Dutch Meaning of high
hoog
Other Dutch words related to hoog
Nearest Words of high
- high altar => hoogaltaar
- high and low => Hoge en lage
- high anglican church => Hoge Anglicaanse Kerk
- high anglicanism => High Church
- high bar => Hoge rekstok
- high beam => Groot licht
- high blood pressure => Hoge bloeddruk
- high brass => Hoog kopergehalte
- high church => Hoge Kerk
- high colonic => hoog klimaks
Definitions and Meaning of high in English
high (n)
a lofty level or position or degree
an air mass of higher than normal pressure
a state of sustained elation
a state of altered consciousness induced by alcohol or narcotics
a high place
a public secondary school usually including grades 9 through 12
a forward gear with a gear ratio that gives the greatest vehicle velocity for a given engine speed
high (a)
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
(literal meaning) being at or having a relatively great or specific elevation or upward extension (sometimes used in combinations like `knee-high')
used of sounds and voices; high in pitch or frequency
high (s)
standing above others in quality or position
happy and excited and energetic
(used of the smell of meat) smelling spoiled or tainted
slightly and pleasantly intoxicated from alcohol or a drug (especially marijuana)
high (r)
at a great altitude
in or to a high position, amount, or degree
in a rich manner
far up toward the source
high (v. i.)
To hie.
To rise; as, the sun higheth.
high (superl.)
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.
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
Elevated in character or quality, whether moral or intellectual; preeminent; honorable; as, high aims, or motives.
Exalted in social standing or general estimation, or in rank, reputation, office, and the like; dignified; as, she was welcomed in the highest circles.
Of noble birth; illustrious; as, of high family.
Of great strength, force, importance, and the like; strong; mighty; powerful; violent; sometimes, triumphant; victorious; majestic, etc.; as, a high wind; high passions.
Very abstract; difficult to comprehend or surmount; grand; noble.
Costly; dear in price; extravagant; as, to hold goods at a high price.
Arrogant; lofty; boastful; proud; ostentatious; -- used in a bad sense.
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.
Strong-scented; slightly tainted; as, epicures do not cook game before it is high.
Acute or sharp; -- opposed to grave or low; as, a high note.
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.
high (adv.)
In a high manner; in a high place; to a great altitude; to a great degree; largely; in a superior manner; eminently; powerfully.
high (n.)
An elevated place; a superior region; a height; the sky; heaven.
People of rank or high station; as, high and low.
The highest card dealt or drawn.
FAQs About the word high
hoog
a lofty level or position or degree, an air mass of higher than normal pressure, a state of sustained elation, a state of altered consciousness induced by alcoh
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Laag,kort,plat,Hurkzitting,laaggelegen,gedrongen,stomp
higgling => afdingen, higgler => marskramer, higgledy-piggledy => door elkaar, higgled => higgled, higgle => afdingen,
