tide
noun
- rise and fall of sea levels caused by the combined effects of the gravitational forces exerted by the Moon and the Sun and the rotation of the Earth
verb
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Pronunciation: /taɪd/ / [tʰaːd] / [tʰɑe̯d]
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *deh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *deh₂y- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *déh₂itis Proto-Germanic *tīdiz Proto-West Germanic *tīdi Old English tīd Middle English tyde English tide 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. Cognate with Dutch tijd (“time”), German Zeit (“time”), Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, and Swedish tid (“time”), Faroese and Icelandic tíð (“time”).
- 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.”
“By far the largest tides on Europa are those caused by the gravitational attraction of Jupiter.”
- A high-volume flow, literal or figurative; a current or flood.
“The sewer burst, and a tide of sewage poured into nearby properties.”
“A tide of people crossed over the border.”
- The tendency or direction of causes, influences, or events; course; current.
“The tide of public opinion has turned.”
“There is a tide in the affairs of men, / Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune [...]”
- Time, notably anniversary, period or season linked to an ecclesiastical feast.
“[...] and rest their weary limbs a tide.”
“Which, at th'appointed tyde, / Each one did make his Bryde”
- A time.
“The doctor's no good this tide.”
- A point or period of time identified or described by a qualifier.
“Eventide, noontide, morrowtide, nighttide, moontide, harvesttide, wintertide, summertide, springtide, autumntide etc.”
- The period of twelve hours.
verb
Etymology: From Middle English tiden, tide, from Old English tīdan (“to happen”).
- To happen, occur.
“I wit not what may tide us here”