English Dictionary
Definition high in British English
high noun
noun
/haɪ/
Example
Temperatures today are expected to reach a high of 30 degrees.
Example
Attendances at football matches are at an all-time high.
Synonyms and related words
2
a high temperature in an oven or heating system
Synonyms and related words
3
a feeling of great happiness or excitement
Example
They've experienced both the highs and the lows of married life.
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5
a state of feeling happy or full of energy through natural sources and not artificial stimulants
Related Words
Words related to high:
a high colour (phrase)
a high profile (phrase)
blow something sky-high (phrase)
come hell or high water (phrase)
flying high (phrase)
friends in high places (phrase)
get on your high horse (phrase)
have a high old time (phrase)
high (adjective)
high (adverb)
high (noun)
high chair (noun)
High Church (noun)
high command (noun)
high commission (noun)
high commissioner (noun)
high court (noun)
high dependency unit (noun)
high explosive (noun)
high fidelity (noun)
high five (noun)
high ground (noun)
high heels (noun)
high jinks (noun)
High Mass (noun)
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 spot (noun)
high street (noun)
high summer (phrase)
high table (noun)
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)
high-frequency trading (noun)
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)
high-vis (adjective)
high-vis (noun)
high-visibility (adjective)
high-wire act (phrase)
hold your head (phrase)
(in) for the high jump (phrase)
it’s high time that (phrase)
junior high school (noun)
knee-high (adjective)
legal high (noun)
high and low (phrase)
on high ()
riding high (phrase)
run high (phrase)
senior high school (noun)
shoulder-high (adjective, adverb)
sky-high (adjective, adverb)
the high jump (noun)
the high life (noun)
the high seas (noun)
waist-high (adjective, adverb)