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LOW-WATER MARK
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A line marking the lowest level reached
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Hypernyms ("low-water mark" is a kind of...):
water line; watermark (a line marking the level reached by a body of water)
Sense 2
Meaning:
An extreme state of adversity; the lowest point of anything
Synonyms:
low-water mark; nadir
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("low-water mark" is a kind of...):
adversity; hard knocks; hardship (a state of misfortune or affliction)
