Meaning

3 senses
  1. (uncountable)The location of high tide on a coastal area.

  2. (countable, uncountable)The state of the tide when the water is at its highest.

    the tide when the water is highest

  3. (countable)The highest stage of a river.

Examples

16 sentences
  1. Milk boils at a higher temperature than water.

    Молоко кипить за вищої температури, ніж вода. — Ahha

    ruМолоко закипает при более высокой температуре, чем вода. — afyodor

  2. I'll follow you, come hell or high water.

    deIch werde dir folgen, komme die Hölle oder Hochwasser. — Esperantostern

  3. He was held up because of high water.

  4. Do not cross if there is high water.

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  5. Come hell or high water, I will go.

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Forms

plural: high waters
Singularhigh water
Pluralhigh waters

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

1 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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