highball

Other forms of highball

plural

highballs·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about highball

What does highball mean?

highball means "a mixed drink made of alcoholic liquor mixed with water or a carbonated beverage and served in a tall glass".

How many syllables are in highball?

highball has 2 syllables and divides as high-ball under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

Is highball a common word?

highball is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.