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US
/ˈhaɪt/
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[ UK /hˈaɪt/ ]
[ UK /hˈaɪt/ ]
NOUN
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the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
at the height of her career
the peak of perfection
his landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty
at the top of his profession
summer was at its peak
...catapulted Einstein to the pinnacle of fame
so many highest superlatives achieved by man
the summit of his ambition
the artist's gifts are at their acme -
elevation especially above sea level or above the earth's surface
the altitude gave her a headache - the vertical dimension of extension; distance from the base of something to the top
- (of a standing person) the distance from head to foot
How To Use height In A Sentence
- Considering his height, then the steely look and his rough voice, both of which reminded me a lot of Carey, he was a rather intimidating person, even to me.
- As the male voice completed its speech, she slowly shifted herself around to face a gentleman of medium height who had a smiling, benign countenance on his careworn features.
- This female chanteuse has soothing vocals that'll take you to sonic heights that you've never been to.
- Hartford Armory has already solved this by offering a screw-in front sight available in different heights, with a special wrench for removal and installation.
- It said the flood walls and embankments being proposed would vary in height between one and 1.8 metres and protect most of the village, including the A166, against a one in 100-year flooding event.
- Having obtained the metacentric height, reference to a diagram will at once show the whole range of stability; and this being ascertained at each loading, the stowage of the cargo can be so adjusted as to avoid excessive stiffness in the one hand and dangerous tenderness on the other. Scientific American Supplement, No. 385, May 19, 1883
- The height of the bicycle seat is adjustable.
- Giving is the highest expression of potency. In the very act of giving, I experience my strength, my wealth, my power. This experience of heightened vitality and potency fills me with joy. I experience myself as overflowing, spending, alive, hence as joyous. Giving is more joyous than receiving, not because it is a deprivation, but because in the act of giving lies the expression of my aliveness. Erich Fromm
- Reaching a maximum height of 56cm the pygmy goat is essentially a pet.
- In that dingdong struggle both players were reaching great heights.
