HEIGHT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does height mean? 

• HEIGHT (noun)
  The noun HEIGHT has 4 senses:

1. the vertical dimension of extension; distance from the base of something to the top

2. the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development

3. (of a standing person) the distance from head to foot

4. elevation especially above sea level or above the earth's surface

  Familiarity information: HEIGHT used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HEIGHT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The vertical dimension of extension; distance from the base of something to the top

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

height; tallness

Hypernyms ("height" is a kind of...):

dimension (the magnitude of something in a particular direction (especially length or width or height))

Attribute:

high ((literal meaning) being at or having a relatively great or specific elevation or upward extension (sometimes used in combinations like 'knee-high'))

low (literal meanings; being at or having a relatively small elevation or upward extension)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "height"):

highness; loftiness (the quality of being high or lofty)

lowness (the quality of being low; lacking height)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

acme; elevation; height; meridian; peak; pinnacle; summit; superlative; tiptop; top

Context example:

at the top of his profession

Hypernyms ("height" is a kind of...):

degree; level; point; stage (a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process)

Sense 3

Meaning:

(of a standing person) the distance from head to foot

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

height; stature

Hypernyms ("height" is a kind of...):

bodily property (an attribute of the body)

Attribute:

tall (great in vertical dimension; high in stature)

little; short (low in stature; not tall)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "height"):

tallness (the property of being taller than average stature)

shortness (the property of being shorter than average stature)

Sense 4

Meaning:

Elevation especially above sea level or above the earth's surface

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

altitude; height

Context example:

the altitude gave her a headache

Hypernyms ("height" is a kind of...):

elevation (distance of something above a reference point (such as sea level))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "height"):

level (height above ground)

ceiling ((meteorology) altitude of the lowest layer of clouds)

ceiling (maximum altitude at which a plane can fly (under specified conditions))

 Context examples 

Height: 24-30 inches (60-75 cm.) Weight: Up to 165 pounds (74 kg.) The largest male Neapolitans may be nearly 200 pounds (90 kg.)

(Neapolitan Mastiff, NCI Thesaurus)

Layer of seawater containing a high concentration of suspended sediment that may reach heights of several hundred meters above the ocean floor.

(Nepheloid layer, NOAA Paleoclimate Glossary)

Venus and Mars are considered the cosmic lovers of the planetary lineup, and when they tour signs compatible to each other (and to your Sun sign, dear Leo), love reaches new heights.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

For example, a nomogram of height and weight measurements can be used to find the surface area of a person, without doing the math, to determine the right dose of chemotherapy.

(Nomogram, NCI Dictionary)

I put it down, to think about it; and took it up again, to read it once more; and was still pursuing it, when Traddles found me in the height of my perplexity.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

Height: 12-14 inches (30-36 cm.) Weight: 10-15 pounds (5-7 kg.)

(Miniature Schnauzer, NCI Thesaurus)

Height: 20-22 inches (51-56 cm.) Weight: 40-60 pounds (18-27 kg.)

(Bearded Collie, NCI Thesaurus)

Height: 10-12 inches (25-30 cm.) Weight: 8-10 pounds (4-5 kg.)

(Miniature Pinscher, NCI Thesaurus)

The Miniature Poodle is a medium-sized poodle with a height of 11-15 inches and weighing 15-17 pounds.

(Miniature Poodle, NCI Thesaurus)

Height: 14 1/2 -15 1/2 inches (36.8-38 cm.) Weight: 15-30 pounds (7-14 kg.)

(American Cocker Spaniel, NCI Thesaurus)