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🌊tide

noun
/taɪd/
Tiddley Tidy

Meaning

the regular rise and fall of the sea caused by the moon and sun's gravity; a powerful flow or movement
the alternate rising and falling of the sea, usually twice in each lunar day, due to the attraction of the moon and sun

Example Sentences

The fisherman waited for the tide to come in.

The fishermen waited for high tide to launch their boats.

Example Expressions

turn the tide

Synonyms

current, flow, surge, stream, wave
Entry 1
current, flow, surge, stream, wave
Entry 2
current, flow, surge

Antonyms

ebb, stillness, stagnation, calm
Entry 1
ebb, stillness, stagnation
Entry 2
stillness, calm, stagnation

Collocations

high tide, low tide, rising tide, ebb tide, tide pools
Entry 1
high tide, low tide, rising tide, ebb tide
Entry 2
high tide, low tide, tide pools

More Example Sentences

A proverb goes, time and tide waits for none.

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