HIGH

(noun) a forward gear with a gear ratio that gives the greatest vehicle velocity for a given engine speed
synonyms : high gear
(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"
synonyms : high school , highschool , senior high , senior high school
(noun) a high place
"they stood on high and observed the countryside", "he doesn't like heights"
synonyms : heights
(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"
(adj.) (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", "a high incline", "a foot high"
(adj.) greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
"a high temperature", "a high price", "the high point of his career", "high risks", "has high hopes", "the river is high", "he has a high opinion of himself"
(adj.) used of sounds and voices; high in pitch or frequency
synonyms : high-pitched
(adverb) at a great altitude
"he climbed high on the ladder"
synonyms : high up
(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"
synonyms : luxuriously , richly
(adj.) happy and excited and energetic
synonyms : in high spirits
(adj.) slightly and pleasantly intoxicated from alcohol or a drug (especially marijuana)
synonyms : mellow
(adj.) (used of the smell of meat) smelling spoiled or tainted
synonyms : gamey , gamy
(adj.) standing above others in quality or position
"people in high places", "the high priest", "eminent members of the community"
synonyms : eminent
Mr. Vijay Mallya is an eminent peronality in the business world. -added by priyavanjeri

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