Stature - English meaning

verb

Construct (something) by putting parts or material together.

Usage examples:

The ironworks were built in 1736

noun

The proportions of a person's or animal's body.

Usage examples:

She was of medium height and slim build

verb

To make something by putting bricks or other materials together

Usage examples:

Build a house they're building new houses by the river., the birds built their nest in the tree., b…

noun

The measurement of someone or something from head to foot or from base to top.

Usage examples:

Columns rising to 65 feet in height

noun

The distance from the top to the bottom of something, or the quality of being tall

Usage examples:

The sheer height of new york's skyscrapers is so impressive., she's about average height (= neither…

noun

The particular distance that something is above a surface

Usage examples:

The bullet entered the body at chest height.

noun

The quality of being very serious and important, or morally good

Usage examples:

We must appreciate the loftiness and nobleness of the task which he set for himself., his refusal t…

noun

The quality of behaving as if you think you are better than other people

Usage examples:

His refusal to even discuss her ideas came across as loftiness and condescension.

noun

The quality of being high or tall

Usage examples:

The beech tree was pale and slender, yet strong in its loftiness.

noun

The relative extent of something; a thing's overall dimensions or magnitude; how big something is.

Usage examples:

The schools varied in size

verb

Alter or sort in terms of size or according to size.

Usage examples:

Twist drills are sized in millimetres

adjective

Having a specified size; sized.

Usage examples:

Marble-size chunks of hail

noun

The quality of being of more than average height

Usage examples:

Extreme tallness runs in the family. his brother is 6 ft 10., the tallness of the building