Definition of tide

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Tide (prep.) The period of twelve hours.

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Ebb :: Ebb (v. i.) To flow back; to return, as the water of a tide toward the ocean; -- opposed to flow..
Alternate :: Alternate (v. i.) To happen, succeed, or act by turns; to follow reciprocally in place or time; -- followed by with; as, the flood and ebb tides alternate with each other..
Pentecostal :: Pentecostal (a.) Of or pertaining to Pentecost or to Whitsuntide.
Stave :: Staurotide (n.) Staurolite.
Eventide :: Eventide (n.) The time of evening; evening.
Opetide :: Opetide (n.) The time between Epiphany and Ash Wednesday wherein marriages were formerly solemnized publicly in churches. [Eng..
Low :: Low (superl.) Sunk to the farthest ebb of the tide; as, low tide..
Oftentide :: Oftentide (adv.) Frequently; often.
Whitsuntide :: Whitsuntide (n.) The week commencing with Whitsunday, esp. the first three days -- Whitsunday, Whitsun Monday, and Whitsun Tuesday; the time of Pentecost..
Glottidean :: Glottidean (a.) Of or pertaining to the glottis; glottal.
Turn :: Turn (n.) Change of direction, course, or tendency; different order, position, or aspect of affairs; alteration; vicissitude; as, the turn of the tide..
Apogean :: Apogean (a.) Connected with the apogee; as, apogean (neap) tides, which occur when the moon has passed her apogee..
Lententide :: Lententide (n.) The season of Lenten or Lent.
Eagre :: Eagre (n.) A wave, or two or three successive waves, of great height and violence, at flood tide moving up an estuary or river; -- commonly called the bore. See Bore..
Indin :: Indin (n.) A dark red crystalline substance, isomeric with and resembling indigo blue, and obtained from isatide and dioxindol..
Swing :: Swing (n.) To turn round by action of wind or tide when at anchor; as, a ship swings with the tide..
Jetty :: "Jetty (n.) A structure of wood or stone extended into the sea to influence the current or tide, or to protect a harbor; a mole; as, the Eads system of jetties at the mouth of the Mississippi River..
Bartholomew Tide :: Bartholomew tide () Time of the festival of St. Bartholomew, August 24th..
Yuletide :: Yuletide (n.) Christmas time; Christmastide; the season of Christmas.
Littorina :: Littorina (n.) A genus of small pectinibranch mollusks, having thick spiral shells, abundant between tides on nearly all rocky seacoasts. They feed on seaweeds. The common periwinkle is a well-known example. See Periwinkle..
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