high

greater than normal in quantity or amount

“a high temperature”

“a high price”

“the high point of his career”

“high risks”

(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”

“high ceilings”

“high buildings”

“a high forehead”

standing above others in quality or position

“people in high places”

“the high priest”

“eminent members of the community”

used of sounds and voices; high in pitch or frequency

happy and excited and energetic

(used of the smell of meat) smelling spoiled or tainted

a lofty level or position or degree

“summer temperatures reached an all-time high”

an air mass of higher than normal pressure

“the east coast benefits from a Bermuda high”

a state of sustained elation

“I'm on a permanent high these days”

a state of altered consciousness induced by alcohol or narcotics

“they took drugs to get a high on”

a high place

“they stood on high and observed the countryside”

“he doesn't like heights”

a public secondary school usually including grades 9 through 12

“he goes to the neighborhood highschool”

at a great altitude

“he climbed high on the ladder”

in or to a high position, amount, or degree

“prices have gone up far too high”

in a rich manner

“he lives high”

far up toward the source

“he lives high up the river”