|
|
| |
Definitions for: Height
[n] natural height of a person or animal in an upright position
[n] elevation especially above sea level or above the earth's surface; "the altitude gave her a headache"
[n] the vertical dimension of extension; distance from the base of something to the top
[n] the highest level or degree attainable; "his landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty"; "the artist's gifts are at their acme"; "at the height of her career"; "the peak of perfection"; "summer was at its peak"; "...catapulted Einstein to the pinnacle of fame"; "the summit of his ambition"; "so many highest superlatives achieved by man"; "at the top of his profession"
Webster (1913) Definition: Height, n. [Written also hight.] [OE. heighte, heght,
heighthe, AS. he['a]h?u, fr. heah high; akin to D. hoogte,
Sw. h["o]jd, Dan. h["o]ide, Icel. h[ae]?, Goth. hauhipa. See
High.]
1. The condition of being high; elevated position.
Behold the height of the stars, how high they are!
--Job xxii.
12.
2. The distance to which anything rises above its foot, above
that on which in stands, above the earth, or above the
level of the sea; altitude; the measure upward from a
surface, as the floor or the ground, of animal, especially
of a man; stature. --Bacon.
[Goliath's] height was six cubits and a span. --1
Sam. xvii. 4.
3. Degree of latitude either north or south. [Obs.]
Guinea lieth to the north sea, in the same height as
Peru to the south. --Abp. Abbot.
4. That which is elevated; an eminence; a hill or mountain;
as, Alpine heights. --Dryden.
5. Elevation in excellence of any kind, as in power,
learning, arts; also, an advanced degree of social rank;
pre["e]minence or distinction in society; prominence.
Measure your mind's height by the shade it casts.
--R. Browning.
All would in his power hold, all make his subjects.
--Chapman.
6. Progress toward eminence; grade; degree.
Social duties are carried to greater heights, and
enforced with stronger motives by the principles of
our religion. --Addison.
7. Utmost degree in extent; extreme limit of energy or
condition; as, the height of a fever, of passion, of
madness, of folly; the height of a tempest.
My grief was at the height before thou camest.
--Shak.
On height, aloud. [Obs.]
[He] spake these same words, all on hight.
--Chaucer.
Synonyms: acme, altitude, elevation, peak, pinnacle, stature, summit, superlative, top
See Also: bodily property, ceiling, degree, dimension, elevation, highness, level, level, loftiness, lowness, point, shortness, stage, tallness
|
|
Try our:
Scrabble Word Finder
Scrabble Cheat
Words With Friends Cheat
Hanging With Friends Cheat
Scramble With Friends Cheat
Ruzzle Cheat
Related Resources:
animlas that start with n
animals begin with t
|
