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height
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- pronunciation:
- haIt
- features:
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
Height is how high something is.
The height of that pine tree is about fifteen feet.I don't know how they measure the height of a mountain, do you?
- synonyms:
- attitude
- similar words:
- altitude
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| definition 2: |
Your height is how tall you are.
The nurse always measures my height when I go to see the doctor.
- synonyms:
- tallness
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| definition 3: |
Sometimes when we talk about the height of something, we are talking about its highest point or level.
The actress seems to be at the height of her success now.At the height of the sale, there were hundreds of people at the store.- synonyms:
- peak, summit, zenith
- similar words:
- ceiling, maximum, top
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| definition 4: |
When we say "the heights," we are talking about an area that is high and from which you can look out and see far and wide. "Heights" is sometime used in names of places.
We went up to the heights so we could have a nice view of the city.- similar words:
- altitude, hill, mountain, rise, top
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| related words: |
best, crown, dimension, high, pitch, prime |
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