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 billionaire tech mogul is putting his sprawling North Palm Beach estate back on the market for $165 million, a price that would establish a new high-water mark for the area, The Wall Street Journal reported. — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 7 Oct. 2026

Choose native plants best suited to high-water or, if planting the center, even swampy conditions. — ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026

Noun

Neo1’s developers say its architecture can support subsea maintenance under high water pressure. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2026

Residents often complain of high water bills, and water bills that are going up. — Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Oct. 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