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 takeaway from Hurts’ performance was less about the consistent, down-to-down quarterbacking and more about the high-water marks. — Zach Berman, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026

His high-water mark was without a doubt the United Way commercial, one of the best commercial parodies of the last 25 years. — Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2026

Noun

The high water also created obstacles for students trying to get into school. — Joan Murray, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026

Many of the items that the couple had stored were of the type that people keep in basements, but the high water table in most of Florida makes basements a rarity. — David Owen, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 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