high measuring a long distance from the bottom to the top – used about mountains, walls, and buildings:
the highest mountain in the world The castle was surrounded by high walls. a high cliff The council told the architects the tower was too high.tall high – used about people, trees, plants, and buildings.
Tall is used especially about things that are high and narrow:
tall marble columns A cat was hiding in the tall grass. a tall modern buildingmajestic especially written very impressive because of being very big and tall – used about mountains, buildings, trees, and animals:
the majestic mountains of the Himalayas The abbey is noted for its majestic arches, fine doorways and elegant windows. The cathedral looked majestic in the evening light.soaring [only before noun] especially written used about a building or mountain that looks extremely tall and impressive:
a soaring skyscraper the soaring towers of the palacetowering [only before noun] especially written extremely high, in a way that seems impressive but also often rather frightening:
The sky was shut out by the towering walls of the prison. towering treeslofty [usually before noun] literary very high and impressive – used in literature:
the lofty peaks in the far distancehigh-rise [usually before noun] a high-rise building is a tall modern building with a lot of floors containing apartments or offices:
a high-rise apartment block He works in a high-rise office in New York.tall person/tree/plant/building/tower/statue
high-pitched higher than most sounds or voices:
He has a rather high-pitched voice. Bats make high-pitched squeaks. the high-pitched whine of a dentist's drillshrill high and unpleasant:
Her voice became more shrill. The bird has rather a shrill cry.piercing extremely high and loud, in a way that is unpleasant:
a piercing scream Suddenly I heard a piercing whistle.squeaky making very high noises that are not loud:
a squeaky gate squeaky floorboards a squeaky little voice [TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