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height

/ˈhaɪt/

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noun

plural heights

a measurement of how tall a person or thing is :the distance from the bottom to the top of a person or thing [count]

What's the height of the building?

These bushes grow to heights of up to five feet. [noncount]

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]

[noncount] :the condition of being tall

I was surprised by his height.

[count] :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]

[count] a great distance above the ground

It was frightening to look down from such a dizzying/great height.

usually plural

I'm afraid of heights.

an area that is higher than the areas around it

The soldiers left the height they were defending.

usually plural; often used in the names of places

We used to live in Washington Heights.

the Golan Heights

[singular] :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.

heights [plural] :very good or successful levels

Her popularity rose/soared to great heights.

They have taken the company to new heights.

the height of - used to say that something is an extreme example of something

It was the height of stupidity to quit the team. [=it was extremely stupid to quit the team]

the height of arrogance/folly/hypocrisy

Long skirts are now the height of fashion. [=are now extremely fashionable]

the height of style/luxury

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