tide
the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,497 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 6,816 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.003% of every word in the library.
What it means
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 also: lunar time period
verb
- rise or move forward also: surge surging waves
- cause to float with the tide
- be carried with the tide
tide in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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The tide rising and letting in to shore.
The Life and Most Surprising Adventures · Daniel Defoe · Chapter 1
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Like the rising tide, the Prussians spread and advanced, slowly, but steadily.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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I hang my verses in the wind, Time and tide their faults will find.
Poems Household Edition · Ralph Waldo Emerson · Chapter 1
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The tide is agin us, I know, But pull away, Jem, like a trump; Vot's that?
Sketches by Seymour — Volume 04 · Robert Seymour · Chapter 1
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The tide had turned and was coming in now, and the sound of the waves seemed to arouse him.
The Shadow over Innsmouth · H.P. Lovecraft · Chapter 1