body of a tide

  • 11Tide wave — Tide Tide, n. [AS. t[=i]d time; akin to OS. & OFries. t[=i]d, D. tijd, G. zeit, OHG. z[=i]t, Icel. t[=i]?, Sw. & Dan. tid, and probably to Skr. aditi unlimited, endless, where a is a negative prefix. [root]58. Cf. {Tidings}, {Tidy}, {Till}, prep …

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  • 12Tide wheel — Tide Tide, n. [AS. t[=i]d time; akin to OS. & OFries. t[=i]d, D. tijd, G. zeit, OHG. z[=i]t, Icel. t[=i]?, Sw. & Dan. tid, and probably to Skr. aditi unlimited, endless, where a is a negative prefix. [root]58. Cf. {Tidings}, {Tidy}, {Till}, prep …

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  • 13Tide — This article is about tides in the Earth s oceans. For other uses, see Tide (disambiguation). Tidal redirects here. For other uses, see Tidal (disambiguation). High Tide redirects here. For other uses, see High Tide (disambiguation) …

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  • 14tide — tide1 tideful, adj. tideless, adj. tidelessness, n. tidelike, adj. /tuyd/, n., v., tided, tiding. n. 1. the periodic rise and fall of the waters of the ocean and its inlets, produced by the attraction of the moon and sun, and occurring about… …

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  • 15tide — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, time, from Old English tīd; akin to Old High German zīt time and perhaps to Greek daiesthai to divide Date: before 12th century 1. a. obsolete a space of time ; period b. a fit or opportune time ; opportun …

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  • 16Tide jewels — In Japanese mythology, the tide jewels or kanju 干珠 [tide ] ebbing jewel and manju 満珠 [tide ] flowing jewel were magical gems that the Sea God used to control the tides. Classical Japanese history texts record an ancient myth that the ocean kami… …

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  • 17tide — noun 1 change in the level of the sea ADJECTIVE ▪ strong ▪ flood, incoming, rising ▪ ebb, outgoing ▪ high …

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  • 18tide — An alternate rise and fall, ebb and flow, or an increase or a decrease. [A.S. tid, time] acid t. a temporary increase in the acidity of the urine occurring during fasting. SYN: acid wave. alkaline t. a period of urinary neutr …

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  • 19Body of water — [ River Gambia flowing through Niokolokoba National Park] A body of water is any significant accumulation of water, usually covering the Earth or another planet. The term body of water most often refers to large accumulations of water, such as… …

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  • 20tide rip — noun A body of water made rough by the conflict of opposing tides or currents …

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