High vs. Height

of great vertical extent

Height is measure of vertical distance, either vertical extent (how "tall" something or someone is) or vertical position (how "high" a point is). For example, "The height of that building is 50 m" or "The height of an airplane in-flight is about 10,000 m".

great, or greater than normal, in quantity, size, or intensity

Abbr. h The distance from the base of something to the top.

great in rank, status, or importance

Elevation above a given level, as of the sun or a star above the horizon; altitude.

(of a sound or note) having a frequency at the upper end of the auditory range

The condition or attribute of being relatively or sufficiently high or tall

feeling euphoric, especially from the effects of drugs or alcohol

Stature, especially of the human body.

(especially of food) unpleasantly strong-smelling because beginning to go bad

A hill, mountain, or other piece of ground that stands out from the surrounding land.

(of a vowel) produced with the tongue relatively near the palate.

A high point or position

a high point, level, or figure

The highest or uppermost point; the summit or apex

a notably happy or successful moment

The highest or most advanced degree; the zenith

high school

The point of highest intensity; the climax

at or to a considerable or specified height

(Obsolete) High rank, estate, or degree.

highly

(Archaic) Loftiness of mind.

(of a sound) at or to a high pitch

(Obsolete) Arrogance; hauteur

Having a relatively great elevation; extending far upward

The distance from the base of something to the top.

Extending a specified distance upward

The distance of something above the ground or some other chosen level.

Far or farther from a reference point

(phonetics) A quality of vowels, indicating the vertical position of the tongue relative to the roof of the mouth; in practice, the first formant, associated with the height of the tongue.

Being at or near the peak or culminating stage

The vertical distance from the ground to the highest part of a standing person or animal (withers in the case of a horse).

Advanced in development or complexity

The highest point or maximum degree.

Far removed in time; remote

A high point.

Slightly spoiled or tainted; gamy. Used of meat.

A mountain, especially a very high one.

Having a bad smell; malodorous.

(Sussex) An area of land at the top of a cliff.

Having a pitch corresponding to a relatively large number of sound-wave cycles per second

(maths) The amplitude of a sine function

Raised in pitch; not soft or hushed

The condition of being high; elevated position.

Situated relatively far from the equator

The distance to which anything rises above its foot, above that on which in stands, above the earth, or above the level of the sea; altitude; the measure upward from a surface, as the floor or the ground, of an animal, especially of a man; stature.

Of great importance

Degree of latitude either north or south.

Eminent in rank or status

That which is elevated; an eminence; a hill or mountain; as, Alpine heights.

Serious; grave

Elevation in excellence of any kind, as in power, learning, arts; also, an advanced degree of social rank; preëminence or distinction in society; prominence.

Constituting a climax; crucial

Progress toward eminence; grade; degree.

Characterized by lofty or stirring events or themes

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.

Lofty or exalted in quality or character

the vertical dimension of extension; distance from the base of something to the top

Greater than usual or expected, as in quantity, magnitude, cost, or degree

the highest level or degree attainable;

Favorable

natural height of a person or animal in an upright position

Of great force or violence

elevation especially above sea level or above the earth's surface;

(Informal) Excited or euphoric

(Slang) Intoxicated by alcohol or a drug, such as cocaine or marijuana.

Luxurious; extravagant

(Linguistics) Of or relating to vowels produced with part of the tongue close to the palate, as in the vowel of tree.

Of, relating to, or being the gear configuration or setting, as in an automotive transmission, that produces the greatest vehicular speed with respect to engine speed.

At, in, or to a lofty position, level, or degree

In an extravagant or luxurious way

A lofty place or region.

A high level or degree

The high gear configuration of a transmission.

A center of high atmospheric pressure; an anticyclone.

(Informal) An excited or euphoric condition

(Slang) An intoxicated or euphoric condition induced by alcohol or a drug.

Physically elevated, extending above a base or average level:

Very elevated; extending or being far above a base; tall; lofty.

Relatively elevated; rising or raised above the average or normal level from which elevation is measured.

Above the batter's shoulders.

Pertaining to (or, especially of a language: spoken in) in an area which is at a greater elevation, for example more mountainous, than other regions.

Having a specified elevation or height; tall.

Elevated in status, esteem, or prestige, or in importance or development; exalted in rank, station, or character.

Most exalted; foremost.

Of great importance and consequence: grave (if negative) or solemn (if positive).

Consummate; advanced (e.g. in development) to the utmost extent or culmination, or possessing a quality in its supreme degree, at its zenith.

Advanced in complexity (and hence potentially abstract and/or difficult to comprehend).

