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 centers require intense cooling, which often demands high water and power use and creates the potential to affect the environment and to pass on utility costs to consumers. — Justine McDaniel, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026

The mysterious glade is actually likely a piece of land that broke off from the reservoir’s shoreline as a result of record-high water levels this year. — Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 2 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