high-water mark

[ hahy-waw-ter, -wot-er ]

/ ˈhaɪˈwɔ tər, -ˈwɒt ər /

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noun

a mark showing the highest level reached by a body of water.

the highest point of anything; acme: Her speech was the high-water mark of the conference.

Origin of high-water mark

First recorded in 1545–55

Words nearby high-water mark

high-up, highveld, high-voltage, highwall, high water, high-water mark, high waters, highway, Highway Code, highway contract route, highwayman

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Example sentences from the Web for high-water mark

I have before me two books which will serve to indicate the high-water-mark of Wordsworth's popularity.
Victorian Literature|Clement K. Shorter
The high-water-mark of poetry in Endymion is thus reached in the two lyrics of the first and fourth book.
Keats|Sidney Colvin

British Dictionary definitions for high-water mark

high-water mark

noun

the level reached by sea water at high tide or by other stretches of water in flood
the mark indicating this level

the highest point

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Idioms and Phrases with high-water mark

high-water mark

The peak of something, especially an achievement. For example, This composition is the high-water mark of his entire output. This expression alludes to the highest mark left on shore by the tide. [Mid-1800s]

单词	high-water mark
释义	high-water mark [ hahy-waw-ter, -wot-er ] / ˈhaɪˈwɔ tər, -ˈwɒt ər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR high-water mark ON THESAURUS.COM noun a mark showing the highest level reached by a body of water. the highest point of anything; acme: Her speech was the high-water mark of the conference. Origin of high-water mark First recorded in 1545–55 Words nearby high-water mark high-up, highveld, high-voltage, highwall, high water, high-water mark, high waters, highway, Highway Code, highway contract route, highwayman Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for high-water mark I have before me two books which will serve to indicate the high-water-mark of Wordsworth's popularity. Victorian Literature\|Clement K. Shorter The high-water-mark of poetry in Endymion is thus reached in the two lyrics of the first and fourth book. Keats\|Sidney Colvin British Dictionary definitions for high-water mark high-water mark noun the level reached by sea water at high tide or by other stretches of water in flood the mark indicating this level the highest point Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with high-water mark high-water mark The peak of something, especially an achievement. For example, This composition is the high-water mark of his entire output. This expression alludes to the highest mark left on shore by the tide. [Mid-1800s] The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Words related to high-water mark apex, apogee, acme, ceiling, peak, tidemark, watermark
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high-water mark

noun

Origin of high-water mark

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noun

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Words related to high-water mark