| NOUN | attribute | height, tallness | the vertical dimension of extension |
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| state | height, acme, elevation, peak, pinnacle, summit, superlative, meridian, tiptop, top | the highest level or degree attainable | |
| attribute | height, stature | (of a standing person) the distance from head to foot | |
| attribute | height, altitude | elevation especially above sea level or above the earth's surface |
| Sounds | hhay't | |
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| Rhymes | acolyte ... write: 181 rhymes with ayt... | |
| Meaning | The vertical dimension of extension; distance from the base of something to the top. | |
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| Synonym | tallness | |
| Attributes | high | (literal meaning) being at or having a relatively great or specific elevation or upward extension (sometimes used in combinations like 'knee-high') |
| low | Literal meanings | |
| Narrower | highness, loftiness | The quality of being high or lofty |
| lowness | The quality of being low | |
| Broader | dimension | The magnitude of something in a particular direction (especially length or width or height) |
| Spanish | altura, alzada | |
| Catalan | alçada | |
| Meaning | The highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development. | |
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| Example | "at the height of her career" | |
| Synonyms | acme, elevation, peak, pinnacle, summit, superlative, meridian, tiptop, top | |
| Broader | degree, level, stage, point | A specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process |
| Spanish | apogeo, auge, cima, cúspide, pico, súmmum, superlativo, tiptop | |
| Catalan | apogeu, caramull, cim, súmmum, tiptop | |
| Meaning | (of a standing person) the distance from head to foot. | |
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| Synonym | stature | |
| Attributes | short, little | Low in stature |
| tall | Great in vertical dimension | |
| Narrower | shortness | The property of being shorter than average stature |
| tallness | The property of being taller than average stature | |
| Broader | bodily property | An attribute of the body |
| Spanish | estatura, talla | |
| Catalan | alçada, estatura, talla | |
| Meaning | elevation especially above sea level or above the earth's surface. | |
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| Synonym | altitude | |
| Narrower | ceiling | (meteorology) altitude of the lowest layer of clouds |
| ceiling | maximum altitude at which a plane can fly (under specified conditions) | |
| level | height above ground | |
| Broader | elevation | distance of something above a reference point (such as sea level) |
| Spanish | altitud, altura, elevación | |
| Catalan | alçada, altitud, altura, elevació | |
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