High vs. Low

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Highadjective

Very elevated; extending or being far above a base; tall; lofty.

Highadjective

Pertaining to (or, especially of a language: spoken in) in an area which is at a greater elevation, for example more mountainous, than other regions.

Highadjective

Above the batter's shoulders.

Highadjective

Relatively elevated; rising or raised above the average or normal level from which elevation is measured.

Highadjective

Having a specified elevation or height; tall.

Highadjective

Elevated in status, esteem, prestige; exalted in rank, station, or character.

Highadjective

Most exalted; foremost.

Highadjective

Of great importance and consequence: grave (if negative) or solemn (if positive).

Highadjective

Consummate; advanced (e.g. in development) to the utmost extent or culmination, or possessing a quality in its supreme degree, at its zenith.

Highadjective

Advanced in complexity (and hence potentially abstract and/or difficult to comprehend).

Highadjective

(in several set phrases) Remote in distance or time.

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(in several set phrases) Very traditionalist and conservative, especially in favoring older ways of doing things; see e.g. high church, High Tory.

Highadjective

Elevated in mood; marked by great merriment, excitement, etc.

Highadjective

(of a lifestyle) Luxurious; rich.

Highadjective

Lofty, often to the point of arrogant, haughty, boastful, proud.

Highadjective

(with "on" or "about") Keen, enthused.

Highadjective

With tall waves.

Highadjective

Large, great (in amount or quantity, value, force, energy, etc).

Highadjective

Having a large or comparatively larger concentration of (a substance, which is often but not always linked by "in" when predicative).

Highadjective

(acoustics) Acute or shrill in pitch, due to being of greater frequency, i.e. produced by more rapid vibrations (wave oscillations).

Highadjective

(phonetics) Made with some part of the tongue positioned high in the mouth, relatively close to the palate.

Highadjective

(card games) Greater in value than other cards, denominations, suits, etc.

Highadjective

(poker) Having the highest rank in a straight, flush or straight flush.

Highadjective

(of a card or hand) Winning; able to take a trick, win a round, etc.

Highadjective

Strong-scented; slightly tainted/spoiled; beginning to decompose.

Highadjective

(slang) Intoxicated; under the influence of a mood-altering drug, formerly (until the early 20th century) usually alcohol, but now (by the mid 20th century) usually not alcohol but rather marijuana, cocaine, heroin, etc.

Highadjective

Near, in its direction of travel, to the (direction of the) wind.

Highadverb

In or to an elevated position.

Highadverb

In or at a great value.

Highadverb

In a pitch of great frequency.

Highnoun

A high point or position, literally or figuratively; an elevated place; a superior region; a height; the sky; heaven.

Highnoun

A point of success or achievement; a time when things are at their best.

Highnoun

A period of euphoria, from excitement or from an intake of drugs.

Highnoun

A drug that gives such a high.

Highnoun

(informal) A large area of elevated atmospheric pressure; an anticyclone.

Highnoun

The maximum value attained by some quantity within a specified period.

Highnoun

The maximum atmospheric temperature recorded at a particular location, especially during one 24-hour period.

Highnoun

(card games) The highest card dealt or drawn.

Highnoun

(obsolete) Thought; intention; determination; purpose.

Highverb

(obsolete) To rise.

Highverb

To hie; to hasten.

Highverb

To hie.

Highverb

To rise; as, the sun higheth.

Highadjective

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.

Highadjective

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

Highadjective

Elevated in character or quality, whether moral or intellectual; preëminent; honorable; as, high aims, or motives.

Highadjective

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.

Highadjective

Exalted in social standing or general estimation, or in rank, reputation, office, and the like; dignified; as, she was welcomed in the highest circles.

Highadjective

Strong-scented; slightly tainted; as, epicures do not cook game before it is high.

Highadjective

Of noble birth; illustrious; as, of high family.

Highadjective

Acute or sharp; - opposed to grave or low; as, a high note.

Highadjective

Of great strength, force, importance, and the like; strong; mighty; powerful; violent; sometimes, triumphant; victorious; majestic, etc.; as, a high wind; high passions.

Highadjective

Made with a high position of some part of the tongue in relation to the palate, as ē (ēve), Ō (fŌd). See Guide to Pronunciation, 10, 11.

Highadjective

Very abstract; difficult to comprehend or surmount; grand; noble.

Highadjective

Costly; dear in price; extravagant; as, to hold goods at a high price.

Highadjective

Arrogant; lofty; boastful; proud; ostentatious; - used in a bad sense.

Highadverb

In a high manner; in a high place; to a great altitude; to a great degree; largely; in a superior manner; eminently; powerfully.

Highnoun

An elevated place; a superior region; a height; the sky; heaven.

Highnoun

People of rank or high station; as, high and low.

Highnoun

The highest card dealt or drawn.

