heights Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. noun a high place
   high.
   
   • they stood on high and observed the countryside
   • he doesn't like heights
2. noun the vertical dimension of extension; distance from the base of something to the top
   tallness; height.
   
3. noun the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
   superlative; pinnacle; acme; top; height; summit; peak; elevation; tiptop; meridian.
   
   • 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
4. noun (of a standing person) the distance from head to foot
   height; stature.
   
5. noun elevation especially above sea level or above the earth's surface
   altitude; height.
   
   • the altitude gave her a headache

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