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height
noun
the
measurement
of
how
tall
someone
or
something
is
from
bottom
to
top
•
At
180
centimeters
in
height
,
Maya
can
easily
reach
the
top
shelf
.
At
180
centimeters
in
height
,
Maya
can
easily
reach
the
top
shelf
.
•
The
gardener
measured
the
height
of
the
sunflower
,
amazed
that
it
had
grown
taller
than
the
fence
.
The
gardener
measured
the
height
of
the
sunflower
,
amazed
that
it
had
grown
taller
than
the
fence
.
Old
English
“
hēhthu
”
meaning
“
state
of
being
high
,”
from
the
adjective
“
high
.”
noun
the
distance
of
something
above
the
ground
or
above
sea
level
•
The
plane
was
cruising
at
a
height
of
30
,
000
feet
.
The
plane
was
cruising
at
a
height
of
30
,
000
feet
.
•
Mount
Everest
reaches
a
height
of
8
,
848
meters
above
sea
level
.
Mount
Everest
reaches
a
height
of
8
,
848
meters
above
sea
level
.
noun
the
time
or
situation
when
something
is
at
its
most
intense
or
successful
point
•
During
the
height
of
summer
,
temperatures
here
can
reach
40
°C
.
During
the
height
of
summer
,
temperatures
here
can
reach
40
°C
.
•
She
won
the
award
at
the
height
of
her
career
.
She
won
the
award
at
the
height
of
her
career
.
noun
the
highest
part
or
top
of
something
•
We
climbed
to
the
height
of
the
tower
and
admired
the
city
below
.
We
climbed
to
the
height
of
the
tower
and
admired
the
city
below
.
•
The
ball
rolled
from
the
height
of
the
hill
down
into
the
valley
.
The
ball
rolled
from
the
height
of
the
hill
down
into
the
valley
.
heighten
verb
-
heighten
,
heightening
,
heightens
,
heightened
to
make
or
become
greater
,
higher
,
or
more
intense
in
degree
,
amount
,
or
effect
.
•
The
coach's
speech
heightened
the
team's
determination
before
the
big
game
.
The
coach's
speech
heightened
the
team's
determination
before
the
big
game
.
•
They
decided
to
heighten
the
garden
fence
to
stop
animals
from
entering
.
They
decided
to
heighten
the
garden
fence
to
stop
animals
from
entering
.
Formed
in
the
16th
century
from
'height'
+
the
suffix
'-en'
,
which
denotes
making
or
becoming
(
as
in
'strengthen'
or
'darken'
).