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• height — ► NOUN 1) the measurement of someone or something from head to foot or from base to top. 2) the distance of something above ground or sea level. 3) the quality of being tall or high. 4) a high place or area. 5) the most intense part or period:… …   English terms dictionary

• folly — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ pure, sheer ▪ ultimate ▪ youthful ▪ human ▪ economic, political …   Collocations dictionary

• Height — (h[imac]t), n. [Written also {hight}.] [OE. heighte, heght, heighthe, AS. he[ a]h[eth]u, h[=e]h[eth]u fr. heah high; akin to D. hoogte, Sw. h[ o]jd, Dan. h[ o]ide, Icel. h[ae][eth], Goth. hauhi[thorn]a. See {High}.] 1. The condition of being… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Folly Bridge — Infobox Bridge bridge name=Folly Bridge caption= Folly Bridge from downstream official name= carries= crosses=River Thames locale= Oxford maint= id= designer = Ebenezer Perry design= material = Stone spans = 3 pierswater = 2 mainspan= length=… …   Wikipedia

• On height — Height Height (h[imac]t), n. [Written also {hight}.] [OE. heighte, heght, heighthe, AS. he[ a]h[eth]u, h[=e]h[eth]u fr. heah high; akin to D. hoogte, Sw. h[ o]jd, Dan. h[ o]ide, Icel. h[ae][eth], Goth. hauhi[thorn]a. See {High}.] 1. The condition …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Yoann Folly — Infobox Football biography playername = Yoann Folly fullname = Yoann Folly nickname = dateofbirth = birth date and age|1985|6|6|df=y cityofbirth = Paris countryofbirth = France height = height|m=1.75 currentclub = Plymouth Argyle clubnumber = 8… …   Wikipedia

• Venus, Cupid, Folly and Time — Infobox Painting| title=Venus, Cupid, Folly and Time artist=Agnolo Bronzino year=circa 1545 type=Oil on wood height=146 width=116 city=London museum=National Gallery Venus, Cupid, Folly, and Time is an allegorical painting by the Florentine… …   Wikipedia

• The Extraction of the Stone of Madness (The Cure of Folly) — Infobox Painting title=The Extraction of the Stone of Madness (The Cure of Folly) artist=Hieronymus Bosch year=1475 ndash;1480 type=Oil on board height=48 width=35 city=Madrid museum=Museo del Prado The Extraction of the Stone of Madness (The… …   Wikipedia

• foolishness — noun 1. the trait of acting stupidly or rashly (Freq. 2) • Syn: ↑folly, ↑unwiseness • Ant: ↑wisdom (for: ↑folly) • Derivationally related forms …   Useful english dictionary

• Devil — • The name commonly given to the fallen angels, who are also known as demons. With the article (ho) it denotes Lucifer, their chief, as in Matthew 25:41, the Devil and his angels Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Devil     Devil …   Catholic encyclopedia

• craziness — noun 1. informal terms for insanity • Syn: ↑daftness, ↑flakiness • Derivationally related forms: ↑flaky (for: ↑flakiness), ↑flakey (for: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary