Synonyms for
Tides
Definition
Tides are the rise and fall of sea levels caused by the gravitational pull of the moon and sun on the Earth's oceans.
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Common collocations
- high tide
- low tide
- tidal wave
- tidal bore
- tidal energy
- tidal range
- tidal current
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Usage note
The word 'tide' primarily refers to the rise and fall of sea levels. It can also be used metaphorically to describe a prevailing tendency or influence.
Example sentences
- The tides at the shore change every day.
- The fishermen knew the best time to catch fish was during the high tide.
- The beach was covered with seashells after the tide went out.
- The tide was so strong that it knocked over the surfer.
- The tidal wave destroyed everything in its path.
Quotes
I must go down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and the sky, and all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by. - John Masefield
When anxious, uneasy and bad thoughts come, I go to the sea, and the sea drowns them out with its great wide sounds, cleanses me with its noise, and imposes a rhythm upon everything in me that is bewildered and confused. - Rainer Maria Rilke
The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever. - Jacques Yves Cousteau