height

height
noun
1 how tall sb/sth is
ADJECTIVE
full, maximum

He drew himself up to his full height and glared at us.

considerable, great, towering

Her great height was rather a handicap.

average, medium, middle

a man of middle height

low
VERB + HEIGHT
determine, measure
have
grow to, reach

The plants grow to a maximum height of 24 inches.

adjust

You can adjust the height of the chair.

increase, reduce
PREPOSITION
in height

The wall is nine feet in height.

2 distance above the ground/sea level
ADJECTIVE
considerable, great

The object had clearly fallen from a considerable height.

ceiling, chest, head, shoulder, waist, etc.

Bring your hands to shoulder height.

VERB + HEIGHT
gain
lose

The plane was beginning to lose height.

maintain

The pilot was unable to maintain height.

attain, climb to, reach, rise to

The balloon reached a height of 20 000 feet.

PREPOSITION
at a height of

The animal lives in lakes at a height of 6 000 feet above sea level.

3 (usually heights) high place
ADJECTIVE
mountain, rocky

The condor soars effortlessly above the mountain heights.

VERB + HEIGHTS
scale

They were the first expedition to scale the heights of Everest.

be afraid of
have a head for (esp. BrE)

A steeplejack has to have a good head for heights.

PREPOSITION
from a height

The pattern of the ancient fields is clearly visible from a height.

PHRASES
a fear of heights
4 heights high level of achievement
ADJECTIVE
commanding, dizzy (esp. BrE), dizzying, giddy (esp. BrE), lofty

They have risen to the dizzy heights of the semi-finals.

new

The group's popularity reached new heights when they released their second album.

VERB + HEIGHTS
achieve, climb to, reach, rise to, scale

She rose to undreamed-of heights of power and fame.


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