(in several set phrases) Very traditionalist and conservative, especially in favoring older ways of doing things; see e.g. high church, High Tory.

Elevated in mood; marked by great merriment, excitement, etc.

(of a lifestyle) Luxurious; rich.

Lofty, often to the point of arrogant, haughty, boastful, proud.

(with "on" or "about") Keen, enthused.

With tall waves.

Remote (to the north or south) from the equator; situated at (or constituting) a latitude which is expressed by a large number.

Large, great (in amount or quantity, value, force, energy, etc).

Having a large or comparatively larger concentration of (a substance, which is often but not always linked by "in" when predicative).

(acoustics) Acute or shrill in pitch, due to being of greater frequency, i.e. produced by more rapid vibrations (wave oscillations).

(phonetics) Made with some part of the tongue positioned high in the mouth, relatively close to the palate.

(card games) Greater in value than other cards, denominations, suits, etc.

(poker) Having the highest rank in a straight, flush or straight flush.

(of a card or hand) Winning; able to take a trick, win a round, etc.

Strong-scented; slightly tainted/spoiled; beginning to decompose.

(informal) intoxicated; under the influence of a mood-altering drug, formerly usually alcohol, but now (from the mid-20th century) usually not alcohol but rather marijuana, cocaine, heroin, etc.

Near, in its direction of travel, to the (direction of the) wind.

Positioned up the field, towards the opposing team's goal.

In or to an elevated position.

In or at a great value.

At a pitch of great frequency.

A high point or position, literally (as, an elevated place; a superior region; a height; the sky; heaven).or figuratively (as, a point of success or achievement; a time when things are at their best, greatest, most numerous, maximum, etc).

The maximum atmospheric temperature recorded at a particular location, especially during one 24-hour period.

A period of euphoria, from excitement or from an intake of drugs.

A drug that gives such a high.

A large area of elevated atmospheric pressure; an anticyclone.

(card games) The highest card dealt or drawn.

(obsolete) Thought; intention; determination; purpose.

(obsolete) To rise.

To hie; to hasten.

To hie.

To rise; as, the sun higheth.

Elevated above any starting point of measurement, as a line, or surface; having altitude; lifted up; raised or extended in the direction of the zenith; lofty; tall; as, a high mountain, tower, tree; the sun is high.

Regarded as raised up or elevated; distinguished; remarkable; conspicuous; superior; - used indefinitely or relatively, and often in figurative senses, which are understood from the connection

Elevated in character or quality, whether moral or intellectual; preëminent; honorable; as, high aims, or motives.

Possessing a characteristic quality in a supreme or superior degree; as, high (i. e., intense) heat; high (i. e., full or quite) noon; high (i. e., rich or spicy) seasoning; high (i. e., complete) pleasure; high (i. e., deep or vivid) color; high (i. e., extensive, thorough) scholarship, etc.

Exalted in social standing or general estimation, or in rank, reputation, office, and the like; dignified; as, she was welcomed in the highest circles.

Strong-scented; slightly tainted; as, epicures do not cook game before it is high.

Of noble birth; illustrious; as, of high family.

Acute or sharp; - opposed to grave or low; as, a high note.

Of great strength, force, importance, and the like; strong; mighty; powerful; violent; sometimes, triumphant; victorious; majestic, etc.; as, a high wind; high passions.

Made with a high position of some part of the tongue in relation to the palate, as ē (ēve), Ō (fŌd). See Guide to Pronunciation, 10, 11.

Very abstract; difficult to comprehend or surmount; grand; noble.

Costly; dear in price; extravagant; as, to hold goods at a high price.

Arrogant; lofty; boastful; proud; ostentatious; - used in a bad sense.

In a high manner; in a high place; to a great altitude; to a great degree; largely; in a superior manner; eminently; powerfully.

An elevated place; a superior region; a height; the sky; heaven.

People of rank or high station; as, high and low.

The highest card dealt or drawn.

a lofty level or position or degree;

an air mass of higher than normal pressure;

a state of sustained elation;

a state of altered consciousness induced by alcohol or narcotics;

a high place;

a public secondary school usually including grades 9 through 12;

a forward gear with a gear ratio giving high vehicle velocity for a given engine speed

greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount;

(literal meanings) being at or having a relatively great or specific elevation or upward extension (sometimes used in combinations like `knee-high');

standing above others in quality or position;

used of sounds and voices; high in pitch or frequency

happy and excited and energetic

used of the smell of game beginning to taint

slightly and pleasantly intoxicated from alcohol or a drug (especially marijuana)

at a great altitude;

in or to a high position, amount, or degree;

in a rich manner;

far up toward the source;