Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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high | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
low | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
high (noun) | low (noun) |
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a forward gear with a gear ratio that gives the greatest vehicle velocity for a given engine speed | the lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving |
a lofty level or position or degree | a low level or position or degree |
a public secondary school usually including grades 9 through 12 | an air mass of lower pressure; often brings precipitation |
a high place | |
an air mass of higher than normal pressure | |
a state of altered consciousness induced by alcohol or narcotics | |
a state of sustained elation |
high (adjective) | low (adjective) |
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(literal meaning) being at or having a relatively great or specific elevation or upward extension (sometimes used in combinations like `knee-high') | being at or having a relatively small elevation or upward extension |
greater than normal in quantity or amount | less than normal in degree or intensity or amount |
used of sounds and voices; high in pitch or frequency | used of sounds and voices; low in pitch or frequency |
happy and excited and energetic | of the most contemptible kind |
slightly and pleasantly intoxicated from alcohol or a drug (especially marijuana) | filled with melancholy and despondency |
(used of the smell of meat) smelling spoiled or tainted | subdued or brought low in condition or status |
standing above others in quality or position | low or inferior in station or quality |
no longer sufficient | |
very low in volume | |
unrefined in character |
high (verb) | low (verb) |
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make a low noise, characteristic of bovines |
high (adverb) | low (adverb) |
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at a great altitude | in a low position; near the ground |
far up toward the source | |
in or to a high position, amount, or degree | |
in a rich manner |