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  • 1High water — High High, a. [Compar. {Higher}; superl. {Highest}.] [OE. high, hegh, hey, heh, AS. he[ a]h, h?h; akin to OS. h?h, OFries. hag, hach, D. hoog, OHG. h?h, G. hoch, Icel. h?r, Sw. h[ o]g, Dan. h[ o]i, Goth. hauhs, and to Icel. haugr mound, G. h[… …

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  • 2High-water mark — High High, a. [Compar. {Higher}; superl. {Highest}.] [OE. high, hegh, hey, heh, AS. he[ a]h, h?h; akin to OS. h?h, OFries. hag, hach, D. hoog, OHG. h?h, G. hoch, Icel. h?r, Sw. h[ o]g, Dan. h[ o]i, Goth. hauhs, and to Icel. haugr mound, G. h[… …

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  • 3High-water shrub — High High, a. [Compar. {Higher}; superl. {Highest}.] [OE. high, hegh, hey, heh, AS. he[ a]h, h?h; akin to OS. h?h, OFries. hag, hach, D. hoog, OHG. h?h, G. hoch, Icel. h?r, Sw. h[ o]g, Dan. h[ o]i, Goth. hauhs, and to Icel. haugr mound, G. h[… …

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  • 4High water mark — may refer to:*Ordinary high water mark, the highest level reached by a body of water that has been maintained for a sufficient period of time to leave evidence on the landscape *High water mark of the Confederacy, the deepest penetration by the… …

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  • 5high water mark — n [singular] 1.) the mark that shows the highest level that the sea or a river reaches 2.) the time when someone or something is most successful high water mark of ▪ the high water mark of Herrera s presidency …

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  • 6high water — n [U] the period of time during which the water in a river or the sea is at its highest level because of the ↑tide →come hell or high water at ↑hell1 (22) …

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  • 7high water — noun uncount the time when the water in a lake, river, or the ocean is above its normal level, especially because of a flood => HELL1 …

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  • 8high-water mark — ► NOUN ▪ the level reached by the sea at high tide, or by a lake or river in time of flood …

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  • 9high-water mark — noun a line marking the highest level reached • Hypernyms: ↑water line, ↑watermark * * * noun, pl ⋯ marks [count] 1 : the time when something is most active, successful, etc. : ↑peak It was the high water mark of her career …

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  • 10High Water (album) — Infobox Album | Name = High Water Type = studio Artist = The Fabulous Thunderbirds Released = 12 August, 1997 Format = CD Recorded = Genre = Blues rock Texas blues Length = Label = High Street / Windham Hill Producer = Reviews = Last album =… …

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