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Height definition

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The distance from the bottom to the top.
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The topmost point of anything.
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The distance from the base of something to the top.
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Stature, especially of the human body.
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A hill, mountain, or other piece of ground that stands out from the surrounding land.
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A high point or position.

Prices rose to stunning heights.

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The highest or uppermost point; the summit or apex.

Finally reached the height of the mountain.

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The highest or most advanced degree; the zenith.

At the height of her career.

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The point of highest intensity; the climax.

The height of a storm.

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(obsolete) High rank, estate, or degree.
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(archaic) Loftiness of mind.
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(obsolete) Arrogance; hauteur.
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A point or place considerably above most others; eminence; elevation; hill.
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(obs.) High rank.
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Elevation or distance above a given level, as above the surface of the earth or sea; altitude.
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Elevation (of the sun, a star, etc.) above the horizon, measured in degrees.
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A relatively great distance from bottom to top.
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A relatively great distance above a given level.
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The distance from the base of something to the top.
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The vertical distance from the ground to the highest part of a standing person or animal (withers in the case of a horse).
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The highest point or maximum degree.

She's at the height of her career.

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(Sussex) An area of land at the top of a cliff.
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Height is defined as the distance from the bottom to the top of something or the highest point or the greatest degree.

An example of height is 5'8".

An example of height is the top of Mount Everest.

An example of height is the top achievement of someone's career.

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Elevation above a given level, as of the sun or a star above the horizon; altitude.
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The condition or attribute of being relatively or sufficiently high or tall.

Height is an advantage in basketball.

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The highest limit; greatest degree; extreme; climax; culmination.

The height of absurdity.

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Noun

Singular:
height
Plural:
heights

Origin of height

  • Middle English from Old English hēhthu, hēahthu

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From the older heighth, from Old English hīehþu, from Proto-Germanic *hauhiþō (cf. *hauhaz), cognate to Old Norse and Icelandic hæð (cf. Swedish höjd, Norwegian høyde), Dutch hoogte, Old High German hohida, Gothic (hauhiþa). Corresponds to high + -th.

    From Wiktionary

Height Sentence Examples

  • The mountain ridges vary in height up to 4000 ft.

  • He's about the same height and weight but he's younger.

  • She was of above average height with long, dark blonde curls loosely captured at her neck.

  • One was of medium height and slender, an older man with sharp green eyes the color of forest moss who seemed out of place in the middle of the room.

  • The height of the walls in the various observatories, the height of the collectors, and the distance they project from the wall vary largely, and sometimes electrometer, and they sometimes leave hardly a trace on the photographic paper.

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