height

height: I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
Vertical size

Nouns

1. height, altitude, elevation; eminence, pitch; loftiness, tallness, stature, prominence (see convexity); orogeny, orogenesis, orogenics, orography.

2. (high place) mount[ain], cordillera, divide, range, saddle, steptoe, massif, nunatak, alp, palisade, pinnacle, piton, seamount; headland, foreland; promontory, ridge, hogback; dune; vantage ground; down; moor[land]; uplands, highlands; watershed, foothills; heights; knoll, hummock, hill[ock], cuesta, kopje, barrow, mound, knoll, bunker, mole, butte; steeps, bluff, cliff, krantz, crag, crest, tor, pike, esker, escarpment, edge, ledge, brae.

3. (highest point) summit, top, vertex, apex, zenith, pinnacle, acme, peak, culmination; meridian; utmost height; capital; crown, point, crest, cap; hilltop, knap, mountain top; housetop, rooftop; head.

4. (high building or space) tower, pillar, column, obelisk, monument, steeple, spire, minaret, campanile, turret, dome, cupola, pole, pikestaff, maypole, flagstaff; aerial, mast; topmast, topgallantmast, moonraker; skyscraper, high-rise; ceiling (see covering); derrick; attic, garret; balcony. Slang, Ethiopian paradise.

5. colossus, giant (see size); mountain climber, mountaineer. Informal, beanpole, long drink of water, stringbean.

Verbs — be high, tower, soar, command; hover, cap, culminate; mount, perch, surmount; cover, crown; overtop, top off (see superiority); stand on tiptoe; grow, upgrow, rise (see ascent); heighten, elevate (see elevation).

Adjectives — high, elevated, eminent, exalted, lofty; tall; gigantic, towering, soaring, elevated, upper; highest, top[most], uppermost; capital, paramount; upland, hilly, mountainous, alpine, aerial; sky-high, tall as a steeple; long-legged or -limbed, rangy. Informal, high as a kite.

Adverbs — on high, high up, aloft, up, above, aloof, overhead; in the clouds; on tiptoe, on stilts.

Quotations — Happiness makes up in height what it lacks in length (Robert Frost).

Antonyms, see lowness.

II
(Roget's IV) n.
1. [Altitude]

Syn. altitude, elevation, extent upward, pitch, prominence, loftiness, highness, perpendicular distance, angular measurement, upright distance, tallness, stature; see also expanse , extent , length 2 .

Ant. depth, breadth*, width.

2. [Climax]

Syn. crowning point, end, crisis; see climax , maximum , top 1 .

3. [An eminence]

Syn. rise, slope, alp; see hill , mountain 1 .
Syn.- height refers to distance from bottom to top [ a figurine four inches in height] or to distance above a given level [ he dropped it from a height of ten feet ] ; altitude and elevation refer especially to distance above a given level (usually the surface of the earth) and generally connote Great distance [ the altitude of an airplane, the elevation of a mountain ] ; stature refers especially to the height of a human being standing erect [ he was short in stature]
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) n.
1. altitude elevation, tallness, highness, loftiness.

2. top, climax crest, crowning point, acme, zenith, high point, limit, peak, summit, pinnacle, apex, culmination.

IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) noun 1. The distance of something from a given level: altitude, elevation. See HIGH. 2. The highest point: apex, cap, crest, crown, peak, roof, summit, top, vertex. See HIGH. 3. The highest point or state: acme, apex, apogee, climax, crest, crown, culmination, meridian, peak, pinnacle, summit, top, zenith. Informal: payoff. Medicine: fastigium. See HIGH.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую

Synonyms:

Look at other dictionaries:

Height — is the measurement of vertical distance, but has two meanings in common use. It can either indicate how tall something is, or how high up it is. For example one could say That is a tall building , or That airplane is high up in the sky . These… … Wikipedia
height — W2S2 [haıt] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(how tall)¦ 2¦(distance above the ground)¦ 3¦(high place)¦ 4 new/great/dizzy etc heights 5 the height of something 6 be at the height of your success/fame/powers etc 7 be the height of fashion/stupidity/luxury etc ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬… … Dictionary of contemporary English
height — [ haıt ] noun *** 1. ) count or uncount how high something is, or how tall someone is: He was about the same height as his wife. in height: a graceful tower, rising to 400 feet in height someone s full height (=their height when they stand up… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Height — (h[imac]t), n. [Written also {hight}.] [OE. heighte, heght, heighthe, AS. he[ a]h[eth]u, h[=e]h[eth]u fr. heah high; akin to D. hoogte, Sw. h[ o]jd, Dan. h[ o]ide, Icel. h[ae][eth], Goth. hauhi[thorn]a. See {High}.] 1. The condition of being… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
height — [hīt] n. [< earlier highth < ME heighthe < OE hiehthu (akin to Goth hauhitha) < heah: see HIGH & TH1] 1. the topmost point of anything 2. the highest limit; greatest degree; extreme; climax; culmination [the height of absurdity] 3.… … English World dictionary
height — height, altitude, elevation mean the distance a thing rises above the level on which it stands, or the vertical distance between a given level taken as a base and a thing that is above it. Height may be used with reference to whatever can be so… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Height — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Dorothy Height (1912–2010), US amerikanische Politikerin, Bürgerrechtlerin und Sozialarbeiterin Siehe auch: Heightmap, siehe Höhenfelder, zweidimensionale skalare Felder, die ein Höhenrelief beschreiben… … Deutsch Wikipedia
height — ► NOUN 1) the measurement of someone or something from head to foot or from base to top. 2) the distance of something above ground or sea level. 3) the quality of being tall or high. 4) a high place or area. 5) the most intense part or period:… … English terms dictionary
height´en|er — height|en «HY tuhn», transitive verb. 1. to make higher; elevate: »The builder heightened the doorway to accommodate the tall owner. 2. Figurative. to make stronger or greater; increase: »The clowns and the band heightened the children s pleasure … Useful english dictionary
height|en — «HY tuhn», transitive verb. 1. to make higher; elevate: »The builder heightened the doorway to accommodate the tall owner. 2. Figurative. to make stronger or greater; increase: »The clowns and the band heightened the children s pleasure. Wax… … Useful english dictionary
height — O.E. hiehþu, Anglian hehþo highest part or point, summit; the heavens, heaven, from root of heah high (see HIGH (Cf. high)) + itha, Germanic abstract noun suffix. Cf. O.N. hæð, M.Du. hoochte, O.H.G. hohida, Goth. hauhiþa height. Meaning d … Etymology dictionary

Academic Dictionaries and Encyclopedias

height

Look at other dictionaries:

Share the article and excerpts

Academic Dictionaries and Encyclopedias

English dictionary for students

height

Look at other dictionaries:

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link