english
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adj.
extreme:
At high tide the water comes to here.
adv.
elevated:
We put it high on the shelf.
Simple Definitions
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noun high level or point ADJ. all-time, new, record VERB + HIGH hit, reach Share prices reached an all-time high yesterday. feeling of great pleasure or happiness ADJ. real, tremendous | emotional VERB + HIGH experience, get the high she got from cocaine | give sb The drug gives you a tremendous high. PREP. on a ~ She's been on a real high since she got her exam results. This show is our swansong?we want to finish on a high. PHRASES the highs and lows the emotional highs and lows of an actor's life
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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In addition to the idioms beginning with HIGH, Also see BLOW SKY-HIGH; FLY HIGH; FRIEND IN COURT (HIGH PLACES); HELL OR HIGH WATER; HIT THE HIGH SPOTS (POINTS); HOLD ONE'S HEAD HIGH; IN HIGH DUDGEON; KNEE-HIGH TO A GRASSHOPPER; ON HIGH; ON ONE'S HIGH HORSE; RIDE HIGH; RUN HIGH; STINK TO HIGH HEAVEN; THINK A LOT (HIGHLY) OF; TURN ON (GET HIGH).
American Heritage Idioms
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general::
buildings/mountains etc
high
measuring a long distance from the bottom to the top – used about mountains, walls, and buildings:
• the highest mountain in the world • The castle was surrounded by high walls. • a high cliff • The council told the architects the tower was too high.
tall
high – used about people, trees, plants, and buildings. Tall is used especially about things that are high and narrow:
• tall marble columns • A cat was hiding in the tall grass. • a tall modern building
majestic
especially written very impressive because of being very big and tall – used about mountains, buildings, trees, and animals:
• the majestic mountains of the Himalayas • The abbey is noted for its majestic arches, fine doorways and elegant windows. • The cathedral looked majestic in the evening light.
soaring
[ only before noun ] especially written used about a building or mountain that looks extremely tall and impressive:
• a soaring skyscraper • the soaring towers of the palace
towering
[ only before noun ] especially written extremely high, in a way that seems impressive but also often rather frightening:
• The sky was shut out by the towering walls of the prison. • towering trees
lofty
[ usually before noun ] literary very high and impressive – used in literature:
• the lofty peaks in the far distance
high-rise
[ usually before noun ] a high-rise building is a tall modern building with a lot of floors containing apartments or offices:
• a high-rise apartment block • He works in a high-rise office in New York.
COLLOCATIONS CHECK
high
mountain/building/wall/fence
tall
person/tree/plant/building/tower/statue
majestic
mountain/building/tree/animal
soaring
building/tower/mountain
towering
wall/tree/mountain/building
lofty
building/mountain/tree/heights
high-rise
building
sounds
high-pitched
higher than most sounds or voices:
• He has a rather high-pitched voice. • Bats make high-pitched squeaks. • the high-pitched whine of a dentist's drill
shrill
high and unpleasant:
• Her voice became more shrill. • The bird has rather a shrill cry.
piercing
extremely high and loud, in a way that is unpleasant:
• a piercing scream • Suddenly I heard a piercing whistle.
squeaky
making very high noises that are not loud:
• a squeaky gate • squeaky floorboards • a squeaky little voice
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