high water

Speech parts

1. high water - Noun

2. high water - Adjective

Meaning

the tide when the water is highest

Source: WordNet

Alternative names

high-water

Synonyms

high tide water current flow fresh flood flooding tide boss rush inflow inundation spate deluge neap
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Antonyms

low water one little lack pennyworth deficit
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Hypernyms

tide

Hyponyms

neap neap tide springtide direct tide

Examples

They all know I'm back, very much back, and that I will be the general president again come hell or high water. Jimmy Hoffa

Winning the men's confidence requires much of a commander. He must exercise care and caution, look after his men, live under the same hardships, and-above all- apply self discipline. But once he has their confidence, his men will follow him through hell and high water. Erwin Rommel

The man of genius is he and he alone who finds such joy in his art that he will work at it come hell or high water. Stendhal

I believe that any man's life will be filled with constant and unexpected encouragement, if he makes up his mind to do his level best each day, and as nearly as possible reaching the high water mark of pure and useful living. Booker T. Washington

Come hell or high water. Hungarian Proverb

A bathtub ring of light minerals shows the high water line near Hoover Dam on Lake Mead at the Lake Mead National Recreation Area in Nevada in 2014. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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