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- [waw-ter-shed, wot-er-]
- /ˈwɔ tərˌʃɛd, ˈwɒt ər-/
- /ˈwɔː.tə.ʃed/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [waw-ter-shed, wot-er-]
- /ˈwɔ tərˌʃɛd, ˈwɒt ər-/
Definitions of watershed word
- noun watershed Chiefly British. the ridge or crest line dividing two drainage areas; water parting; divide. 1
- noun watershed the region or area drained by a river, stream, etc.; drainage area. 1
- noun watershed Architecture. wash (def 44). 1
- noun watershed an important point of division or transition between two phases, conditions, etc.: The treaty to ban war in space may prove to be one of history's great watersheds. 1
- adjective watershed constituting a watershed: a watershed area; a watershed case. 1
- noun watershed An area or ridge of land that separates waters flowing to different rivers, basins, or seas. 1
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Origin of watershed
First appearance:
before 1795 One of the 43% newest English words
First recorded in 1795-1805; water + shed2
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Parts of speech for Watershed
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
watershed popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
watershed usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for watershed
noun watershed
- turning point — a point at which a decisive change takes place; critical point; crisis.
- defining moment — a point at which the essential nature or character of a person, group, etc., is revealed or identified.
- breaking point — If something or someone has reached breaking point, they have so many problems or difficulties that they can no longer cope with them, and may soon collapse or be unable to continue.
- crisis — A crisis is a situation in which something or someone is affected by one or more very serious problems.
- crunch — If you crunch something hard, such as a sweet, you crush it noisily between your teeth.
Antonyms for watershed
noun watershed
- increase — to make greater, as in number, size, strength, or quality; augment; add to: to increase taxes.
- rise — to get up from a lying, sitting, or kneeling posture; assume an upright position: She rose and walked over to greet me. With great effort he rose to his knees.
- solid — having three dimensions (length, breadth, and thickness), as a geometrical body or figure.
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