noun
1 how tall sb/sth is
ADJECTIVE
▪ full , maximum
▪
He drew himself up to his full ~ and glared at us.
▪ considerable , great , towering
▪
Her great ~ was rather a handicap.
▪ average , medium , middle
▪
a man of middle ~
▪ low
VERB + HEIGHT
▪ determine , measure
▪ have
▪ grow to , reach
▪
The plants grow to a maximum ~ of 24 inches.
▪ adjust
▪
You can adjust the ~ of the chair.
▪ increase , reduce
PREPOSITION
▪ in ~
▪
The wall is nine feet in ~.
2 distance above the ground/sea level
ADJECTIVE
▪ considerable , great
▪
The object had clearly fallen from a considerable ~.
▪ ceiling , chest , head , shoulder , waist , etc.
▪
Bring your hands to shoulder ~.
VERB + HEIGHT
▪ gain
▪ lose
▪
The plane was beginning to lose ~.
▪ maintain
▪
The pilot was unable to maintain ~.
▪ attain , climb to , reach , rise to
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The balloon reached a ~ of 20 000 feet.
PREPOSITION
▪ at a ~ of
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The animal lives in lakes at a ~ of 6 000 feet above sea level.
3 ( usually heights ) high place
ADJECTIVE
▪ mountain , rocky
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The condor soars effortlessly above the mountain ~s.
VERB + HEIGHTS
▪ scale
▪
They were the first expedition to scale the ~s of Everest.
▪ be afraid of
▪ have a head for ( esp. BrE )
▪
A steeplejack has to have a good head for ~s.
PREPOSITION
▪ from a ~
▪
The pattern of the ancient fields is clearly visible from a ~.
PHRASES
▪ a fear of ~s
4 heights high level of achievement
ADJECTIVE
▪ commanding , dizzy ( esp. BrE ), dizzying , giddy ( esp. BrE ), lofty
▪
They have risen to the dizzy ~s of the semi-finals.
▪ new
▪
The group's popularity reached new ~s when they released their second album.
VERB + HEIGHTS
▪ achieve , climb to , reach , rise to , scale
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She rose to undreamed-of ~s of power and fame.