height

Definition

  • noun: a measurement of how tall a person or thing is
  • noun: the highest part
  • usually plural
  • synonyms: summit, altitude, stature

Examples

  • The 'height' of the ceiling is eight feet. [=the ceiling is eight feet above the floor; the ceiling is eight feet high]

  • It was 'the height of' stupidity to quit the team. [=it was extremely stupid to quit the team]

  • He was 'at the height of' his fame when he died. [=he died when he was most famous]

Movie quotes

  • (..) Plain lo, in the morning Lola in slacks. Lois Lane. Mmm. Come see the view. Now, the secret is the height. It's the building material. it's light metals, which... sway a bit in the wind. And you know something about LEXCORP metals, don't you, Miss Lane? (..)
    2016 Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice