higher


Babylon EnglishDownload this dictionary
higher
adj. loftier, taller, greater than normal; advanced in intricacy or elaboration (example: "higher mathematics"); (Education) beyond the secondary level ("higher education", "higher learning")
 
high
adj. tall, lofty, elevated; expensive, costly; excited, elated; high-pitched; strong, powerful; important, serious; exalted, superior; under the influence of drugs, intoxicated (Slang)

English Wikipedia - The Free EncyclopediaDownload this dictionary
Higher
Higher may refer to:

Education
  • Higher (Scottish), a Scottish national school-leaving certificate exam and university entrance qualification

See more at Wikipedia.org...


© This article uses material from Wikipedia® and is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License and under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License
WordNet 2.0Download this dictionary
higher

Adjective
1. advanced in complexity or elaboration; "high finance"; "higher mathematics"
(synonym) higher(a)
(similar) high
2. of education beyond the secondary level; "higher education"; "higher learning"
(synonym) higher(a)
(similar) high

 
high

Noun
1. a lofty level or position or degree; "summer temperatures reached an all-time high"
(antonym) low
(hypernym) degree, grade, level
2. an air mass of higher than normal pressure; "the east coast benefits from a Bermuda high"
(synonym) high pressure
(hypernym) air mass
(part-holonym) anticyclone
3. a state of sustained elation; "I'm on a permanent high these days"
(antonym) low spirits
(hypernym) elation
4. a state of altered consciousness induced by alcohol or narcotics; "they took drugs to get a high on"
(hypernym) elation
5. a high place; "they stood on high and observed the coutryside"; "he doesn't like heights"
(synonym) heights
(hypernym) topographic point, place, spot
6. a public secondary school usually including grades 9 through 12; "he goes to the neighborhood highschool"
(synonym) senior high school, senior high, highschool, high school
(hypernym) secondary school, lyceum, lycee, Gymnasium, middle school
7. a forward gear with a gear ratio giving high vehicle velocity for a given engine speed
(synonym) high gear
(hypernym) gear, gear mechanism
(hyponym) overdrive
(part-holonym) car, auto, automobile, machine, motorcar

Adjective
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"
(antonym) low
(similar) advanced
(see-also) superior
(attribute) degree, grade, level
2. (literal meanings) 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"
(antonym) low
(similar) altitudinous
(see-also) tall
(attribute) height, tallness
3. standing above others in quality or position; "people in high places"; "the high priest"; "eminent members of the community"
(synonym) eminent
(similar) superior
4. used of sounds and voices; high in pitch or frequency
(synonym) high-pitched
(antonym) low, low-pitched
(similar) adenoidal, pinched, nasal
(attribute) pitch
5. happy and excited and energetic
(synonym) in high spirits
(similar) elated
6. used of the smell of game beginning to taint
(synonym) gamey, gamy
(similar) malodorous, malodourous
7. slightly and pleasantly intoxicated from alcohol or a drug (especially marijuana)
(synonym) mellow
(similar) intoxicated, drunk, inebriated

Adverb
1. at a great altitude; "he climbed high on the ladder"
(synonym) high up
2. in or to a high position, amount, or degree; "prices have gone up far too high"
3. in a rich manner; "he lives high"
(synonym) richly, luxuriously
4. far up toward the source; "he lives high up the river"


Babylon English-CzechDownload this dictionary
higher
příd.jm. vyšší
 
high
příd.jm. vysoký; zdrogovaný; zpitý [být zanechaný napospas osudu; mají vysoký obsah vitaminu C]

Babylon English-PolishDownload this dictionary
high
Przym. wysoki; mający x wysokości (one meter high - ma metr wysokości); wysoko położony; górny; duży; wysokiej (jakości); korzystny; główny; wzniosły