high
[ hahy ]
/ haɪ /
adjective, high·er, high·est.
adverb, high·er, high·est.
noun
SYNONYMS FOR high
12 capital.
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Idioms for high
Origin of high
First recorded 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”
synonym study 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.
OTHER WORDS FROM high
o·ver·high, adjectiveo·ver·high·ly, adverbWords nearby high
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British Dictionary definitions for high
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
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