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To hie. |
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Elevated above any starting point of measurement, as a
line, or surface; having altitude; lifted up; raised or extended in the
direction of the zenith; lofty; tall; as, a high mountain, tower, tree;
the sun is high. |
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Regarded as raised up or elevated; distinguished;
remarkable; conspicuous; superior; -- used indefinitely or relatively,
and often in figurative senses, which are understood from the
connection |
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Elevated in character or quality, whether moral or
intellectual; preeminent; honorable; as, high aims, or motives. |
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Exalted in social standing or general estimation, or in
rank, reputation, office, and the like; dignified; as, she was welcomed
in the highest circles. |
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Of noble birth; illustrious; as, of high family. |
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Of great strength, force, importance, and the like;
strong; mighty; powerful; violent; sometimes, triumphant; victorious;
majestic, etc.; as, a high wind; high passions. |
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Very abstract; difficult to comprehend or surmount;
grand; noble. |
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Costly; dear in price; extravagant; as, to hold goods at
a high price. |
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Arrogant; lofty; boastful; proud; ostentatious; -- used
in a bad sense. |
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Possessing a characteristic quality in a supreme or
superior degree; as, high (i. e., intense) heat; high (i. e., full or
quite) noon; high (i. e., rich or spicy) seasoning; high (i. e.,
complete) pleasure; high (i. e., deep or vivid) color; high (i. e.,
extensive, thorough) scholarship, etc. |
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Strong-scented; slightly tainted; as, epicures do not
cook game before it is high. |
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Acute or sharp; -- opposed to grave or low; as, a high
note. |
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Made with a high position of some part of the tongue in
relation to the palate, as / (/ve), / (f/d). See Guide to
Pronunciation, // 10, 11. |
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In a high manner; in a high place; to a great altitude; to
a great degree; largely; in a superior manner; eminently; powerfully. |
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An elevated place; a superior region; a height; the sky;
heaven. |
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People of rank or high station; as, high and low. |
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The highest card dealt or drawn. |
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To rise; as, the sun higheth. |