Meaning & use
height
The measurement of how tall a person, object, or place is from base to top.
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The nurse recorded the child's height and weight at every checkup.
The bridge's height made it visible from almost anywhere in the valley.
A note on using this word
Height can also mean the most intense point of something, as in 'the height of summer' or 'the height of fashion.'
Words with a similar meaning
staturealtitude
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