height
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2.3
- noun
- /haɪt/
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- In fact, Israel's international status has improved since the height of its isolation in the 1970s.
- reach new heights
- new heights
- the height of summer
And, you know, it's the height of the Cold War.
- And, you know, it's the height of the Cold War.
- We've reached great heights and fallen deeply in love.
- And I was at the height, height, height of outselling a lot of artists.
- He made his biggest ask ever with NF TS at the height of the NFT craze.
- This never got to the same height or peak, but it was sustained.
- This was like the height of me too.
- And Carol, just almost at the height of that fervor, left for Europe.
- And that's right in the height of me hassling with the mafia.
Examples
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At the height of the influenza epidemic, a father told friends he'd been to the future and seen the graves of his two small children.
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At the height of his career, he was recognized as one of the best authors in the country.
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And, you know, it's the height of the Cold War.
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As such, it was used twice during the height of the Cold War.
Academic text (1999) -
But the coverage was only national at its height, and then only for a few days.
Fiction book (1995) -
And that was kind of like the height of that era of cuisine.
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It was the height of the Depression.
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Built in 1964, at its height, this was a regular hangout for all the coolest and most influential musicians at the time.
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Sears's formative years were spent in Savannah at the height of the Civil Rights and Black Power eras.
Academic text (2011) -
The company reached the height of its success during the early 2000s, with record profits and expansion.
Synonyms
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2.1
The highest position in a job or field
368
2.1
The highest point something reaches, like a mountain or an achievement
31
5.8
The highest point of success or achievement
12
4.9
The highest level of achievement in a career or field
3
8.0
The highest point of achievement or success
2
8.9
The highest point in the development of something
2
4.2
The highest point of someone's career or success
1
7.8
The highest point of development or success
1
5.0
A person or thing at the highest level of quality
Antonyms
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 High
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Height comes from an old English word high plus the ending -th that makes a quality into a thing. Because it means the 'state of being high', height is also used for the highest point or peak of something.