abounding in or given to pompous or aphoristic moralizing; "too often the significant episode deteriorates into sententious conversation"- Kathleen Barnes
characterized by or full of force or strength (often but not necessarily physical); "a forceful speaker"; "a forceful personality"; "forceful measures"; "a forceful plan for peace"
the occurrence of incoming water (between a low tide and the following high tide); "a tide in the affairs of men which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune" -Shakespeare
a lofty level or position or degree; "summer temperatures reached an all-time high"
a high place; "they stood on high and observed the countryside"; "he doesn't like heights"
a state of altered consciousness induced by alcohol or narcotics; "they took drugs to get a high on"
a state of sustained elation; "I'm on a permanent high these days"
an air mass of higher than normal pressure; "the east coast benefits from a Bermuda high"
happy and excited and energetic
slightly and pleasantly intoxicated from alcohol or a drug (especially marijuana)
(literal meaning) 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"
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"
used of sounds and voices; high in pitch or frequency
at a great altitude; "he climbed high on the ladder"
far up toward the source; "he lives high up the river"
in or to a high position, amount, or degree; "prices have gone up far too high"
a volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and heptane and octane etc.) derived from petroleum; used mainly as a fuel in internal-combustion engines
having or showing great strength or force or intensity; "struck a mighty blow"; "the mighty logger Paul Bunyan"; "the pen is mightier than the sword"- Bulwer-Lytton
(Southern regional intensive) very; "the baby is mighty cute"; "he's mighty tired"; "it is powerful humid"; "that boy is powerful big now"; "they have a right nice place"