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Height is American slang for excellent, first−rate.
The height of a ship's hull (excluding superstructure) above the waterline.
  The height a diver gains from his/her takeoff.
Being immensly cool, something that is the height of cool and the best. Slickin' it up, said to show approval of oneself or someone who is being cool.
The US measures penis length in inches, the rest of the world in centimetres. One inch is 2.54 centimetres. The US measures height in feet and inches, the rest of the world in centimeters.
Above Ground Level. An airplane’s altimeter reads height above Mean Sea Level (MSL), the more realistic measurement over land is height Above Ground Level. Most military aircraft have a radaraltimeter, which reads aircraft height above ground level.
Playground apparatus comprising two parallel steel pipes welded together by crossbars, bent to form a table-like shape, with heights ranging from 4'-7'. Children would swing from the crossbars and attempt to cross from one side to the other without falling., Known in parts of the US as a "jungle gym".
Reported height of an aircraft in hundreds of feet (contrast with "Angels").
The general condition of the free surface on a large body of water with respect to wind waves and swell at a certain location and moment, characterized by statistics, including the wave height, period, and power spectrum.
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v. t.
To give a relish or flavor to; to heighten the taste or relish of; as, to zest wine.
a.
Very high; elevated; rising aloft; as, a towering height.
n.
A work or structure of stone, brick, or other materials, raised to some height, and intended for defense or security, solid and permanent inclosing fence, as around a field, a park, a town, etc., also, one of the upright inclosing parts of a building or a room.
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One who dances, walks, or performs acrobatic feats, on a rope extended through the air at some height.
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An imperfection on the inside of the hind leg in horses, different from a curb, but at the same height, and frequently injuring the sale of the animal by growing to an unsightly size.
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A thickness of paper, pasteboard, or the like, placed under a cut, or stereotype plate, or under type, in the from, to bring it, or any part of it, to the proper height; also, something placed back of a part of the tympan, so as to secure the right impression.
p. pr. & vb. n.
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A thin plate of metal (usually brass) of the same height as the type, and used for printing lines, as between columns on the same page, or in tabular work.
v. t.
To carry forward; to advance; to increase; to augment; to aggravate; to intensify; to render more conspicuous; -- used of things, good or bad; as, to heighten beauty; to heighten a flavor or a tint.
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That which is elevated; an eminence; a hill or mountain; as, Alpine heights.
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A projection from a line of wall, as a fortification, for purposes of defense, as a flanker, either or the same height as the curtain wall or higher.
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Of small stature; not grown to a full height or size.
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A structure appended to a larger edifice for a special purpose, as for a belfry, and then usually high in proportion to its width and to the height of the rest of the edifice; as, a church tower.
v. i.
To grow to an inferior, or less than the usual, size or height.
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hence, figuratively, the point of culmination; the greatest height; the height of success or prosperity.
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One who, or that which, heightens.
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To grow upward; to attain a certain height; as, this elm rises to the height of seventy feet.
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A mark indicating the height to which water has risen, or at which it has stood; the usual limit of high or low water.
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Utmost degree in extent; extreme limit of energy or condition; as, the height of a fever, of passion, of madness, of folly; the height of a tempest.
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