Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

high-beam

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.13 in modern English

Syllables
high--beam
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The setting of an automobile's headlights adjusted to brighten a longer distance in front of the car, than when on the normal (low-beam) setting.

noun

An erect nipple.

Slang

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

high-beams (plural) high beam (alternative) highbeam (alternative)

Phrases

someone's headlights are on

Frequently Paired Words

someone's headlights are on

Synonyms

full-beam upper-beam main beam brights

Antonyms

low-beam dim light dipped headlight dimmed headlights

Questions

What does high-beam mean?
The setting of an automobile's headlights adjusted to brighten a longer distance in front of the car, than when on the normal (low-beam) setting.

How to pronounce high-beam

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