26984 words

height

11 definitions • 13 examples
1
the distance from the top to the bottom of something, or the quality of being tall:

Examples:

The sheer height of New York's skyscrapers is so impressive.
She's about average height (= neither short nor tall).
2
the particular distance that something is above a surface:

Examples:

The bullet entered the body at chest height.
3
high places, or the top of hills:

Examples:

afraid of heights Don't go up the tower if you're afraid of heights.
4
a high level of success:

Examples:

reach the heights of He reached the heights of his profession at the age of 35.
5
the time when a situation or event is strongest or most full of activity:

Examples:

August is the height of the tourist season.
6
an extreme example of something:

Examples:

the height of fashion
7
the time when you are most successful in what you do:

Examples:

at the height of something She was at the height of her career when he first met her.
8
the distance from the top to the bottom of something, or the quality of being tall:

Examples:

[ C ] The heights of the two towers are equal.
[ U ] She’s of average height (= neither unusually short nor tall).
9
Height also refers to the distance that something is above a surface:

Examples:

[ U ] You can adjust the height of the chair with this lever.
10
The height of a condition or event is when it is most full of activity or when it is at its top level of achievement:

Examples:

She was at the height of her career when they met.
11
The height of also means an extreme example of:

Examples:

the height of luxury/power/stupidity

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