hightide
hightide is the alternative form of high tide.
Meaning of high tide
Noun
high tide (countable and uncountable, plural high tides)
- The natural tide at its highest level for a particular tidal cycle at a certain place.
- Synonyms:
- flood tide, full sea, full tide
- Antonyms:
- low tide
- The time of day when the sea has risen to its highest level.
- They say the sun comes up every morning / And if you listen oh so carefully / The winds that ride on the high tide / Whistles a melody1969, Marlena Shaw, “California Soul”, in The Spice of Life
- A climax, culminating point or phase.
- Synonym of menstruation.
- Do you not like Aunt Irma? I've got an aunt like that.
It's my term for... my time of the month.
What time of the month? The weekend?
No... you know, it... it's high tide.
But we're not on the coast.2006 Mar. 3, Graham Linehan, The IT Crowd, Season 1, Episode 6
- Synonyms:
- menstruation
- Do you not like Aunt Irma? I've got an aunt like that.
- A great festival.
Forms of hightide
| plural | hightides |
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Origin of hightide
From Middle English hegtide, from Old English hēahtīd (“a holy day”), equivalent to high + tide. Cognate with Dutch hoogtijd, German Hochzeit, Danish højtid, Swedish högtid, Icelandic hátíð, Norwegian Bokmål høytid, Norwegian Nynorsk høgtid. Compare also highday, hockday.
Questions about hightide
- What is hightide the alternative form of?
- Hightide is the alternative form of high tide.
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