Highnoun

a lofty level or position or degree;

Highnoun

an air mass of higher than normal pressure;

Highnoun

a state of sustained elation;

Highnoun

a state of altered consciousness induced by alcohol or narcotics;

Highnoun

a high place;

Highnoun

a public secondary school usually including grades 9 through 12;

Highnoun

a forward gear with a gear ratio giving high vehicle velocity for a given engine speed

Highadjective

greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount;

Highadjective

(literal meanings) being at or having a relatively great or specific elevation or upward extension (sometimes used in combinations like `knee-high');

Highadjective

standing above others in quality or position;

Highadjective

used of sounds and voices; high in pitch or frequency

Highadjective

happy and excited and energetic

Highadjective

used of the smell of game beginning to taint

Highadjective

slightly and pleasantly intoxicated from alcohol or a drug (especially marijuana)

Highadverb

at a great altitude;

Highadverb

in or to a high position, amount, or degree;

Highadverb

in a rich manner;

Highadverb

far up toward the source;

Highadjective

of great vertical extent

Highadjective

(after a measurement and in questions) measuring a specified distance from top to bottom

Highadjective

far above ground, sea level, or another point of reference

Highadjective

extending above the normal level

Highadjective

(of an area) inland and well above sea level

Highadjective

performed at, to, or from a considerable height

Highadjective

(of latitude) close to 90°; near the North or South Pole

Highadjective

great, or greater than normal, in quantity, size, or intensity

Highadjective

of large numerical or monetary value

Highadjective

very favourable

Highadjective

extreme in religious or political views

Highadjective

(of a period or movement) at its peak

Highadjective

great in rank, status, or importance

Highadjective

ranking above others of the same kind

Highadjective

morally or culturally superior

Highadjective

(of a sound or note) having a frequency at the upper end of the auditory range

Highadjective

(of a singer or instrument) producing notes of relatively high pitch

Highadjective

feeling euphoric, especially from the effects of drugs or alcohol

Highadjective

(especially of food) unpleasantly strong-smelling because beginning to go bad

Highadjective

(of game) slightly decomposed and so ready to cook.

Highadjective

(of a vowel) produced with the tongue relatively near the palate.

Highnoun

a high point, level, or figure

Highnoun

a high-frequency sound or musical note

Highnoun

a high power setting

Highnoun

an area of high barometric pressure; an anticyclone.

Highnoun

top gear in a motor vehicle

Highnoun

a notably happy or successful moment

Highnoun

a state of high spirits or euphoria

Highnoun

high school

Highadverb

at or to a considerable or specified height

Highadverb

highly

Highadverb

at a high price

Highadverb

(of a sound) at or to a high pitch

Lowadjective

Situated close to, or even below, the ground or another normal reference plane; not high or lofty.

Lowadjective

Pertaining to (or, especially of a language: spoken in) in an area which is at a lesser elevation, closer to sea level (especially near the sea), than other regions.

Lowadjective

Below the batter's knees.

Lowadjective

Of less than normal height; below the average or normal level from which elevation is measured.

Lowadjective

Not high in status, esteem, or rank, dignity, or quality. vulgar.}}

Lowadjective

Humble, meek, not haughty.

Lowadjective

Disparaging; assigning little value or excellence.

Lowadjective

Being a nadir, a bottom.

Lowadjective

Depressed in mood, dejected, sad.

Lowadjective

Lacking health or vitality, strength or vivacity; feeble; weak.

Lowadjective

Small, not high (in amount or quantity, value, force, energy, etc).

Lowadjective

Having a small or comparatively smaller concentration of (a substance, which is often but not always linked by "in" when predicative).

Lowadjective

Depleted, or nearing deletion; lacking in supply.

Lowadjective

Simple in complexity or development; (in several set phrases) favoring simplicity; (see e.g. low church, Low Tory).

Lowadjective

(in several set phrases) Being near the equator.

Lowadjective

(acoustics) Grave in pitch, due to being produced by relatively slow vibrations (wave oscillations); flat.

Lowadjective

Quiet; soft; not loud.

Lowadjective

(phonetics) Made with a relatively large opening between the tongue and the palate; made with (part of) the tongue positioned low in the mouth, relative to the palate.

Lowadjective

(card games) Lesser in value than other cards, denominations, suits, etc.

Lowadjective

(archaic) Not rich, seasoned, or nourishing; plain, simple.

Lowadjective

Designed for a slow (or the slowest) speed.

Lownoun

Something that is low; a low point.

Lownoun

The minimum value attained by some quantity within a specified period.

Lownoun

A depressed mood or situation.

Lownoun

(meteorology) An area of low pressure; a depression.

Lownoun

The lowest-speed gearing of a power-transmission system, especially of an automotive vehicle.

Lownoun

(card games) The lowest trump, usually the deuce; the lowest trump dealt or drawn.

