a high manner; in a high place; to a great altitude; to a great degree; largely; in a superior manner; eminently; powerfully.
XIV. High ·superl Made with a high position of some part of the tongue in relation to the palate, as / (/ve), / (f/d). ·see Guide to Pronunciation, // 10, 11.
XV. High ·superl Exalted in social standing or general estimation, or in rank, reputation, office, and the like; dignified; as, she was welcomed in the highest circles.
XVI. High ·superl Of great strength, force, importance, and the like; strong; mighty; powerful; violent; sometimes, triumphant; victorious; majestic, ·etc.; as, a high wind; high passions.
XVII. High ·superl 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.
XVIII. High ·superl 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.
XIX. High ·superl 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.