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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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     the height of something. C2. the time when a situation or...

   • Height Spanish Translation

     HEIGHT translate: altura, estatura, talla, altura, altura...

   • Height: Arabic Translation

     HEIGHT translate: اِرْتِفاع / طول, عُلُوّ. Learn more in the...

   • Znaczenie Height, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     height definicja: 1. the distance from the top to the bottom...

   • Height: Catalan Translation

     height translate: alçada, altura. Learn more in the...

   • Height: Polish Translation

     HEIGHT translate: wysokość, wzrost, wysokość, wzrost,...

   • Height: Thai Translation

     HEIGHT translate: ความสูง, จุดที่สูงสุด, ระดับที่สูงที่สุด,...

   • Height: Korean Translation

     HEIGHT translate: 높이, 높이. Learn more in the Cambridge...

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   a high place above a level; a hill or mountain: They stood on the heights overlooking the valley. the highest part; top; apex; summit: In his dreams he reached the heights. Synonyms: prominence. the highest point; utmost degree: the height of power; the height of pleasure. Synonyms: culmination, zenith, acme, pinnacle, peak.

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   Definitions of height. noun. the vertical dimension of extension; distance from the base of something to the top. synonyms: tallness. see more. noun. elevation especially above sea level or above the earth's surface. synonyms: altitude. see more. noun. (of a standing person) the distance from head to foot. synonyms: stature. see more. noun.

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