Толковый словарь английского языка - high
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I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hēah; akin to Old High German hōh ~, Lithuanian kaukaras hill Date: before 12th century 1. having large extension upward ; taller than average, usual, or expected , having a specified elevation ; tall , situated or passing above the normal level, surface, base of measurement, or elevation , 2. a. advanced toward the acme or culmination , advanced toward the most active or culminating period , constituting the late, most fully developed, or most creative stage or period , advanced in complexity, development, or elaboration , verging on lateness, long past ; remote , elevated in pitch , relatively far from the equator , rich in quality ; luxurious , slightly tainted , exalted in character ; noble , of greater degree, amount, cost, value, or content than average, usual, or expected , of relatively great importance: as, foremost in rank, dignity, or standing , serious , grave , observed with the utmost solemnity , critical , climactic , intellectually or artistically of the first order , marked by sublime, heroic, or stirring events or subject matter , forcible , strong , stressing matters of doctrine and ceremony, 12. filled with or expressing great joy or excitement , intoxicated , articulated with some part of the tongue close to the palate , Synonyms: see: ~ II. adverb Date: before 12th century at or to a ~ place, altitude, level, or degree , well , luxuriously, III. noun Date: 13th century an elevated place or region: as, hill , knoll , the space overhead ; sky , heaven , a region of ~ barometric pressure, 3. a ~ point or level ; height , the transmission gear of a vehicle (as an automobile) giving the ~est speed of travel, 4. an excited, euphoric, or stupefied state produced by or as if by a drug, a state of elation or ~ spirits
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adj., n., & adv. --adj. 1 a of great vertical extent (a high building). b (predic.; often in comb.) of a specified height (one inch high; water was waist-high). 2 a far above ground or sea level etc. (a high altitude). b inland, esp. when raised (High Asia). 3 extending above the normal or average level (high boots; jersey with a high neck). 4 of exalted, esp. spiritual, quality (high minds; high principles; high art). 5 of exalted rank (in high society; is high in the Government). 6 a great; intense; extreme; powerful (high praise; high temperature). b greater than normal (high prices). c extreme in religious or political opinion (high Tory). 7 (of physical action, esp. athletics) performed at, to, or from a considerable height (high diving; high flying). 8 colloq. (often foll. by on) intoxicated by alcohol or esp. drugs. 9 (of a sound or note) of high frequency; shrill; at the top end of the scale. 10 (of a period, an age, a time, etc.) at its peak (high noon; high summer; High Renaissance). 11 a (of meat) beginning to go bad; off. b (of game) well-hung and slightly decomposed. 12 Geog. (of latitude) near the North or South Pole. 13 Phonet. (of a vowel) close (see CLOSE(1) adj. 14). --n. 1 a high, or the highest, level or figure. 2 an area of high barometric pressure; an anticyclone. 3 sl. a euphoric drug-induced state. 4 top gear in a motor vehicle. 5 US colloq. high school. 6 (the High) Brit. colloq. a High Street, esp. that in Oxford. --adv. 1 far up; aloft (flew the flag high). 2 in or to a high degree. 3 at a high price. 4 (of a sound) at or to a high pitch (sang high). Phrases and idioms ace (or King or Queen etc.) high (in card games) having the ace etc. as the highest-ranking card. from on high from heaven or a high place. High Admiral etc. a chief officer. high altar the chief altar of a church. high and dry 1 out of the current of events; stranded. 2 (of a ship) out of the water. high and low 1 everywhere (searched high and low). 2 (people) of all conditions. high and mighty 1 colloq. arrogant. 2 archaic of exalted...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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