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We have found lemma(root) word of highest : high.
Definitions
[hʌɪ], (Adjective)
Definitions:
- of great vertical extent
(e.g: the top of a high mountain)
- great, or greater than normal, in quantity, size, or intensity
(e.g: a high temperature)
- great in rank, status, or importance
(e.g: both held high office under Lloyd George)
- (of a sound or note) having a frequency at the upper end of the auditory range
(e.g: a high, squeaky voice)
- feeling euphoric, especially from the effects of drugs or alcohol
(e.g: she wasn't tipsy, just a little high)
- (especially of food) unpleasantly strong-smelling because beginning to go bad
(e.g: it's a type of preserved butter, used for cooking, smells a little high)
- (of a vowel) produced with the tongue relatively near the palate
Phrases:
- a high old —
- from on high
- high and dry
- high and low
- high and mighty
- high, wide, and handsome
- it is high time that —
- on high
- on one's high horse
- run high
- the high ground
- — high
Origin
:
Old English hēah, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch hoog and German hoch
[hʌɪ], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a high point, level, or figure
(e.g: commodity prices were at a rare high)
- a notably happy or successful moment
(e.g: the highs and lows of life)
- high school
(e.g: I go to junior high)
Phrases:
- a high old —
- from on high
- high and dry
- high and low
- high and mighty
- high, wide, and handsome
- it is high time that —
- on high
- on one's high horse
- run high
- the high ground
- — high
Origin
:
Old English hēah, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch hoog and German hoch
[hʌɪ], (Adverb)
Definitions:
- at or to a considerable or specified height
(e.g: the sculpture stood about five feet high)
- highly
(e.g: he ranked high among the pioneers of chemical technology)
- (of a sound) at or to a high pitch
(e.g: my voice went high with excitement)
Phrases:
- a high old —
- from on high
- high and dry
- high and low
- high and mighty
- high, wide, and handsome
- it is high time that —
- on high
- on one's high horse
- run high
- the high ground
- — high
Origin
:
Old English hēah, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch hoog and German hoch
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