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HIGHER

(adj.sat, adj., adverb, noun, verb)

Definitions

There are 28 meanings of the word Higher.

How to pronounce higher:

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Higher - as an adjective satellite

Advanced in complexity or elaboration

Example: "Higher finance"

Of education beyond the secondary level

Example: "Higher education"

Higher - as an adjective

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

Example: "The balloon rose high in the sky.   the wall was high.   a high mountain"

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

Having a specified elevation or height; tall.

Example: "Three feet high   three mount everests high"

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

Example: "The oldest of the elves' royal family still conversed in high elvish."

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

Example: "High crimes, the high festival of the sun"

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

Example: "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 ages"

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

Example: "High latitude, high antiquity"

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

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

Example: "In high spirits"

(of a lifestyle) luxurious; rich.

Example: "High living, the high life"

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

Example: "A high tone"

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

(of a body of water) with tall waves.

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

Example: "My bank charges me a high interest rate.   i was running a high temperature and had high cholesterol.   high voltage   high prices   high winds   a high number"

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

Example: "The note was too high for her to sing."

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

Greater in value than other cards, denominations, suits, etc.

(of meat, especially venison) strong-scented; slightly tainted/spoiled; beginning to decompose.

Example: "Epicures do not cook game before it is high."

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

(of a sailing ship) near, in its direction of travel, to the (direction of the) wind.

Higher - as an adverb

In or to an elevated position.

Example: "How high above land did you fly?"

In or at a great value.

Example: "Costs have grown higher this year again."

At a pitch of great frequency.

Example: "I certainly can't sing that high."

Higher - as a noun

A national school-leaving examination and university entrance qualification.

Higher - as a verb

To make higher; to raise or increase in amount or quantity.

To ascend.

Example Sentences

"He climbed to a higher point on the mountain to get a better view."
"The higher branches of the tree were difficult to reach."
"She aspired to achieve a higher level of success in her career."
"The company set higher sales targets for the next quarter."
"They moved to a house with higher ceilings."
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Word Game Points

Is HIGHER a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, higher is valid for both Scrabble US and EU
US/CA Valid UK/EU Valid

HIGHER has a SCRABBLE points total of 13.

Is HIGHER a valid Words With Friends word?
Yes, higher is valid for Words With Friends
Valid Word
HIGHER has a WORDS WITH FRIENDS points total of 12.

Is HIGHER a valid WordFeud word?
Yes, higher is valid for WordFeud
Valid Word
HIGHER has a WORDFEUD points total of 14.

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