height
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- noun
- /haɪt/
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- Her height makes her an excellent basketball player, as she can reach the hoop easily.
- weight and height
- measure height
- height in meters
So that is specific to my height and my weight.
- So that is specific to my height and my weight.
- And so now they're looking at him, his height, his ears, his hands.
- The number of women who care about height is less than you think.
- It's at my sitting height when I sit down.
- And yeah, I can't change my height, but I can become stronger.
- It could because of my height or because of my voice.
Examples
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In addition, different methods were used to measure weight and height at the three age points.
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I am pretty aware of other people's heights, pretty much all the time.
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But look, now we're the same height almost.
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What we have is the height from the bottom to the top.
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The number of women who care about height is less than you think.
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The data were recorded for plant height, number of nodes, and number of leaves at day 30.
Academic text (2015) -
Choosing to have a positive outlook regarding height was key for women in our study.
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Specifically, most participants reported height to be the primary characteristic they noticed when meeting people.
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And yeah, I can't change my height, but I can become stronger.
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It's a miracle you're still the same height.
Synonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
How far a liquid moves up a thin tube because of surface tension
- Specialized
A device that lets only electrical pulses above a set level pass
How Tall
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Height comes from an old English word high plus the ending -th that makes a quality into a thing. So height originally meant the 'state of being high', which is why we use it to talk about how tall someone or something is.