height
height \'hi-t, 'hi-tth\ n [ME heighthe, fr. OE hi-ehthu; akin to OHG
ho-hida heig]ht, OE he-ah high 1a: the highest part : SUMMIT 1b: the
highest or most advanced point : ZENITH 2a: the distance from the bottom
to the top of something standing upright 2b: the extent of elevation above
a level : ALTITUDE 3: the condition of being tall or high 4a: an extent
of land rising to a considerable degree above the surrounding country 4b:
a high point or position obs 5: an advanced social rank 6: degree of
geographical latitude used of any vertical distance great or small; STATURE
applies only to animal bodies, esp. to the mature human body; ELEVATION and
ALTITUDE imply height practicably determined only by angular measurement or
atmospheric pressure SYN syn STATURE, ELEVATION, ALTITUDE: HEIGHT may be