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( especially of things that are not living) being a large distance from top to bottom or a long way above the ground, or having the stated distance from top to bottom: a high building / mountain. high ceilings. It's two and a half metres high and one metre wide. The corn grew waist-high (= as high as a person's waist) in the fields.
Jul 5, 2012 · a. : rising or extending upward a great distance : taller than average, usual, or expected. a high wall. a high fly ball. b. : having a specified height or elevation : tall. six feet high. often used in combination. sky-high. waist-high. c. : situated or passing above the normal level, surface, base of measurement, or elevation. the high desert. 2.
high is a general term, and denotes either extension upward or position at a considerable height: six feet high; a high shelf. lofty denotes imposing or even inspiring height: lofty crags. tall is applied either to something that is high in proportion to its breadth, or to anything higher than the average of its kind: a tall tree, building ...
High definition: having a great or considerable extent or reach upward or vertically; lofty; tall. See examples of HIGH used in a sentence.
Definition of high adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
HIGH definition: 1. having a large distance from the bottom to the top: 2. a large distance above the ground or the…. Learn more.
1. a. Having a relatively great elevation; extending far upward: a high mountain; a high tower. b. Extending a specified distance upward: a cabinet ten feet high. 2. Far or farther from a reference point: was too high in the offensive zone to take a shot. 3. a. Being at or near the peak or culminating stage: the high tourist season; high summer. b.
