Hovering and High

(p.pr.&vb.n.) of Hover.

(DoD) A self-sustaining maneuver whereby a fixed, or nearly fixed, position is maintained relative to a spot on the surface of the Earth or underwater.

noun

• A lofty level or position or degree.
  • usage: "summer temperatures reached an all-time high"
• An air mass of higher than normal pressure.
  • usage: "the east coast benefits from a Bermuda high"
• A state of sustained elation.
  • usage: "I'm on a permanent high these days"
• A state of altered consciousness induced by alcohol or narcotics.
  • usage: "they took drugs to get a high on"
• A high place.
  • usage: "they stood on high and observed the countryside"; "he doesn't like heights"
  • synonyms: heights
• A public secondary school usually including grades 9 through 12.
  • usage: "he goes to the neighborhood highschool"
  • synonyms: senior high school, senior high, highschool, high school
• A forward gear with a gear ratio that gives the greatest vehicle velocity for a given engine speed.
  • synonyms: high gear

adjective

• Greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount.
  • usage: "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"
• Literal meaning. ( being at or having a relatively great or specific elevation or upward extension (sometimes used in combinations like `knee-high'))
  • usage: "a high mountain"; "high ceilings"; "high buildings"; "a high forehead"; "a high incline"; "a foot high"
• Standing above others in quality or position.
  • usage: "people in high places"; "the high priest"; "eminent members of the community"
  • synonyms: eminent
• Used of sounds and voices; high in pitch or frequency.
  • synonyms: high-pitched
• Happy and excited and energetic.
  • synonyms: in high spirits
• Used of the smell of meat. ( smelling spoiled or tainted)
  • synonyms: gamey, gamy
• Slightly and pleasantly intoxicated from alcohol or a drug (especially marijuana.
  • synonyms: mellow

adverb

• At a great altitude.
  • usage: "he climbed high on the ladder"
  • synonyms: high up
• In or to a high position, amount, or degree.
  • usage: "prices have gone up far too high"
• In a rich manner.
  • usage: "he lives high"
  • synonyms: richly, luxuriously
• Far up toward the source.
  • usage: "he lives high up the river"

• (superl.) Very abstract; difficult to comprehend or surmount; grand; noble.
• (n.) People of rank or high station; as, high and low.
• (superl.) Exalted in social standing or general estimation or in rank, reputation, office, and the like; dignified; as, she was welcomed in the highest circles.
• (superl.) Strong-scented; slightly tainted; as, epicures do not cook game before it is high.
• (superl.) Arrogant; lofty; boastful; proud; ostentatious; -- used in a bad sense.
• (adv.) In a high manner; in a high place; to a great altitude; to a great degree; largely; in a superior manner; eminently; powerfully.
• (superl.) Elevated in character or quality, whether moral or intellectual; preeminent; honorable; as, high aims or motives.
• (superl.) Costly; dear in price; extravagant; as, to hold goods at a high price.
• (n.) An elevated place; a superior region; a height; the sky; heaven.
• (superl.) Made with a high position of some part of the tongue in relation to the palate, as / (/ve), / (f/d). See Guide to Pronunciation, // 10, 11.
• (superl.) Possessing a characteristic quality in a supreme or superior degree; as, 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) color; high (i. e., extensive, thorough) scholarship, etc.
• (v.i.) To hie.
• (superl.) Elevated above any starting point of measurement, as a line or surface; having altitude; lifted up; raised or extended in the direction of the zenith; lofty; tall; as, a high mountain, tower, tree; the sun is high.
• (n.) The highest card dealt or drawn.
• (v.i.) To rise; as, the sun higheth.
• (superl.) Regarded as raised up or elevated; distinguished; remarkable; conspicuous; superior; -- used indefinitely or relatively, and often in figurative senses, which are understood from the connection.
• (superl.) Of noble birth; illustrious; as, of high family.
• (superl.) Acute or sharp; -- opposed to grave or low; as, a high note.
• (superl.) Of great strength, force, importance, and the like; strong; mighty; powerful; violent; sometimes, triumphant; victorious; majestic, etc.; as, a high wind; high passions.