The difference between High and Long

When used as nouns, high means a high point or position, literally or figuratively, whereas long means a long vowel.

When used as adverbs, high means in or to an elevated position, whereas long means over a great distance in space.

When used as verbs, high means to rise, whereas long means to take a long position in.

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 long means having much distance from one terminating point on an object or an area to another terminating point .

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  1. 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"

  2. High as an adjective:

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

  3. High as an adjective:

    Having a specified elevation or height; tall.

    Examples:

    "three feet high'' ''three Mount Everests high"

  4. 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"

  5. 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"

  6. 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"

  7. High as an adjective (in several set phrases):

    Remote in distance or time.

    Examples:

    "high latitude'', ''high antiquity"

  8. High as an adjective (in several set phrases):

    Very traditionalist and conservative, especially in favoring older ways of doing things; see e.g. , .

  9. High as an adjective:

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

    Examples:

    "in high spirits"

  10. High as an adjective (of a lifestyle):

    Luxurious; rich.

    Examples:

    "high living'', ''the high life"

  11. High as an adjective:

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

    Examples:

    "a high tone"

  12. High as an adjective (with "on" or "about"):

    Keen, enthused.

  13. High as an adjective (of a, body of water):

    With tall waves.

  14. 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"

  15. 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."

  16. High as an adjective (phonetics):

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

  17. 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."

  18. 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."

  19. 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.

  20. High as an adjective (nautical, of a, sailing ship):

    Near, in its direction of travel, to the (direction of the) wind.

  1. High as an adverb:

    In or to an elevated position.

    Examples:

    "How high above land did you fly?"

  2. High as an adverb:

    In or at a great value.

    Examples:

    "Costs have grown higher this year again."

  3. High as an adverb:

    In a pitch of great frequency.

    Examples:

    "I certainly can't sing that high."

  1. High as a noun:

    A high point or position, literally or figuratively; an elevated place; a superior region; a height; the sky; heaven.

  2. 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."

  3. 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]]."

  4. High as a noun:

    A drug that gives such a high.

  5. High as a noun (informal):

    A large area of elevated atmospheric pressure; an anticyclone.

    Examples:

    "A large high is centred on the Azores."

  6. High as a noun:

    The maximum value attained by some quantity within a specified period.

    Examples:

    "Inflation reached a ten-year high."

  7. 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."

  8. High as a noun (card games):

    The highest card dealt or drawn.

  1. High as a verb (obsolete):

    To rise.

    Examples:

    "The sun higheth."

  1. High as a noun (obsolete):

    Thought; intention; determination; purpose.

  1. High as a verb:

    To hie; to hasten.

  1. Long as an adjective:

    Having much distance from one terminating point on an object or an area to another terminating point .

    Examples:

    "It's a long way from the Earth to the Moon."

  2. Long as an adjective:

    Having great duration.

    Examples:

    "The pyramids of Egypt have been around for a long time."

  3. Long as an adjective:

    Seemingly lasting a lot of time, because it is boring or tedious or tiring.

  4. Long as an adjective (British, dialect):

    Not short; tall.

  5. Long as an adjective (finance):

    Possessing or owning stocks, bonds, commodities or other financial instruments with the aim of benefiting of the expected rise in their value.

    Examples:

    "I'm long in DuPont;  I have a long position in DuPont."

  6. Long as an adjective (cricket):

    Of a fielding position, close to the boundary (or closer to the boundary than the equivalent short position).

  7. Long as an adjective (tennis, of a ball or a shot):

    That land beyond the baseline (and therefore is out).

    Examples:

    "No! That forehand is longnb...."

  8. Long as an adjective:

    Occurring or coming after an extended interval; distant in time; far away.

  1. Long as an adverb:

    Over a great distance in space.

    Examples:

    "He threw the ball long."

  2. Long as an adverb:

    For a particular duration.

    Examples:

    "How long is it until the next bus arrives?"

  3. Long as an adverb:

    For a long duration.

    Examples:

    "Will this interview take long?"

    "Paris has long been considered one of the most cultured cities in the world."

  1. Long as a noun (linguistics):

    A long vowel.

  2. Long as a noun (programming):

    A long integer variable, twice the size of an int, two or four times the size of a short, and half of a long long.

    Examples:

    "A long is typically 64 [[bit]]s in a 32-bit environment."

  3. Long as a noun (finance):

    An entity with a long position in an asset.

    Examples:

    "Every uptick made the longs cheer."

  4. Long as a noun (music):

    A note formerly used in music, one half the length of a large, twice that of a breve.

  1. Long as a verb (transitive, finance):

    To take a long position in.

  1. Long as a verb (intransitive):

    To await, aspire, desire greatly (something to occur or to be true)

    Examples:

    "She longed for him to come back."

  1. Long as an adjective (archaic):

    On account , because .

  1. Long as a verb (archaic):

    To be appropriate , to pertain or belong .

  1. Long as a noun:

    longitude

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