watershed
wa·ter·shed
noun \ˈwȯ-tər-ˌshed, ˈwä-\Definition of WATERSHED
1
a : divide 2a b : a region or area bounded peripherally by a divide and draining ultimately to a particular watercourse or body of water
2
: a crucial dividing point, line, or factor : turning point
— watershed adjective
Examples of WATERSHED
- The show will not air until after the nine o'clock watershed.
- <a watershed moment in her life came when she inherited a reasonable sum of money and was able to start her own coffee shop>
First Known Use of WATERSHED
1803
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Rhymes with WATERSHED
acidhead, aforesaid, arrowhead, barrelhead, bubblehead, bufflehead, butterhead, chowderhead, chucklehead, colorbred, copperhead, Diamond Head, dragonhead, dunderhead, featherbed, featherhead, fiddlehead, figurehead, fountainhead, get ahead, gingerbread, go-ahead, hammerhead, head-to-head, Holinshed, infrared, Java Head, knucklehead, letterhead, Lizard Head, loggerhead, lowlihead, maidenhead, Marblehead, metalhead, newlywed, overhead, overspread, pinniped, pointy-head, poppyhead, quadruped, riverbed, running head, saddlebred, Saint John's bread, Samoyed, scratch one's head, showerhead, sleepyhead, slugabed, soda bread, standardbred, straight-ahead, talking head, thoroughbred, thunderhead, timberhead, turn one's head, turtlehead, underbred, woodenhead
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