Lownoun

(slang) (usually accompanied by "the") a cheap, cost-efficient, or advantageous payment or expense.

Lownoun

A flame; fire; blaze.

Lownoun

Barrow, mound, tumulus.

Lownoun

A hill.

Lowadverb

Close to the ground.

Lowadverb

Of a pitch, at a lower frequency.

Lowadverb

With a low voice or sound; not loudly; gently.

Lowadverb

Under the usual price; at a moderate price; cheaply.

Lowadverb

In a low mean condition; humbly; meanly.

Lowadverb

In a time approaching our own.

Lowadverb

(astronomy) In a path near the equator, so that the declination is small, or near the horizon, so that the altitude is small; said of the heavenly bodies with reference to the diurnal revolution.

Lowverb

To depress; to lower.

Lowverb

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Lowverb

(intransitive) To moo.

Lowverb

To burn; to blaze.

Low

strong imp. of Laugh.

Lowverb

To make the calling sound of cows and other bovine animals; to moo.

Lowverb

To burn; to blaze.

Lowverb

To depress; to lower.

Lownoun

The calling sound ordinarily made by cows and other bovine animals.

Lownoun

A hill; a mound; a grave.

Lownoun

Fire; a flame; a light.

Lownoun

The lowest trump, usually the deuce; the lowest trump dealt or drawn.

Lowadjective

Occupying an inferior position or place; not high or elevated; depressed in comparison with something else; as, low ground; a low flight.

Lowadjective

Not rising to the usual height; as, a man of low stature; a low fence.

Lowadjective

Near the horizon; as, the sun is low at four o'clock in winter, and six in summer.

Lowadjective

Sunk to the farthest ebb of the tide; as, low tide.

Lowadjective

Beneath the usual or remunerative rate or amount, or the ordinary value; moderate; cheap; as, the low price of corn; low wages.

Lowadjective

Not loud; as, a low voice; a low sound.

Lowadjective

Depressed in the scale of sounds; grave; as, a low pitch; a low note.

Lowadjective

Made, as a vowel, with a low position of part of the tongue in relation to the palate; as, ă (ăm), ạ (ạll). See Guide to Pronunciation, 5, 10, 11.

Lowadjective

Near, or not very distant from, the equator; as, in the low northern latitudes.

Lowadjective

Numerically small; as, a low number.

Lowadjective

Wanting strength or animation; depressed; dejected; as, low spirits; low in spirits.

Lowadjective

Depressed in condition; humble in rank; as, men of low condition; the lower classes.

Lowadjective

Mean; vulgar; base; dishonorable; as, a person of low mind; a low trick or stratagem.

Lowadjective

Not elevated or sublime; not exalted in thought or diction; as, a low comparison.

Lowadjective

Submissive; humble.

Lowadjective

Deficient in vital energy; feeble; weak; as, a low pulse; made low by sickness.

Lowadjective

Moderate; not intense; not inflammatory; as, low heat; a low temperature; a low fever.

Lowadjective

Smaller than is reasonable or probable; as, a low estimate.

Lowadjective

Not rich, high seasoned, or nourishing; plain; simple; as, a low diet.

Lowadverb

In a low position or manner; not aloft; not on high; near the ground.

Lowadverb

Under the usual price; at a moderate price; cheaply; as, he sold his wheat low.

Lowadverb

In a low or mean condition; humbly; meanly.

Lowadverb

In time approaching our own.

Lowadverb

With a low voice or sound; not loudly; gently; as, to speak low.

Lowadverb

With a low musical pitch or tone.

Lowadverb

In subjection, poverty, or disgrace; as, to be brought low by oppression, by want, or by vice.

Lowadverb

In a path near the equator, so that the declination is small, or near the horizon, so that the altitude is small; - said of the heavenly bodies with reference to the diurnal revolution; as, the moon runs low, that is, is comparatively near the horizon when on or near the meridian.

Lownoun

an air mass of lower pressure; often brings precipitation;

Lownoun

British political cartoonist (born in New Zealand) who created the character Colonel Blimp (1891-1963)

Lownoun

a low level or position or degree;

Lownoun

the lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving

Lowverb

make a low noise, characteristic of bovines

Lowadjective

less than normal in degree or intensity or amount;

Lowadjective

literal meanings; being at or having a relatively small elevation or upward extension;

Lowadjective

very low in volume;

Lowadjective

unrefined in character;

Lowadjective

used of sounds and voices; low in pitch or frequency

Lowadjective

of the most contemptible kind;

Lowadjective

low or inferior in station or quality;

Lowadjective

no longer sufficient;

Lowadjective

subdued or brought low in condition or status;

Lowadjective

low in spirits;

Lowadjective

being the gear producing the lowest drive speed;

Lowadverb

in a low position; near the ground;

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