Definition of high-water
: unusually short
- high-water pants
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First Known Use of high-water
1856
high water
Definition of high water
: a high stage of the water in a river or lake;
also
: high tide 1
Recent Examples of high water from the Web
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The lawsuit says 48-year-old Renick, a hotel employee, did manage to exit the elevator but then struggled against waist-high water in the hotel's basement.
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Unusually high water levels may be a factor in the widespread die-off of wetland grasses in the lower Mississippi River Delta, an LSU researcher says.
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But rivers across the mountains surged with record-high water levels for the day and flooding was reported on the French Broad River, affecting Asheville and the nearby communities of Fletcher and Marshall.
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The method starts with hydrogel, a type of gel with high water content used in a variety of common objects, from plastics to pills.
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Dear Tom, What is the highest water temperature recorded for any of the Great Lakes?
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White’s Ferry in Poolsville, Md., is also closed Wednesday because of high water in the area.
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These men and women were determined to come up with a bad idea by hell or high water.
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These folks have been through hell and high water just to have the opportunity to have a family, to preserve the opportunity to have a child.
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First Known Use of high water
15th century
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