high noon
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nounDefinition of HIGH NOON
1
: precisely noon
2
: the most advanced, flourishing, or creative stage or period <the high noon of her career>
3
: the time of a decisive confrontation or contest
See Examples of HIGH NOON
- The duel was to take place at high noon.
- We are approaching high noon of the election campaign.
- the high noon of her career
First Known Use of HIGH NOON
15th century
Related to HIGH NOON
- Synonyms
- blossom, florescence, floruit, flower, flush, heyday, bloom, prime, salad days, springtime
- Antonyms
- bottom, nadir, rock bottom
Rhymes with HIGH NOON
aswoon, attune, baboon, balloon, bassoon, blue moon, buffoon, Calhoun, Cancún, cardoon, cartoon, cocoon, commune, doubloon, dragoon, festoon, fine-tune, forenoon, full moon, gaboon, gadroon, galloon, Gudrun, half-moon, harpoon, immune, impugn, jargoon, jejune, Kowloon, Kunlun, lagoon, lampoon, lardoon, Maine coon, maroon, monsoon, Neptune, new moon, oppugn, Pashtun, patroon, platoon, poltroon, pontoon, premune, puccoon, quadroon, ratoon, repugn, rough-hewn, saloon, Sassoon, shalloon, soupspoon, spittoon, spontoon, teaspoon, tribune, triune, tuchun, tycoon, typhoon, untune, Walloon
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