He doesn't like heights. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Noun : The balloon stopped rising at a height of 500 feet. ,the height from the ground to the first floor; the height of an animal at the shoulder. ,She is five feet in height. ,the height of the mountains. ,They stood on the heights overlooking the valley. ,In his dreams he reached the heights. ,the height of power; the height of pleasure. From Dictionary.com.
One went by the mountain range or chain which they call the heights over the plains on the South Sea. From Wordnik.com. [History of the Incas] Reference
From none of these heights is the city as a whole perceptible. From Wordnik.com. [Road Trip: Part II] Reference
Thus alternated our course over mountain heights, and through tartarian depths. From Wordnik.com. [Life in the Rocky Mountains] Reference
Fear of heights is so widespread and understandable that psychologists consider it a normal fear. From Wordnik.com. [Evolutionary psychology explores ancient and newer roots of instinctual fears] Reference
Centreville heights is the place which has held the Federal army in check for more than eight months. From Wordnik.com. [Illustration of the War in America] Reference
Zwingle caught up, and repeated the echo through the glens and over the mountain heights of Switzerland. From Wordnik.com. [The Providential Significance of the Death of Abraham Lincoln] Reference
It just goes to show that a white kid from the bland food sticks can attain heights of chili pepper hotness. From Wordnik.com. [The Spice of Life « Colleen Anderson] Reference
The transom is available in heights of 15 or 20 inches, and total weight for either version is less than 250 pounds. From Wordnik.com. [Lund Wilderness WD-14 fishing boat] Reference
In the dells and on the heights was the same dead heat. From Wordnik.com. [Ordeal of Richard Feverel — Complete] Reference
This scene from the heights is a fascinating one for the day-dreamer. From Wordnik.com. [Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 11, No. 24, March, 1873] Reference
Above the heights was the dark clear sky, and to the right the vast orb of the sun. From Wordnik.com. [War and Peace] Reference
His camp extended more than two miles, along a range of hills called the heights of Kilcomeden. From Wordnik.com. [Orange and Green A Tale of the Boyne and Limerick] Reference
At the foot of the heights was a sunken road, protected by a stone wall, that paralleled his front. From Wordnik.com. [Lee’s Lieutenants] Reference
Around the crown of the heights was a ring of batteries and lower down, enclosing the town, was another ring. From Wordnik.com. [The Rock of Chickamauga A Story of the Western Crisis] Reference
The heights were a maelstrom of activity as Elves pushed forward from every quarter to see what had happened. From Wordnik.com. [Ilse Witch]
Now, the heights were his, but he would not climb because the heights themselves might be marred by his presence. From Wordnik.com. [Lo, Michael!] Reference
For the sake of our faith alone, the spiritual mountains — that is, the heights and burdens of sins — are removed. From Wordnik.com. [My Life in Christ, or Moments of Spiritual Serenity and Contemplation, of Reverent Feeling, of Earnest Self-Amendment, and of Peace in God] Reference
'Only,' Victor bade her beware, 'Mines are undulating in movement, and their heights are a preparation for their going down.'. From Wordnik.com. [One of Our Conquerors — Complete] Reference
After dinner I walked upon what may be called the heights of Coutances; and a more delightful evening's walk I never enjoyed. From Wordnik.com. [A Bibliographical, Antiquarian and Picturesque Tour in France and Germany, Volume One] Reference
His authority for the estimate of the heights was a gentleman who had been employed for several years as surveyor of that company. From Wordnik.com. [Astoria, or, anecdotes of an enterprise beyond the Rocky Mountains] Reference
Parallel with the Promenade, on the other side of the Nancon and across its narrow valley, high rock-formations, called the heights of. From Wordnik.com. [The Chouans] Reference
Before I talked to you, I think I would have said, 'heights'. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2006-11-01] Reference
It mainly commanded the depression in the heights which is now known as Audubon Park, and included no redoubts. From Wordnik.com. [The Campaign of 1776 around New York and Brooklyn] Reference
Sometimes the voice comes to us, not from the "heights," but from the depths. From Wordnik.com. [Visions and Revisions A Book of Literary Devotions] Reference
But about your comfort zone, are you just not a "heights" or "roller coaster" type of guy?. From Wordnik.com. [Inside TV Blog] Reference
She attained marvelous heights; but they were not the same kind of heights the West has attained. From Wordnik.com. [The Crest-Wave of Evolution A Course of Lectures in History, Given to the Graduates' Class in the Raja-Yoga College, Point Loma, in the College-Year 1918-19] Reference
MicroPhase® is the ideal tool for surface characterization and 3D measurements such as heights and roughness parameters. From Wordnik.com. [optics.org all content] Reference
Specific phobia - an intense fear for specific things or situations such as heights, water, closed-in places, spiders, and several others. From Wordnik.com. [Article Source] Reference
"heights," so much so that the traveller guesses from their presence that there must be herbage and water near; but now "their eyes fail.". From Wordnik.com. [Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible] Reference
American trial lawyers have taken tithing to new heights. From Wordnik.com. [No Joking Matter] Reference
Meanwhile, Bryant appears to be reaching new heights of selfishness. From Wordnik.com. [The Nba's No-Shows] Reference
"I knew there were great heights he was going to reach," says Randle. From Wordnik.com. [The View from Altgeld Gardens] Reference
Numerically and literarily, Antrim takes the tradition to new heights. From Wordnik.com. [Book Marks] Reference
Mugabe and his cronies never relinquished the commanding heights of the economy. From Wordnik.com. [South Africa Is Not Zimbabwe] Reference
But stars are taking the slits in their skirts to new heights of public indecency. From Wordnik.com. [This Style's Got Legs. Lots Of Legs.] Reference
But she feared that "heights issues" and West Point's intense competition might be too much. From Wordnik.com. [CHOOSING A SOLDIER SCHOOL] Reference
As president, he cut taxes and drove the deficit to new heights, presiding over a bleak recession. From Wordnik.com. [An American Life] Reference
"Antony has to ascend these terrifying heights and then fall to these abysmal depths, not once but three times," says Corin. From Wordnik.com. [Deep In The Heart Of Texas] Reference
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