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   height

   /hʌɪt/

   noun

   • 1. the measurement of someone or something from head to foot or from base to top: "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: "her height marked her out from other women"
   • ▪ a high place or position: "he's terrified of heights" Similar high placessheer dropssteep inclineshigh groundsteep groundprecipicescliffs
   • 2. the point or period at which something is at its best or strongest: "the height of the tourist season" Similar high pointhighest pointcrowning momentculminating pointpeakacmeapotheosiszenithapogeepinnacleclimaxculminationconsummationhigh water markOpposite nadirlow point
   • ▪ an extreme 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.

   Scrabble Points: 13

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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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   Definition of height noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and 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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   height. / haɪt / noun. the vertical distance from the bottom or lowest part of something to the top or apex. the vertical distance of an object or place above the ground or above sea level; altitude. relatively great altitude or distance from the bottom to the top. the topmost point; summit.

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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."