tide

Plural: tides

Noun

• the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon
• something that may increase or decrease (like the tides of the sea)
  • "a rising tide of popular interest"
• there are usually two high and two low tides each day
• The daily fluctuation in the level of the sea caused by the gravitational influence of the moon and the sun.
• The associated flow of water.
• Any similar gravitational effect on Earth or other body.
• A high-volume flow, literal or figurative; a current or flood.
• The tendency or direction of causes, influences, or events; course; current.
• Time, notably anniversary, period or season linked to an ecclesiastical feast.
• A time.
• A point or period of time identified or described by a qualifier.
• The period of twelve hours.
• Something which changes like the tides of the sea.
• Violent confluence.

Verb

Verb Forms: tided, tiding, tides

• To flow in and out like the ocean's waters; to help someone through a period.
• rise or move forward
• cause to float with the tide
• be carried with the tide
• 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 pour a tide or flood.
• To work into or out of a river or harbor by drifting with the tide and anchoring when it becomes adverse.
• To happen, occur.

Examples

• A lot of driftwood was brought in on the tide.
• A tide of people crossed over the border.
• As well as sea tides, there are much smaller land tides.
• By far the largest tides on Europa are those caused by the gravitational attraction of Jupiter.
• Eventide, noontide, morrowtide, nighttide, moontide, harvesttide, wintertide, summertide, springtide, autumntide etc.
• He hoped the bonus squares would TIDE him over until he drew a ’Q’.
• The Bristol Channel has some of the world's largest tides.
• The doctor's no good this tide.
• The ocean tided most impressively.
• The sewer burst, and a tide of sewage poured into nearby properties.
• The tide of public opinion has turned.
• We've encountered a tide of problems.

Synonyms

lunar time period, surge, befall, betide, inflood, inflooding, inflow, inflowing, influx

Antonyms

ebb

Related Words

ebb, flow, neap, spring