height -
n. 1 the measurement from base to top or (of a
standing person) from head to foot.
2 the elevation above ground or a recognized level (usu. sea level).
3 any considerable elevation (situated at a
height).
4 a a high place or area. b rising ground.
5 the top of something.
6 Printing the distance from the foot to the face of
type.
7 a the most intense part or period of anything (the battle
was at its
height). b an extreme instance or example (the
height of fashion).
height of land US a watershed. [OE hehthu f. Gmc]
