Transcription
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- [loh waw-ter, wot-er]
- /loʊ ˈwɔ tər, ˈwɒt ər/
- /ləʊ ˈwɔːtə(r)/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [loh waw-ter, wot-er]
- /loʊ ˈwɔ tər, ˈwɒt ər/
Definitions of low water words
- noun low water water at its lowest level, as in a river. 1
- uncountable noun low water Low water is the same as low tide. 0
- noun low water the state of any stretch of water at its lowest level 0
- noun low water a situation of difficulty or point of least success, excellence, etc 0
- noun low water water at its lowest level, as in a stream 0
- noun low water low tide 0
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Origin of low water
First appearance:
before 1520 One of the 28% oldest English words
First recorded in 1520-30
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Low water
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
low water popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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low water usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for low water
noun low water
- wane — to decrease in strength, intensity, etc.: Daylight waned, and night came on. Her enthusiasm for the cause is waning.
- sweep — to move or remove (dust, dirt, etc.) with or as if with a broom, brush, or the like.
- abatement — Abatement means a reduction in the strength or power of something or the reduction of it.
- decrease — When something decreases or when you decrease it, it becomes less in quantity, size, or intensity.
- flagging — becoming smaller or weaker; dwindling.
Antonyms for low water
noun low water
- increase — to make greater, as in number, size, strength, or quality; augment; add to: to increase taxes.
- improvement — an act of improving or the state of being improved.
- flow — to move along in a stream: The river flowed slowly to the sea.
- incline — to deviate from the vertical or horizontal; slant.
- development — Development is the gradual growth or formation of something.
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