The difference between High and High-pitched
When used as adjectives, high means 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, whereas high-pitched means of a sound, having a comparatively high pitch.
High is also noun with the meaning: a high point or position, literally or figuratively.
High is also adverb with the meaning: in or to an elevated position.
High is also verb with the meaning: to rise.
check bellow for the other definitions of High and High-pitched
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High as an adjective (baseball, of a ball):
Very elevated; extending or being far above a base; tall; lofty. 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. Above the batter's shoulders.
Examples:
"The balloon rose high in the sky. The wall was high. a high mountain"
"the pitch (or: the ball) was high"
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High as an adjective:
Relatively elevated; rising or raised above the average or normal level from which elevation is measured.
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High as an adjective:
Having a specified elevation or height; tall.
Examples:
"three feet high'' ''three Mount Everests high"
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High as an adjective:
Elevated in status, esteem, prestige; exalted in rank, station, or character. Most exalted; foremost.
Examples:
"The oldest of the elves' royal family still conversed in High Elvish."
"the high priest'', ''the high officials of the court'', ''the high altar"
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High as an adjective:
Of great importance and consequence: grave (if negative) or solemn (if positive).
Examples:
"high crimes'', ''the high festival of the sun"
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High as an adjective:
Consummate; advanced (e.g. in development) to the utmost extent or culmination, or possessing a quality in its supreme degree, at its zenith. Advanced in complexity (and hence potentially abstract and/or difficult to comprehend).
Examples:
"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"
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High as an adjective (in several set phrases):
Remote in distance or time.
Examples:
"high latitude'', ''high antiquity"
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High as an adjective (in several set phrases):
Very traditionalist and conservative, especially in favoring older ways of doing things; see e.g. , .
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High as an adjective:
Elevated in mood; marked by great merriment, excitement, etc.
Examples:
"in high spirits"
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High as an adjective (of a lifestyle):
Luxurious; rich.
Examples:
"high living'', ''the high life"
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High as an adjective:
Lofty, often to the point of arrogant, haughty, boastful, proud.
Examples:
"a high tone"
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High as an adjective (with "on" or "about"):
Keen, enthused.
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High as an adjective (of a, body of water):
With tall waves.
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High as an adjective:
Large, great (in amount or quantity, value, force, energy, etc). Having a large or comparatively larger concentration of (a substance, " when predicative}}).
Examples:
"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"
"Carrots are high in [[vitamin A]]. made from a high-copper alloy"
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High as an adjective (acoustics):
Acute or shrill in pitch, due to being of greater frequency, i.e. produced by more rapid vibrations (wave oscillations).
Examples:
"The note was too high for her to sing."
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High as an adjective (phonetics):
Made with some part of the tongue positioned high in the mouth, relatively close to the palate.
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High as an adjective (card games):
Greater in value than other cards, denominations, suits, etc. Having the highest rank in a straight, flush or straight flush. Winning; able to take a trick, win a round, etc.
Examples:
"I have KT742 of the same suit. In other words, a K-high flush."
"9-high straight = 98765 unsuited"
"Royal Flush = AKQJT suited = A-high straight flush"
"North's hand was high. East was in trouble."
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High as an adjective (of meat, especially venison):
Strong-scented; slightly tainted/spoiled; beginning to decompose.
Examples:
"Epicures do not cook game before it is high."
"The tailor liked his meat high."
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High as an adjective (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.
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High as an adjective (nautical, of a, sailing ship):
Near, in its direction of travel, to the (direction of the) wind.
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High as an adverb:
In or to an elevated position.
Examples:
"How high above land did you fly?"
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High as an adverb:
In or at a great value.
Examples:
"Costs have grown higher this year again."
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High as an adverb:
In a pitch of great frequency.
Examples:
"I certainly can't sing that high."
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High as a noun:
A high point or position, literally or figuratively; an elevated place; a superior region; a height; the sky; heaven.
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High as a noun:
A point of success or achievement; a time when things are at their best.
Examples:
"It was one of the highs of his career."
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High as a noun:
A period of euphoria, from excitement or from an intake of drugs.
Examples:
"That pill gave me a high for a few hours, before I had a [[comedown]]."
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High as a noun:
A drug that gives such a high.
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High as a noun (informal):
A large area of elevated atmospheric pressure; an anticyclone.
Examples:
"A large high is centred on the Azores."
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High as a noun:
The maximum value attained by some quantity within a specified period.
Examples:
"Inflation reached a ten-year high."
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High as a noun:
The maximum atmospheric temperature recorded at a particular location, especially during one 24-hour period.
Examples:
"Today's high was 32°C."
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High as a noun (card games):
The highest card dealt or drawn.
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High as a verb (obsolete):
To rise.
Examples:
"The sun higheth."
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High as a noun (obsolete):
Thought; intention; determination; purpose.
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High as a verb:
To hie; to hasten.
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High-pitched as an adjective:
Of a sound, having a comparatively high pitch.
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High-pitched as an adjective (dated):
Haughty.