height difference
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Height difference is the gap in stature between two people or objects.
The term appears most often when comparing individuals: There's a noticeable height difference between the two sisters.
In relationships, height difference sometimes carries social weight, as when a woman is taller than her male partner.
The phrase also applies to physical objects or terrain: The height difference between the two buildings creates an interesting skyline.
- tallOf considerable height
- shortOf limited extent
- statureHeight or prestige
- toweringOf imposing height
- petiteSmall and delicate
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- measurementsstature, meters, depth, pound, inch
- sex traitsbreasts, facial hair, body hair, voice deepening, deep voice
- mating traitssexual selection, courtship, plumage, antlers, ornamentation
- mismatchesmismatch, wrong fit, misfit, incompatibility, wrong size
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