high-water

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adjective

high-wa·​ter ˈhī-ˌwȯ-tər 

-ˌwä-

: unusually short

high-water pants

high water

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noun

: a high stage of the water in a river or lake

also : high tide sense 1

Examples of high-water in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

The 1968 Benchmark The late 1960s marked the historical high-water mark for the real value of the federal minimum wage. — Doug Melville, Forbes.com, 24 July 2026

But 37 minutes and 35 seconds lives on as a high-water mark of the places 1990s cycling took itself to. — Duncan Alexander, New York Times, 24 July 2026

Noun

Yellowstone, for example, has restricted fishing due to high water temperatures during five of the past six years. — Matthew Brown, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2026

Yellowstone, for example, has restricted fishing due to high water temperatures during five of the last six years. — Matthew Brown, Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1856, in the meaning defined above

Noun

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for high-water

• backwater
• bathwater
• blackwater
• breakwater
• deepwater
• edgewater
• feedwater
• floodwater
• freshwater
• granddaughter
• groundwater
• headwater