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low-water mark

low-water mark
L l

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • /loʊ ˈwɔtər mɑrk /
    • /ləʊ ˈwɔːtə mɑːk /
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • /loʊ ˈwɔtər mɑrk /

Definitions of low-water mark words

  • noun low-water mark the lowest point reached by a low tide. 1
  • noun low-water mark something indicating the bottom of a decline. 1
  • noun low-water mark the lowest or least admirable level: the low-water mark of political chicanery. 1
  • noun low-water mark the level reached by seawater at low tide or by other stretches of water at their lowest level 0
  • noun low-water mark the lowest point or level; nadir 0
  • noun low-water mark a mark showing low water 0
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Origin of low-water mark

First appearance:

before 1520
One of the 28% oldest English words
First recorded in 1520-30

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Parts of speech for Low-water mark

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Low-water mark

low-water mark popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 72% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

Synonyms for low-water mark

noun low-water mark

  • foreshore — the ground between the water's edge and cultivated land; land along the edge of a body of water.
Just one Synonym for low-water mark

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