'Tall' is a word that refers to the height of a person or an object. ... 'High' is a word that is used to describe the elevation of a something from the ground. 'High' can also reflect the height of something from a fixed point. For instance, a bridge such as the Golden Gate Bridge would be high from the water.

What's the difference between high and height?

"High" is also more general and "height" is more specific. The top of the bookshelf is too high for me to reach. Her height is 5 feet 2 inches. The height of the building is 100 feet.

Is high a height?

"High" is an adjective used to talk about distance above the ground. "Tall" is an adjective that means "above average height" or "with a notably high dimension."