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higher (HIGHR) (adjective)
A qualifier comparing objects one of which is taller than another one: The new bank building is higher than its counterpart across the street.
hire (HIGHR) (verb)
1. To pay for the use of something on a temporary basis: Lenora and Lottie will hire a taxi to take them to the train station.
2. To take a job or employment: Karl has decided to hire himself out as a cook for the summer.
2. To take a job or employment: Karl has decided to hire himself out as a cook for the summer.
The superintendent, whose rank is higher than Jesse's, decided to hire a student for the summer.
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Confusing Words Clarified: Group H; Homonyms, Homophones, Homographs, Synonyms, Polysemes, etc. +
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“higher”
(Greek: after, behind, beyond; changed in form, altered; higher [used to designate a higher degree of a branch of science])
(Greek: a suffix; pertaining to; of the nature of, like; in chemistry, it denotes a higher valence of the element than is expressed by -ous)