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1. Advanced in complexity or elaboration
   "higher finance"; "higher mathematics"
    
2. Of education beyond the secondary level
   "higher education"; "higher learning"

1. Greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
   "a high temperature"; "a high price"; "the high point of his career"; "high risks"; "has high hopes"; "the river is high"; "he has a high opinion of himself"
    
2. (literal meaning) being at or having a relatively great or specific elevation or upward extension (sometimes used in combinations like 'knee-high')
   "a high mountain"; "high ceilings"; "high buildings"; "a high forehead"; "a high incline"; "a foot high"
    
3. Standing above others in quality or position
   "people in high places"; "the high priest"
   - eminent
    
4. Used of sounds and voices; high in pitch or frequency
   - high-pitched
    
5. Happy and excited and energetic
   - in high spirits
    
6. (used of the smell of meat) smelling spoiled or tainted
   - gamey, gamy
    
7. Slightly and pleasantly intoxicated from alcohol or a drug (especially marijuana)
   - mellow

Sounds like: hire

See also: adenoidal, advanced, altissimo, altitudinous, alto, broad, commanding, countertenor, degree, dominating, drunk, elated, eminent, falsetto, full, grade, graduate, height, high-altitude, high-level, highly, highness, high-stepped, high-stepping, high-top, high-topped, ill-smelling, inebriated, intoxicated, last, level, lofty, malodorous, malodourous, minging [Brit], nasal, overlooking, peaky, pinched, pitch, pongy [Brit], postgraduate, screaky, screechy, sharp, shrill, soaring, sopranino, soprano, spiky, squeaking, squeaky, squealing, steep, stinky, superior, tall, tallness, tenor, top, towering, treble, unpleasant-smelling, up, upper, utmost, whiffy [Brit]

Antonym: low

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