tide
/taɪd/
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
- plural
- tides
Meanings
- 1
The daily fluctuation in the level of the sea caused by the gravitational influence of the moon and the sun
The tide is coming in.
Tatoeba · CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
Time and tide wait for no man.
Tatoeba · CM · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 2
The associated flow of water
- 3
Any similar gravitational effect on Earth or other body
- 4
A high-volume flow, literal or figurative; a current or flood
- 5
The tendency or direction of causes, influences, or events; course; current
- 6
Time, notably anniversary, period or season linked to an ecclesiastical feastrare
- 7
A timerare
- 8
A point or period of time identified or described by a qualifierrare
- 9
The period of twelve hoursrare