adjective
- Very elevated; extending or being far above a base; tall; lofty.
- Relatively elevated; rising or raised above the average or normal level from which elevation is measured.
- Having a specified elevation or height; tall.
- Elevated in status, esteem, prestige; exalted in rank, station, or character.
- Of great importance and consequence: grave (if negative) or solemn (if positive).
- Consummate; advanced (e.g. in development) to the utmost extent or culmination, or possessing a quality in its supreme degree, at its zenith.
- (in several set phrases) Remote in distance or time.
- (in several set phrases) Very traditionalist and conservative, especially in favoring older ways of doing things; see e.g. high church, High Tory.
- Elevated in mood; marked by great merriment, excitement, etc.
- (of a lifestyle) Luxurious; rich.
- Lofty, often to the point of arrogant, haughty, boastful, proud.
- (with "on" or "about") Keen, enthused.
- (of a body of water) With tall waves.
- Large, great (in amount or quantity, value, force, energy, etc).
- (acoustics) Acute or shrill in pitch, due to being of greater frequency, i.e. produced by more rapid vibrations (wave oscillations).
- Made with some part of the tongue positioned high in the mouth, relatively close to the palate.
- Greater in value than other cards, denominations, suits, etc.
- (of meat, especially venison) Strong-scented; slightly tainted/spoiled; beginning to decompose.
- Intoxicated; under the influence of a mood-altering drug, formerly usually alcohol, but now (from the mid-20th century) usually not alcohol but rather marijuana, cocaine, heroin, etc.
- (of a sailing ship) Near, in its direction of travel, to the (direction of the) wind.
adverb
- In or to an elevated position.
- In or at a great value.
- At a pitch of great frequency.
noun
- A national school-leaving examination and university entrance qualification.
verb
- To make higher; to raise or increase in amount or quantity.
- To ascend.
Pronunciation
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