Main Entry: height

Pronunciation: \ˈhīt, ˈhītth\

Function: noun

: the distance from the bottom to the top of something standing upright ; especially : the distance from the lowest to the highest point of an animal body especially of a human being in a natural standing position or from the lowest point to an arbitrarily chosen upper point <a man six feet in height> <a dog two feet in height at the shoulder>