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high
happy and excited and energetic
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adjective
happy and excited and energetic
adjective
slightly and pleasantly intoxicated from alcohol or a drug (especially marijuana)
adjective
(used of the smell of meat) smelling spoiled or tainted
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
greater than normal in quantity or amount
“a high temperature”
adjective
used of sounds and voices; high in pitch or frequency
adjective
standing above others in quality or position
“people in high places”
adverb
at a great altitude
“he climbed high on the ladder”
adverb
far up toward the source
“he lives high up the river”
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”
noun
a forward gear with a gear ratio that gives the greatest vehicle velocity for a given engine speed
noun
a lofty level or position or degree
“summer temperatures reached an all-time high”
noun
a public secondary school usually including grades 9 through 12
“he goes to the neighborhood highschool”
noun
a high place
“they stood on high and observed the countryside”
noun
a state of altered consciousness induced by alcohol or narcotics
“they took drugs to get a high on”
noun
a state of sustained elation
“I'm on a permanent high these days”
noun
an air mass of higher than normal pressure
“the east coast benefits from a Bermuda high”
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a high mountain
high ceilings
high buildings
a high forehead
a high incline
a high temperature
a high price
the high point of his career
high risks
has high hopes
people in high places
the high priest
eminent members of the community
he climbed high on the ladder
he lives high up the river
prices have gone up far too high
he lives high
summer temperatures reached an all-time high
he goes to the neighborhood highschool
they stood on high and observed the countryside
he doesn't like heights
they took drugs to get a high on
I'm on a permanent high these days
the east coast benefits from a Bermuda high
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