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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Height \Height\ (h[imac]t), n. [Written also {hight}.] [OE. heighte, heght, heighthe, AS. he['a]h[eth]u, h[=e]h[eth]u fr. heah high; akin to D. hoogte, Sw. h["o]jd, Dan. h["o]ide, Icel. h[ae][eth], Goth. hauhi[thorn]a. See {High}.] 1. The condition of being high; elevated position. [1913 Webster] Behold the height of the stars, how high they are! --Job xxii. 12. [1913 Webster] 2. The distance to which anything rises above its foot, above that on which in stands, above the earth, or above the level of the sea; altitude; the measure upward from a surface, as the floor or the ground, of an animal, especially of a man; stature. --Bacon. [1913 Webster] [Goliath's] height was six cubits and a span. --1 Sam. xvii. 4. [1913 Webster] 3. Degree of latitude either north or south. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Guinea lieth to the north sea, in the same height as Peru to the south. --Abp. Abbot. [1913 Webster] 4. That which is elevated; an eminence; a hill or mountain; as, Alpine heights. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] 5. Elevation in excellence of any kind, as in power, learning, arts; also, an advanced degree of social rank; pre["e]minence or distinction in society; prominence. [1913 Webster] Measure your mind's height by the shade it casts. --R. Browning. [1913 Webster] All would in his power hold, all make his subjects. --Chapman. [1913 Webster] 6. Progress toward eminence; grade; degree. [1913 Webster] Social duties are carried to greater heights, and enforced with stronger motives by the principles of our religion. --Addison. [1913 Webster] 7. Utmost degree in extent; extreme limit of energy or condition; as, the height of a fever, of passion, of madness, of folly; the height of a tempest. [1913 Webster] My grief was at the height before thou camest. --Shak. [1913 Webster] {On height}, aloud. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] [He] spake these same words, all on hight. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: height n 1: the vertical dimension of extension; distance from the base of something to the top [syn: {height}, {tallness}] 2: the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development; "his landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty"; "the artist's gifts are at their acme"; "at the height of her career"; "the peak of perfection"; "summer was at its peak"; "...catapulted Einstein to the pinnacle of fame"; "the summit of his ambition"; "so many highest superlatives achieved by man"; "at the top of his profession" [syn: {acme}, {height}, {elevation}, {peak}, {pinnacle}, {summit}, {superlative}, {meridian}, {tiptop}, {top}] 3: (of a standing person) the distance from head to foot [syn: {stature}, {height}] 4: elevation especially above sea level or above the earth's surface; "the altitude gave her a headache" [syn: {altitude}, {height}]