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Definition high in American English
high
adverb
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adverb
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
/haɪ/
1
a long distance above the ground or above a particular position
Example
a first-class hotel built high on the hillside
Example
I can't sing that high.
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high command (noun)
high commission (noun)
high commissioner (noun)
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high explosive (noun)
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high five (noun)
high gear (noun)
high ground (noun)
high heels (noun)
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high jinks (noun)
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high noon (noun)
high point (noun)
high priest (noun)
high priestess (noun)
high road (noun)
high roller (noun)
high school (noun)
high season (noun)
high street (noun)
high summer (phrase)
high tea (noun)
high tech (adjective)
high technology (noun)
high tide (noun)
high treason (noun)
high up (adjective, adverb)
high water (noun)
high water mark (noun)
high wire (noun)
high-born (adjective)
high-class (adjective)
high-concept (adjective)
high-definition (adjective)
high-density lipoprotein (noun)
high-dollar fundraiser (noun)
high-dollar fundraising (noun)
high-end (adjective)
high-flier (noun)
high-flown (adjective)
high-flyer (noun)
high-flying (adjective)
high-frequency trader (noun)
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high-grade (adjective)
high-handed (adjective)
high-level (adjective)
high-maintenance (adjective)
high-minded (adjective)
high-octane (adjective)
high-performance (adjective)
high-pitched (adjective)
high-powered (adjective)
high-pressure (adjective)
high-priced (adjective)
high-profile (adjective)
high-ranking (adjective)
high-resolution (adjective)
high-rise (adjective)
high-speed (adjective)
high-spirited (adjective)
high-stakes (adjective)
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high-vis (adjective)
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high-visibility (adjective)
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hold your head (phrase)
high gear (phrase)
it’s high time that (phrase)
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knee-high (adjective)
legal high (noun)
on high (phrase)
riding high (phrase)
run high (phrase)
senior high school (noun)
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sky-high (adjective, adverb)
the high jump (noun)
the high life (noun)
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