Synonym: chief, elevated, eminent, exalted, grand, great, important, lofty, long, main, piercing, screechy, sharp, shrill, soaring, steep, tall, towering. Antonym: low. Similar words: highlight, thigh, highway, sigh, might, night, right, weigh. Meaning: [haɪ] n. 1. a lofty level or position or degree 2. an air mass of higher than normal pressure 3. a state of sustained elation 4. a state of altered consciousness induced by alcohol or narcotics 5. a high place 6. a public secondary school usually including grades 9 through 12 7. a forward gear with a gear ratio that gives the greatest vehicle velocity for a given engine speed. adj. 1. greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount 2. (literal meaning) being at or having a relatively great or specific elevation or upward extension (sometimes used in combinations like `knee-high') 3. standing above others in quality or position 4. used of sounds and voices; high in pitch or frequency 5. happy and excited and energetic 6. (used of the smell of meat) smelling spoiled or tainted 7. slightly and pleasantly intoxicated from alcohol or a drug (especially marijuana). adv. 1. at a great altitude 2. in or to a high position, amount, or degree 3. in a rich manner 4. far up toward the source.
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181. When the candle was only half an inch high it flickered out and the room became dark.
182. She was lured into the job by the offer of a high salary.
183. She is quick to reproach anyone who doesn't live up to her own high standards.
184. Their captain was sent off for a high tackle on Cooper.
185. Only 18.8% of the class of 1982 had some kind of diploma four years after high school, versus 45% of the class of 1972.
186. It was high summer. The trees were dusty and the rivers were dry .
187. The high altitudes of Tibet make it difficult for us to breathe.
188. Cook over a fairly high heat until the outsides are browned.
189. High officials have long enjoyed the practice of hobnobbing with newspapermen.
190. It's two and a half metres high and one metre wide.
191. He referred to your work in terms of high praise.
192. High street banks have been accused of exploiting small firms.
193. It will be hard to surpass this very high score.
194. People are prepared to pay high prices for designer clothes.
195. Tests of the chemical have shown that it has a high level of toxicity.
196. Living in a high building tends to insulate us from the real life of the city.
197. It seemed an absurdly high sum to pay for a coat.
198. In the middle to high latitudes rainfall has risen steadily over the last 20-30 years.
199. His latest movie has won high praise from the critics.
200. He was a real nerd in high school - I can't believe he's so handsome now.
201. The old Dutch fort with its thick high walls looks virtually impregnable.
202. At High Mass the priest preached a sermon on the devil.
203. Fill up on potatoes, bread and pasta,[http://sentencedict.com/high.html] which are high in carbohydrate and low in fat.
204. The horse jibbed at the high fence and the rider fell off.
205. He was somewhat pompous and had a high opinion of his own capabilities.
206. He'd dropped out of high school at the age of 16.
207. The ball rose in a high arc and fell behind the boundary line.
208. Public discontent with the economy remained at a high level.
209. Our high living standards cause our present population to consume 25 percent of the world's oil.
210. If the chair is too high you can adjust it to suit you.