height
/ˈhaɪt/
- Noun
- a measurement of how tall a person or thing is
- What's the height of the building?
- These bushes grow to heights of up to five feet.
- a woman of average height
- We were measured for height and weight.
- The ride has a height requirement. You have to be four feet tall to ride.
- He is six feet in height. [=(more commonly) he is six feet tall]
- She rose/stood (up) to her full height. [=she stood straight up]
- the condition of being tall
- I was surprised by his height.
- the distance above a level or surface
- The land reaches a height of 600 feet above sea level.
- The height of the ceiling is eight feet. [=the ceiling is eight feet above the floor; the ceiling is eight feet high]
- a great distance above the ground
- It was frightening to look down from such a dizzying/great height.
- I'm afraid of heights.
- an area that is higher than the areas around it
- The soldiers left the height they were defending.
- We used to live in Washington Heights.
- the Golan Heights
- the most advanced or extreme point of something
- During the height of the violence, dozens of people lost their lives.
- He was at the height of his fame when he died. [=he died when he was most famous]
- At its height, their civilization was the greatest in the world.
- very good or successful levels
- Her popularity rose/soared to great heights.
- They have taken the company to new heights.