Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples
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Word:
tide
IPA transcription: [t'aɪd]
noun
meaning of the word
Synonyms:
tide
Meaning:
the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon
Synonyms:
tide
Meaning:
something that may increase or decrease (like the tides of the sea); "a rising tide of popular interest"
Usage examples
Stem the tide of opinion
"What! the tide!" I cried.
Tide will help 'em when it turns."
"Here is the tide rising," I cried.
'She's fast enough till the tide runs back.
It took a world-wide plague to turn the tide.
Now just contemplate the effect of a 600-foot tide.
"Did you ever see the tide come into the Bay of Fundy.
How can we stem the tide of wickedness among the people?
She strangled a fierce tide of feeling that welled up within her