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height

 
 
pronunciation:
haIt
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part of speech: noun
definition 1: vertical extent or altitude; distance up.
 
synonyms:
attitude, elevation
similar words:
altitude, highness, lift
definition 2: tallness, esp. of a human.
 
synonyms:
stature, tallness
definition 3: the peak or uppermost point.
synonyms:
apex, apogee, crest, peak, pinnacle, summit, tip, tiptop, vertex, zenith
antonyms:
bottom, nadir
similar words:
acme
definition 4: the extreme limit; climax.
She's at the height of her success.
synonyms:
acme, apex, crest, culmination, peak, pinnacle, summit, ultimate, utmost, zenith
antonyms:
nadir
similar words:
ceiling, climax, extremity, heyday, maximum, top
definition 5: (often pl.) a high place from which one can overlook, as on a hill or mountain.
synonyms:
overlook
similar words:
altitude, elevation, eminence, headland, highland, hill, hilltop, mountain, promontory, rise, top, vantage
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adjective + (n.)height added, adjustable, afraid, average, bottom, commanding, convenient, desired, dizzying, full, lofty, mature, maximum, medium, minimum, painted, relative, towering, unprecedented, varying, vertical  [See all][See only the most frequent]
verb + (n.)height adjust, ascend, attain, brace, calculate, exceed, measure, reach, rise, scale, soar, straighten, vary
noun + (n.)height Help age, brace, bracket, brass, bronze, canopy, ceiling, chest, citrus, cuff, decoration, dumbbell, earthenware, enamel, fear, friendship, gilt, girth, handicap, heel, hip, instep, ivory, knee, mahogany, maple, marble, peak, pine, pixel, porcelain, prospect, rim, saddle, shoulder, span, stack, stoneware, thigh, waist, wave, wheelchair, withdrawal [See all][See only the most frequent]
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