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high tide en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The natural tide at its highest level for a particular tidal cycle at a certain place.
2. (countable, uncountable) 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 melody 1969, Marlena Shaw, “California Soul”, in The Spice of Life:
3. (countable, figuratively, uncountable) A climax, culminating point or phase.
4. (countable, euphemistic, uncountable) 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
5. (countable, obsolete, rare, uncountable) A great festival.

Forms

Antonyms

low tide

Deriveds

happy as a clam at high tide · high tider

Synonyms

full tide · flood tide · full sea · menstruation

Translations (126)

it acqua alta (the natural tide at its highest level) · tpi haiwara (the natural tide at its highest level) · yoi 満潮 (the natural tide at its highest level) · pt maré alta (the natural tide at its highest level) · fi vuoksi (the time of day when the sea has risen to its highest level) · nb høyvatn (the natural tide at its highest level) · nrf haut dg'ieau (the natural tide at its highest level) · mk при́лив (the natural tide at its highest level) · hu dagály (the natural tide at its highest level) · ja 高潮 (the natural tide at its highest level) · tl taeb (the natural tide at its highest level) · sv flod (the time of day when the sea has risen to its highest level) · ryu 満潮 (the natural tide at its highest level) · nl vloed (the natural tide at its highest level) · es marea alta (the time of day when the sea has risen to its highest level) · ka მოქცევა (the natural tide at its highest level) · cs příliv (the natural tide at its highest level) · el πλημμυρίδα (the natural tide at its highest level) · gl marea alta (the natural tide at its highest level) · ka წყლის უმაღლესი დონე მოქცევისას (the natural tide at its highest level) · sl plima (the natural tide at its highest level) · nn høgvatn (the natural tide at its highest level) · ja 満潮 (the natural tide at its highest level) · sh плима (the natural tide at its highest level) · ja 満ち潮 (the natural tide at its highest level) · gd muir-làn (the time of day when the sea has risen to its highest level) · nn flod (the natural tide at its highest level) · es marea alta (the natural tide at its highest level) · ga ionradh ard (the natural tide at its highest level) · ka ზღვის მოქცევის უმაღლესი წერტილი (the natural tide at its highest level) · it alta marea (the natural tide at its highest level) · tl laki ng tubig (the natural tide at its highest level) · yag yaraku (the natural tide at its highest level) · ka ზღვის მაქსიმალური მოქცევა (the time of day when the sea has risen to its highest level) · fr mer haute (the natural tide at its highest level) · ga barr taoide (the natural tide at its highest level) · hi उच्च ज्वारभाटा (the natural tide at its highest level) · nb høyvann (the natural tide at its highest level) · da højvande (the natural tide at its highest level) · gd làn-mara (the natural tide at its highest level) · hu dagály (the time of day when the sea has risen to its highest level) · de Hochwasser (the natural tide at its highest level) · de Flut (the natural tide at its highest level) · ru прили́в (the time of day when the sea has risen to its highest level) · nb høyvatn (the time of day when the sea has risen to its highest level) · nb høgvann (the time of day when the sea has risen to its highest level) · tl taib (the natural tide at its highest level) · bg прили́в (the natural tide at its highest level) · ilo atab (the natural tide at its highest level) · es plenamar (the time of day when the sea has risen to its highest level) · ru наивы́сший у́ровень прили́ва (the time of day when the sea has risen to its highest level) · ru кульминация (climax, culminating point or phase) · ga lán mara (the natural tide at its highest level) · nb høgvatn (the natural tide at its highest level) · fi korkeavesi (the time of day when the sea has risen to its highest level) · ksc lumina (the natural tide at its highest level) · nl climax (climax, culminating point or phase) · es pleamar (the time of day when the sea has risen to its highest level) · nb flodtid (the time of day when the sea has risen to its highest level) · nl hoog water (the natural tide at its highest level) · bcl taob (the natural tide at its highest level) · ru прили́в (the natural tide at its highest level) · ru наивы́сший у́ровень прили́ва (the natural tide at its highest level) · es pleamar (the natural tide at its highest level) · fr mer haute (the time of day when the sea has risen to its highest level) · pl przypływ (the time of day when the sea has risen to its highest level) · nb flotid (the time of day when the sea has risen to its highest level) · gl preamar (the natural tide at its highest level) · nb høgvatn (the time of day when the sea has risen to its highest level) · nl hoogwater (the time of day when the sea has risen to its highest level) · gd muir-làn (the natural tide at its highest level) · lv paisums (the natural tide at its highest level) · sv högvatten (the natural tide at its highest level) · nl hoogtepunt (climax, culminating point or phase) · nb høgvann (the natural tide at its highest level) · is flóð (the natural tide at its highest level) · et tõus (the natural tide at its highest level) · fi korkeavesi (the natural tide at its highest level) · uk прили́в (the natural tide at its highest level) · fr pleine mer (the natural tide at its highest level) · id pasang naik (the natural tide at its highest level) · eo alta tajdo (the natural tide at its highest level) · ilo panagadalem ti baybay (the natural tide at its highest level) · gl marea chea (the natural tide at its highest level) · nb flo (the natural tide at its highest level) · ro maree înaltă (the natural tide at its highest level) · es plenamar (the natural tide at its highest level) · ca marea alta (the natural tide at its highest level) · mk пли́ма (the natural tide at its highest level) · mk при́лив (the time of day when the sea has risen to its highest level) · da højvande (the time of day when the sea has risen to its highest level) · fa مهکشند (the natural tide at its highest level) · cy penllanw (the natural tide at its highest level) · nb høyvann (the time of day when the sea has risen to its highest level) · ru полово́дье (the natural tide at its highest level) · ka ზღვის მაქსიმალური მოქცევის პერიოდი (the time of day when the sea has risen to its highest level) · sh priliv (the natural tide at its highest level) · ko 만조 (the natural tide at its highest level) · fi vuoksi (the natural tide at its highest level) · ka მაღალი წყალი (the natural tide at its highest level) · ryu 満潮 (the natural tide at its highest level) · da flod (the natural tide at its highest level) · nl hoog tij (the time of day when the sea has risen to its highest level) · ca plenamar (the natural tide at its highest level) · sk príliv (the natural tide at its highest level) · nl hoog tij (the natural tide at its highest level) · be прылі́ў (the natural tide at its highest level) · nl hoog water (the time of day when the sea has risen to its highest level) · mk пли́ма (the time of day when the sea has risen to its highest level) · ga taoide lán (the natural tide at its highest level) · sh plima (the natural tide at its highest level) · ru полово́дье (the time of day when the sea has risen to its highest level) · nl hoogtij (climax, culminating point or phase) · nl hoogwater (the natural tide at its highest level) · pl przypływ (climax, culminating point or phase) · ko 고조 (the natural tide at its highest level) · tl taog (the natural tide at its highest level) · pl przypływ (the natural tide at its highest level) · cmn 高潮 (the natural tide at its highest level) · da flod (the time of day when the sea has risen to its highest level) · cs doba f přílivu (the time of day when the sea has risen to its highest level) · sh прилив (the natural tide at its highest level) · nb høgvatn (the time of day when the sea has risen to its highest level) · mi tai pari (the natural tide at its highest level) · sv flod (the natural tide at its highest level) · fr marée haute (the natural tide at its highest level)