Tide

/taɪd/ · noun

Meaning

The daily fluctuation in the level of the sea caused by the gravitational influence of the moon and the sun..

Definitions by Sense

1. The daily fluctuation in the level of the sea caused by the gravitational influence of the moon and the sun.
2. The associated flow of water.
3. Any similar gravitational effect on Earth or other body.
4. A high-volume flow, literal or figurative; a current or flood.
5. The tendency or direction of causes, influences, or events; course; current.
6. (chronology, obsolete, except in liturgy) Time, notably anniversary, period or season linked to an ecclesiastical feast.
7. (regional, archaic) A time.
8. (regional, archaic, in compounds) A point or period of time identified or described by a qualifier.

Example Sentences

The Bristol Channel has some of the world's largest tides.

A lot of driftwood was brought in on the tide.

As well as sea tides, there are much smaller land tides.

By far the largest tides on Europa are those caused by the gravitational attraction of Jupiter.

The sewer burst, and a tide of sewage poured into nearby properties.

A tide of people crossed over the border.

We've encountered a tide of problems.

Go I charge thee, inuite them all, let in the tide / Of Knaues once more: my Cook and Ile provide.

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• tides
• tiding
• tided

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