Foundation level · Year 4 · free
height
noun · Say it: HITE
What it means
Foundationhow tall someone or something is, or how far it is above the ground
The nurse measured my height and said I had grown five centimetres since last year.
Similar and opposite words
Synonyms (similar meaning)
- altitude
- elevation
- tallness
Antonyms (opposite meaning)
- depth
More examples
- From the height of the castle wall, we could see the whole seaside town.
Where the word comes from
From Old English 'hiehthu', related to the word 'high'.
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