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   Height

   /hīt/

   

   noun

   • 1. the measurement from base to top or (of a standing person) from head to foot: "columns rising to 65 feet in height"
   • ▪ elevation above ground or a recognized level (typically sea level): "the glider is gaining height" Similar highnesstallnessloftinessdistance upwardsextent upwardsvertical measurementelevationstaturealtitudedistance above the groundvertical distance above sea level
   • ▪ the quality of being tall or high: "his height seems to work to his advantage"
   • ▪ a high place or area: "he's terrified of heights" Similar high placessheer dropssteep inclineshigh groundsteep groundprecipicescliffs
   • 2. the most intense part or period of something: "the height of the tourist season" Similar high pointhighest pointcrowning momentculminating pointpeakacmeapotheosiszenithapogeepinnacleclimaxculminationconsummationhigh water markOpposite nadirlow point
   • ▪ an extreme instance or example of something: "it would be the height of bad manners not to attend the wedding" Similar epitomeacmezenithquintessencelimitvery limitculminationultimateutmostne plus ultra

   Word Origin Old Englishhēhthu (in the sense ‘top of something’), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch hoogte, also to high.

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   the distance between the lowest and highest points of a person standing upright; stature: She is five feet in height. Synonyms: tallness. considerable or great altitude or elevation: the height of the mountains. Often heights. a high place above a level; a hill or mountain:

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   HEIGHT meaning: 1. the distance from the top to the bottom of something, or the quality of being tall: 2. the…. Learn more.

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   The meaning of HEIGHT is the part that rises or extends upward the greatest distance : the highest part : summit. How to use height in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Height.

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   HEIGHT definition: 1. the distance from the top to the bottom of something, or the quality of being tall: 2. the…. Learn more.

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   height, altitude, elevation refer to distance above a level. height denotes extent upward (as from foot to head) as well as any measurable distance above a given level: The tree grew to a height of ten feet.

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   The noun height can mean the measurement of something from bottom to top. A pediatrician will measure the height of a child to make sure they are growing at a normal and healthy rate. Height derives from the Old English word hehthu, meaning "top of something."

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   Definition of height noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.