tide
The daily fluctuation in the level of the sea caused by the gravitational influence of the moon and the sun.
Noun 4 meanings
The daily fluctuation in the level of the sea caused by the gravitational influence of the moon and the sun.
“The Bristol Channel has some of the world's largest tides.”
The associated flow of water.
“A lot of driftwood was brought in on the tide.”
Any similar gravitational effect on Earth or other body.
“As well as sea tides, there are much smaller land tides.”
A high-volume flow, literal or figurative; a current or flood.
“The sewer burst, and a tide of sewage poured into nearby properties.”
Verb 3 meanings
To cause to float with the tide; to drive or carry with the tide or stream.
To carry over or through a problem or difficulty.
To work into or out of a river or harbor by drifting with the tide and anchoring when it becomes adverse.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English tyde, from Old English tīd, from Proto-West Germanic *tīdi, from Proto-Germanic *tīdiz, from Proto-Indo-European *déh₂itis, from *deh₂y- + *-tis. Related to time.
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TIDE at a glance
TIDE has 4 letters and scores 5 points in Scrabble (T 1 + I 1 + D 2 + E 1) and 5 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #6,534 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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