Definition
high: not short, tall, elevated
The adjective high also refers to the state of being intoxicated or on drugs.
to get high to become intoxicated
the height: the altitude, the elevation, the tallness, the stature
- "Performance will be high"
- "Lower... lower... lower...higher!"
- "The trade-off is that we pay high income taxes."
- "All of us are on our own path to find a higher state of being."
- "With energy prices high, consumers are also reluctant to make costly trips to the shopping mall."
- "In spite of my blinding rage and abiding contempt for you, my yoga guru has advised me that expressing myself to you via a letter may prove therapeutic, which is why I am penning the present missive from my retreat, high atop the Himalayan peaks."
- "Tension in this country is high - riots, protests, and angry tea drinking seem inevitable."
- "I fly like paper, get high like planes."
- "- Aim high!"
- "In spite of my blinding rage, my lifestyle guru has advised me that expressing myself to you via a letter may prove therapeutic, which is why I am penning the present missive from my retreat, high atop the Himalayan peaks."
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