3high noun
plural highs 1 [count] : a high point or level
▪ Oil prices reached a new high last winter. ▪ an all-time/record high ▪ She achieved a career high in points [=she scored more points than she ever had before] in last night's game. ▪ The high [=the highest temperature] today was 75. ▪ The forecast is for showers with highs in the 70s. ▪ He talked about the highs and lows [=the good parts and bad parts] of his college years. 2 [noncount] US : a gear that is used for faster speeds of travel in a vehicle
▪ He shifted into high. —called also (US) high gear 3 [count] informal : a state of intoxication produced by a drug
▪ The high only lasted a few minutes. 4 [count] weather : an area of high atmospheric pressure
▪ A strong high brought clear skies and warm temperatures.
▪ Oil prices reached a new high last winter. ▪ an all-time/record high ▪ She achieved a career high in points [=she scored more points than she ever had before] in last night's game. ▪ The high [=the highest temperature] today was 75. ▪ The forecast is for showers with highs in the 70s. ▪ He talked about the highs and lows [=the good parts and bad parts] of his college years.
▪ He shifted into high. —called also (US) high gear
▪ The high only lasted a few minutes.
▪ A strong high brought clear skies and warm temperatures.
from on high 1 a : from God or heaven
▪ He claimed to have heard a voice from on high.
b : from people with power or authority
▪ orders from on high 2 : from a high place
▪ We looked down from on high at the lush valley.
▪ He claimed to have heard a voice from on high.
b : from people with power or authority
▪ orders from on high
▪ We looked down from on high at the lush valley.
on a high
informal : feeling happy and excited
▪ He was on a high after receiving the promotion.
▪ He was on a high after receiving the promotion.
on high
: in the sky : up above
▪ the clouds on high : in heaven ▪ the gods on high
▪ the clouds on high : in heaven ▪ the gods on high
