noun🔗ShareThe word "hi" used as a greeting.""Hi" is a greeting. My friend said "hi" to me on the bus. "communicationlanguagewordessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
interjection🔗ShareA friendly, informal, casual greeting said when meeting someone."Hi, how are you?"communicationlanguagewordexclamationessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
interjection🔗ShareAn exclamation to call attention."Hi! Can you pass the salt? "communicationlanguageexclamationessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
interjection🔗ShareExpressing wonder or derision.""Hi," said Sarah, wondering why her brother was wearing a banana costume to school. "languageexclamationlinguisticsessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareVery elevated; extending or being far above a base; tall; lofty."The balloon rose high in the sky.  The wall was high.  a high mountain"appearancequalityessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareRelatively elevated; rising or raised above the average or normal level from which elevation is measured."The hi-rise apartment building offered stunning views of the city. "positionappearanceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareHaving a specified elevation or height; tall."three feet high  three Mount Everests high"appearanceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareElevated in status, esteem, prestige; exalted in rank, station, or character."The hi-ranking official received a standing ovation. "valuecharacterpositionsocietyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareOf great importance and consequence: grave (if negative) or solemn (if positive)."high crimes, the high festival of the sun"valuemoralphilosophycharacteressentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareConsummate; advanced (e.g. in development) to the utmost extent or culmination, or possessing a quality in its supreme degree, at its zenith."The student's understanding of calculus reached a hi level, demonstrating mastery of the subject. "qualityachievementdegreeessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share(in several set phrases) Remote in distance or time."high latitude, high antiquity"timespaceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share(in several set phrases) Very traditionalist and conservative, especially in favoring older ways of doing things; see e.g. high church, High Tory."The school's principal is known for her very hi approach to education, preferring traditional methods and older textbooks. "politicstraditionsocietyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareElevated in mood; marked by great merriment, excitement, etc."in high spirits"mindemotionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share(of a lifestyle) Luxurious; rich."high living, the high life"stylevaluequalitybusinessfinanceeconomyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareLofty, often to the point of arrogant, haughty, boastful, proud."a high tone"attitudecharacterhumanvaluemoralessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share(with "on" or "about") Keen, enthused."My sister was hi on the new video game; she couldn't stop playing. "attitudeemotionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share(of a body of water) With tall waves."The ocean was very hi today; the waves were enormous and crashed powerfully against the shore. "nauticalweatheroceanessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareLarge, great (in amount or quantity, value, force, energy, etc)."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"amountvalueessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share(acoustics) Acute or shrill in pitch, due to being of greater frequency, i.e. produced by more rapid vibrations (wave oscillations)."The note was too high for her to sing."soundfrequencyphysicstechnicalelectronicsessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareMade with some part of the tongue positioned high in the mouth, relatively close to the palate."The hi note on the piano requires a high placement of the tongue. "phoneticslanguagelinguisticsessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareGreater in value than other cards, denominations, suits, etc."My sister's painting was considered a hi-quality piece in the art class. "gamevalueessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share(of meat, especially venison) Strong-scented; slightly tainted/spoiled; beginning to decompose."Epicures do not cook game before it is high."foodconditionbiologyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareIntoxicated; 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."The student seemed a little hi during class, and his teacher noticed his glazed eyes and slurred speech. "mindbodysensationconditionmedicinesocietyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share(of a sailing ship) Near, in its direction of travel, to the (direction of the) wind."The hi sailing boat was close to the wind, making its journey faster. "nauticalsailingdirectionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading