tide
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- noun
- /taɪd/
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- We are sitting below the tide line of a beach just north of Half Moon Bay.
- high tide
- low tide
- the tide rose
And so the sun's tides add to the moon's tides, right?
- And so the sun's tides add to the moon's tides, right?
- We noticed that the tide is still going out for another hour.
- Did you ever wonder why the tide goes way out and the tide comes way back in?
- So what happens when the next tide comes in?
- He says that you don't know who's been swimming naked until the tide is out.
- So you have to get your timing right on tides.
- We believe that the ocean and the tide will be there and the moon.
- But can we talk about I do said every day I say I love tides, I love tides.
- Moon calves come from the moon and tides and cheese and manatees and ambien and me.
Examples
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The wind suddenly ripped in from the sea, and a whiff of low tide filled their noses.
Fiction book (1990) -
A good breeze came across from the northeast, and the tide went out all morning.
Fiction book (1990) -
Unfortunately, when the tide came in again, it brought back much of the waste.
Academic text (1992) -
We noticed that the tide is still going out for another hour.
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There is almost a flood tide now.
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How's the tide looking this morning?
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Near the lighthouse, they waited for the tide to carry them upriver.
Fiction book (1990) -
The day-to-day forces of wind and tide constantly reshape the littoral geography.
Academic text (1990) -
We noticed that the tide is still going out for another hour.
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I'm gonna go catch a session before the tide gets too high.
Synonyms
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Movement of sea or river water caused by the rising and falling tides
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A strong flow of water that happens when the tide moves
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
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Sea water that turns red or brown because many tiny sea plants make poisons that can harm fish and people
- Specialized
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A short time when the water is almost still before the current changes direction
- Specialized
A tide when the difference between high and low water is very small twice a month
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Tide for the sea comes from an old English word tīd meaning 'time' or 'season'. People named the sea movement a tide because it happens at regular 'times', rising and falling on a schedule.