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   height

   /hʌɪt/

   noun

   • 1. the measurement of someone or something from head to foot or from base to top: "columns rising to 65 feet in height"
   • ▪ elevation above ground or a recognized level (typically sea level): "the glider is gaining height" Similar highnesstallnessloftinessdistance upwardsextent upwardsvertical measurementelevationstaturealtitudedistance above the groundvertical distance above sea level
   • ▪ the quality of being tall or high: "her height marked her out from other women"
   • ▪ a high place or position: "he's terrified of heights" Similar high placessheer dropssteep inclineshigh groundsteep groundprecipicescliffs
   • 2. the point or period at which something is at its best or strongest: "the height of the tourist season" Similar high pointhighest pointcrowning momentculminating pointpeakacmeapotheosiszenithapogeepinnacleclimaxculminationconsummationhigh water markOpposite nadirlow point
   • ▪ an extreme example of something: "it would be the height of bad manners not to attend the wedding" Similar epitomeacmezenithquintessencelimitvery limitculminationultimateutmostne plus ultra

   Word Origin Old Englishhēhthu (in the sense ‘top of something’), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch hoogte, also to high.

   Scrabble Points: 13

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2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › List_of_highest_mountains_on_EarthList of highest mountains on Earth - Wikipedia

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   2 days ago · Aerial view of Mount Everest from the south. The peak rises over Lhotse, while Nuptse is the ridge on the left.. There are at least 108 mountains on Earth with elevations of 7,200 m (23,600 ft; 4.5 mi) or greater above sea level.Of these, 14 are more than 8,000 m (26,000 ft; 5.0 mi). The vast majority of these mountains are located on the edge of the Indian and Eurasian plates in China, India ...

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