choppy sea

  • 1choppy sea — short and rough waves falling with a short and quick motion, easily breaking at the crest …

    Dictionary of ichthyology

  • 2Choppy — Chop py, a. [Cf. {Chappy}.] 1. Full of cracks. Choppy finger. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. [Cf. {Chop} a change.] Rough, with short, tumultuous waves; as, a choppy sea. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 3sea — n. 1 the expanse of salt water that covers most of the earth s surface and surrounds its land masses. 2 any part of this as opposed to land or fresh water. 3 a particular (usu. named) tract of salt water partly or wholly enclosed by land (the… …

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  • 4sea — [ si ] noun MAINLY BRITISH *** singular or uncount the large area of salt water that covers most of the surface of the Earth: Tim went swimming in the sea. He had a room overlooking the sea. We re renting a house by the sea (=close to the sea).… …

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  • 5choppy — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ (of the sea) having many small waves. DERIVATIVES choppiness noun …

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  • 6choppy — choppy1 [chäp′ē] adj. choppier, choppiest [< CHOP3 + Y3] shifting constantly and abruptly, as the wind choppiness n. choppy2 [chäp′ē] adj. choppier, choppiest …

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  • 7sea */*/*/ — UK [siː] / US [sɪ] noun Word forms sea : singular sea plural seas [singular/uncountable] the large area of salt water that covers most of the surface of the Earth Tim went swimming in the sea. He had a room overlooking the sea. We re renting a… …

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  • 8sea — n. 1) to sail the seas 2) a calm, smooth; choppy, heavy, high, raging, rough, stormy, turbulent; open sea 3) at sea (buried at sea) 4) (misc.) to drift out to sea; to go to sea ( to become a sailor ); to put out to sea; at sea ( bewildered ); to… …

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  • 9choppy — [[t]tʃɒ̱pi[/t]] choppier, choppiest ADJ GRADED When water is choppy, there are a lot of small waves on it because there is a wind blowing. A gale was blowing and the sea was choppy. Syn: rough …

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  • 10Sea Tigers — The Sea Tigers is the naval force of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, founded in 1984. [ [http://www.ipcs.org/whatsNewArticle11.jsp?action=showView kValue=1770 status=article mod=b According to article in ipcs.org Sea Tigers were formed in… …

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