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high tide

noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The natural tide at its highest level for a particular tidal cycle at a certain place.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: flood tide, full sea, full tide

Antonyms: low tide

2

noun

Meaning 2

The time of day when the sea has risen to its highest level.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A climax, culminating point or phase.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, figuratively, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

Synonym of menstruation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, euphemistic, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: menstruation

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

A great festival.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, obsolete, rare, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

noun

Meaning 6

the tide when the water is highest

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: high water, highwater

Antonyms: low tide

Broader terms: tide

Narrower terms: direct tide, neap tide, neap, springtide

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

125 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: прылі́ў (prylíw) — the natural tide at its highest level
  • Central Bikol: taob — the natural tide at its highest level
  • Bulgarian: прили́в (prilív) — the natural tide at its highest level
  • Catalan: plenamar — the natural tide at its highest level
  • Catalan: marea alta — the natural tide at its highest level
  • Chinese Mandarin: 高潮 (gāocháo) — the natural tide at its highest level
  • Czech: příliv — the natural tide at its highest level
  • Danish: flod — the natural tide at its highest level
  • Danish: højvande — the natural tide at its highest level
  • Dutch: hoog tij — the natural tide at its highest level
  • Dutch: hoog water — the natural tide at its highest level
  • Dutch: hoogwater — the natural tide at its highest level
  • Dutch: vloed — the natural tide at its highest level
  • Esperanto: alta tajdo — the natural tide at its highest level
  • Estonian: tõus — the natural tide at its highest level
  • Finnish: korkeavesi — the natural tide at its highest level
  • Finnish: vuoksi — the natural tide at its highest level
  • French: marée haute — the natural tide at its highest level
  • French: mer haute — the natural tide at its highest level
  • French: pleine mer — the natural tide at its highest level
  • Galician: marea alta — the natural tide at its highest level
  • Galician: marea chea — the natural tide at its highest level
  • Galician: preamar — the natural tide at its highest level
  • Georgian: მაღალი წყალი (maɣali c̣q̇ali) — the natural tide at its highest level
  • Georgian: მოქცევა (mokceva) — the natural tide at its highest level
  • Georgian: ზღვის მოქცევის უმაღლესი წერტილი (zɣvis mokcevis umaɣlesi c̣erṭili) — the natural tide at its highest level
  • Georgian: წყლის უმაღლესი დონე მოქცევისას (c̣q̇lis umaɣlesi done mokcevisas) — the natural tide at its highest level
  • German: Flut — the natural tide at its highest level
  • German: Hochwasser — the natural tide at its highest level
  • Greek: πλημμυρίδα (plimmyrída) — the natural tide at its highest level
  • Hindi: उच्च ज्वारभाटा (ucc jvārbhāṭā) — the natural tide at its highest level
  • Hungarian: dagály — the natural tide at its highest level
  • Indonesian: pasang naik — the natural tide at its highest level
  • Icelandic: flóð — the natural tide at its highest level
  • Ilocano: panagadalem ti baybay — the natural tide at its highest level
  • Ilocano: atab — the natural tide at its highest level
  • Irish: lán mara — the natural tide at its highest level
  • Irish: taoide lán — the natural tide at its highest level
  • Irish: barr taoide — the natural tide at its highest level
  • Irish: ionradh ard — the natural tide at its highest level
  • Italian: alta marea — the natural tide at its highest level
  • Italian: acqua alta — the natural tide at its highest level
  • Japanese: 高潮 (kōchō) — the natural tide at its highest level
  • Japanese: 満潮 (manchō) — the natural tide at its highest level
  • Japanese: 満ち潮 (michishio) — the natural tide at its highest level
  • Southern Kalinga: lumina — the natural tide at its highest level
  • Korean: 고조 (gojo) — the natural tide at its highest level
  • Korean: 만조 (manjo) — the natural tide at its highest level
  • Latvian: paisums — the natural tide at its highest level
  • Macedonian: пли́ма (plíma) — the natural tide at its highest level
  • Macedonian: при́лив (príliv) — the natural tide at its highest level
  • Māori: tai pari — the natural tide at its highest level
  • Norman: haut dg'ieau — the natural tide at its highest level
  • Norwegian Bokmål: flo — the natural tide at its highest level
  • Norwegian Bokmål: høyvann — the natural tide at its highest level
  • Norwegian Bokmål: høgvann — the natural tide at its highest level
  • Norwegian Bokmål: høgvatn — the natural tide at its highest level
  • Norwegian Bokmål: høyvatn — the natural tide at its highest level
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: flod — the natural tide at its highest level
