highline

high·line

H h

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hahy-lahyn]
- /ˈhaɪˌlaɪn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hahy-lahyn]
- /ˈhaɪˌlaɪn/

Definition of highline word

noun highline kicker (def 9). 1

Just one definition for highline

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Origin of highline

First appearance:

before 1885

One of the 21% newest English words

1885-90, for an earlier sense; high + line1

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Highline

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Highline

highline popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

highline usage trend in Literature

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