noun

• The distance from the base of something to the top of said thing.
• The distance of something above the ground or some other chosen level.
• (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.
• The vertical distance from the ground to the highest part of a standing person or animal (withers in the case of a horse).
• The highest point or maximum degree.
• A high point.
• A mountain, especially a very high one.
• (Sussex) An area of land at the top of a cliff.
• (mathematics) The amplitude of a sine function
• A surname.