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: høgvatn — the natural tide at its highest level
  • Okinawan: 満潮 (michisu) — the natural tide at its highest level
  • Okinawan: 満潮 (michishu) — the natural tide at its highest level
  • Persian: مهکشند (mehkešand) — the natural tide at its highest level
  • Polish: przypływ — the natural tide at its highest level
  • Portuguese: maré alta — the natural tide at its highest level
  • Romanian: maree înaltă — the natural tide at its highest level
  • Russian: прили́в (prilív) — the natural tide at its highest level
  • Russian: полово́дье (polovódʹje) — the natural tide at its highest level
  • Russian: наивы́сший у́ровень прили́ва (naivýsšij úrovenʹ prilíva) — the natural tide at its highest level
  • Scottish Gaelic: muir-làn — the natural tide at its highest level
  • Scottish Gaelic: làn-mara — the natural tide at its highest level
  • Serbo-Croatian: плима — the natural tide at its highest level
  • Serbo-Croatian: прилив — the natural tide at its highest level
  • Serbo-Croatian: plima — the natural tide at its highest level
  • Serbo-Croatian: priliv — the natural tide at its highest level
  • Slovak: príliv — the natural tide at its highest level
  • Slovene: plima — the natural tide at its highest level
  • Spanish: marea alta — the natural tide at its highest level
  • Spanish: pleamar — the natural tide at its highest level
  • Spanish: plenamar — the natural tide at its highest level
  • Swedish: högvatten — the natural tide at its highest level
  • Swedish: flod — the natural tide at its highest level
  • Tagalog: taog — the natural tide at its highest level
  • Tagalog: taib — the natural tide at its highest level
  • Tagalog: taeb — the natural tide at its highest level
  • Tagalog: laki ng tubig — the natural tide at its highest level
  • Tok Pisin: haiwara — the natural tide at its highest level
  • Ukrainian: прили́в (prylýv) — the natural tide at its highest level
  • Welsh: penllanw — the natural tide at its highest level
  • Yámana: yaraku — the natural tide at its highest level
  • Yonaguni: 満潮 (ntisu) — the natural tide at its highest level
  • Czech: doba f přílivu — the time of day when the sea has risen to its highest level
  • Danish: flod — the time of day when the sea has risen to its highest level
  • Danish: højvande — the time of day when the sea has risen to its highest level
  • Dutch: hoog tij — the time of day when the sea has risen to its highest level
  • Dutch: hoog water — the time of day when the sea has risen to its highest level
  • Dutch: hoogwater — the time of day when the sea has risen to its highest level
  • Finnish: korkeavesi — the time of day when the sea has risen to its highest level
  • Finnish: vuoksi — the time of day when the sea has risen to its highest level
  • French: mer haute — the time of day when the sea has risen to its highest level
  • Georgian: ზღვის მაქსიმალური მოქცევა (zɣvis maksimaluri mokceva) — the time of day when the sea has risen to its highest level
  • Georgian: ზღვის მაქსიმალური მოქცევის პერიოდი (zɣvis maksimaluri mokcevis ṗeriodi) — the time of day when the sea has risen to its highest level
  • Hungarian: dagály — the time of day when the sea has risen to its highest level
  • Macedonian: пли́ма (plíma) — the time of day when the sea has risen to its highest level
  • Macedonian: при́лив (príliv) — the time of day when the sea has risen to its highest level
  • Norwegian Bokmål: flotid — the time of day when the sea has risen to its highest level
  • Norwegian Bokmål: høyvann — the time of day when the sea has risen to its highest level
  • Norwegian Bokmål: høgvann — the time of day when the sea has risen to its highest level
  • Norwegian Bokmål: høgvatn — the time of day when the sea has risen to its highest level
  • Norwegian Bokmål: høyvatn — the time of day when the sea has risen to its highest level
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: flodtid — the time of day when the sea has risen to its highest level
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: høgvatn — the time of day when the sea has risen to its highest level
  • Russian: прили́в (prilív) — the time of day when the sea has risen to its highest level
  • Russian: полово́дье (polovódʹje) — the time of day when the sea has risen to its highest level
  • Russian: наивы́сший у́ровень прили́ва (naivýsšij úrovenʹ prilíva) — the time of day when the sea has risen to its highest level
  • Scottish Gaelic: muir-làn — the time of day when the sea has risen to its highest level
  • Spanish: pleamar — the time of day when the sea has risen to its highest level
  • Spanish: marea alta — the time of day when the sea has risen to its highest level
  • Spanish: plenamar — the time of day when the sea has risen to its highest level
  • Swedish: flod — the time of day when the sea has risen to its highest level
  • Dutch: climax — climax, culminating point or phase
  • Dutch: hoogtij — climax, culminating point or phase
  • Dutch: hoogtepunt — climax, culminating point or phase
  • Polish: przypływ — climax, culminating point or phase
  • Russian: кульминация (kulʹminacija) — climax, culminating point or phase