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high-beams

high-beams is the plural of high-beam.

Meaning of high-beam

Noun

high-beam (plural high-beams)

  1. (plural-normally) The setting of an automobile's headlights adjusted to brighten a longer distance in front of the car, than when on the normal (low-beam) setting.
    • Turn off your high-beams - you're blinding the oncoming traffic.
    Synonyms:
    full-beam, upper-beam, main beam, brights
    Antonyms:
    low-beam, dim light, dipped headlight, dimmed headlights
  2. (plural-normally, slang) An erect nipple.

Questions about high-beams

What is high-beams the plural of?
High-beams is the plural of high-beam.

Words near high-beams in the dictionary

  1. high yo-yo
  2. high yo-yos
  3. high-accuracy
  4. high-backed
  5. high-beam
  6. high-beams
  7. high-binder
  8. high-binders
  9. high-blown
  10. high-boiling
  11. high-born

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