Standard Lemma guide

heights

name · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /haɪts/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -aɪts
  • CMU ARPABET: HH AY1 T S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

plural of Height

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, plural

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

plural of height

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, plural

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A neighborhood or other development built on a hill or mountain.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: plural, plural-only

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

Alternative form of heights.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative, plural, plural-only

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

a high place

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • they stood on high and observed the countryside
  • he doesn't like heights

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: high

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: topographic point, place, spot

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Real reading context

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