High vs. Higher
Difference Between High and Higher
Highadjective
Very elevated; extending or being far above a base; tall; lofty.
The balloon rose high in the sky.The wall was high.a high mountainHighernoun
A national school-leaving examination and university entrance qualification.
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.
Higherverb
(transitive) To make higher; to raise or increase in amount or quantity.
Highadjective
Above the batter's shoulders.
the pitch (or: the ball) was highHigherverb
(intransitive) To ascend.
Highadjective
Relatively elevated; rising or raised above the average or normal level from which elevation is measured.
Higheradjective
advanced in complexity or elaboration;
high financehigher mathematicsHighadjective
Having a specified elevation or height; tall.
three feet highthree Mount Everests highHigheradjective
of education beyond the secondary level;
higher educationhigher learningHighadjective
Elevated in status, esteem, prestige; exalted in rank, station, or character.
The oldest of the elves' royal family still conversed in High Elvish.Highadjective
Most exalted; foremost.
the high priest, the high officials of the court, the high altarHighadjective
Of great importance and consequence: grave (if negative) or solemn (if positive).
high crimes, the high festival of the sunHighadjective
Consummate; advanced (e.g. in development) to the utmost extent or culmination, or possessing a quality in its supreme degree, at its zenith.
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) colour; high (i.e. extensive, thorough) scholarship; high tide; high [tourism] season; the High Middle AgesHighadjective
Advanced in complexity (and hence potentially abstract and/or difficult to comprehend).
Highadjective
(in several set phrases) Remote in distance or time.
high latitude, high antiquityHighadjective
(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.
in high spiritsHighadjective
(of a lifestyle) Luxurious; rich.
high living, the high lifeHighadjective
Lofty, often to the point of arrogant, haughty, boastful, proud.
a high toneHighadjective
(with "on" or "about") Keen, enthused.
Highadjective
With tall waves.
Highadjective
Large, great (in amount or quantity, value, force, energy, etc).
My bank charges me a high interest rate.I was running a high temperature and had high cholesterol.high voltagehigh priceshigh windsa high numberHighadjective
Having a large or comparatively larger concentration of (a substance, which is often but not always linked by "in" when predicative).
Carrots are high in vitamin A.made from a high-copper alloyHighadjective
(acoustics) Acute or shrill in pitch, due to being of greater frequency, i.e. produced by more rapid vibrations (wave oscillations).
The note was too high for her to sing.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.
I have KT742 of the same suit. In other words, a K-high flush.9-high straight = 98765 unsuitedRoyal Flush = AKQJT suited = A-high straight flushHighadjective
(of a card or hand) Winning; able to take a trick, win a round, etc.
North's hand was high. East was in trouble.Highadjective
Strong-scented; slightly tainted/spoiled; beginning to decompose.
Epicures do not cook game before it is high.The tailor liked his meat high.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.
How high above land did you fly?Highadverb
In or at a great value.
Costs have grown higher this year again.Highadverb
In a pitch of great frequency.
I certainly can't sing that high.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.
It was one of the highs of his career.Highnoun
A period of euphoria, from excitement or from an intake of drugs.
That pill gave me a high for a few hours, before I had a comedown.Highnoun
A drug that gives such a high.
Highnoun
(informal) A large area of elevated atmospheric pressure; an anticyclone.
A large high is centred on the Azores.Highnoun
The maximum value attained by some quantity within a specified period.
Inflation reached a ten-year high.Highnoun
The maximum atmospheric temperature recorded at a particular location, especially during one 24-hour period.
Today's high was 32°C.Highnoun
(card games) The highest card dealt or drawn.
Highnoun
(obsolete) Thought; intention; determination; purpose.
Highverb
(obsolete) To rise.
The sun higheth.Highverb
To hie; to hasten.
Highnoun
a lofty level or position or degree;
summer temperatures reached an all-time highHighnoun
an air mass of higher than normal pressure;
the east coast benefits from a Bermuda highHighnoun
a state of sustained elation;
I'm on a permanent high these daysHighnoun
a state of altered consciousness induced by alcohol or narcotics;
they took drugs to get a high onHighnoun
a high place;
they stood on high and observed the coutrysidehe doesn't like heightsHighnoun
a public secondary school usually including grades 9 through 12;
he goes to the neighborhood highschoolHighnoun
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;
a high temperaturea high pricethe high point of his careerhigh riskshas high hopesthe river is highhe has a high opinion of himselfHighadjective
(literal meanings) being at or having a relatively great or specific elevation or upward extension (sometimes used in combinations like `knee-high');
a high mountainhigh ceilingshigh buildingsa high foreheada high inclinea foot highHighadjective
standing above others in quality or position;
people in high placesthe high priesteminent members of the communityHighadjective
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;
he climbed high on the ladderHighadverb
in or to a high position, amount, or degree;
prices have gone up far too highHighadverb
in a rich manner;
he lives highHighadverb
far up toward the source;
he lives high up the river
