What is the meaning of HEIGHT. Phrases containing HEIGHT
See meanings and uses of HEIGHT!HEIGHT
HEIGHT
HEIGHT
HEIGHT
HEIGHT
HEIGHT
Acronyms & AI meanings
Unity storage devices
: Electronic Motor Control Units
whole human plasma
Square Annular Planar Monopole Antenna
Bangladesh Open University
Minnesota Elementary School Principals' Association
Adoptee Solidarity Korea
International Beefalo Breeders Foundation
PharmaNet Group Ltd
Lightning Proof Technology
HEIGHT
HEIGHT
HEIGHT
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.
n.
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.
imp. & p. p.
of Heighten
n.
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.
v.
To grow upward; to attain a certain height; as, this elm rises to the height of seventy feet.
n.
That which is elevated; an eminence; a hill or mountain; as, Alpine heights.
n.
One who, or that which, heightens.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Heighten
n.
hence, figuratively, the point of culmination; the greatest height; the height of success or prosperity.
n.
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.
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.
a.
Very high; elevated; rising aloft; as, a towering height.
n.
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.
a.
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.
n.
A mark indicating the height to which water has risen, or at which it has stood; the usual limit of high or low water.
a.
Of small stature; not grown to a full height or size.
n.
One who dances, walks, or performs acrobatic feats, on a rope extended through the air at some height.
n.
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.
v. t.
To give a relish or flavor to; to heighten the taste or relish of; as, to zest wine.
v. i.
To grow to an inferior, or less than the usual, size or height.
HEIGHT
HEIGHT