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1. Tide
   The periodic rising and falling of the water that results from gravitational attraction of the moon and sun acting upon the rotating earth. Although the accompanying horizontal movement of the water resulting from the same cause is also sometimes called the tide, it is preferable to designate the la...
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2. tide
   [n] - there are usually two high and two low tides each day 2. [n] - something that may increase or decrease (like the tides of the sea) 3. [n] - the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon 4. [v] - rise in waves 5. [v] - cause to float...
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3. Tide
   Effects all of our fishing and bait collecting. The tide comes in and goes out at Whitby giving high and low water twice a day.
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4. Tide
   The dynamic deformation of the spherical shape of a rotating celestial object brought about by the gravitational attraction of another, nearby, body. On Earth we experience highly visible changes in sea level twice a day because our planet and satellite Moon revolve around their mutual centre of gra...
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5. tide
   the periodic rising and falling of the earth`s oceans and atmosphere, resulting from the tide producing forces of the moon and sun acting upon the rotating earth. This disturbance actually propagates as a wave through the atmosphere and through the surface layer of the oceans Category: Electrical...
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6. Tide
   Tide noun [ Anglo-Saxon tīd time; akin to Old Saxon & OFries. tīd , Dutch tijd , German zeit , Old High German zīt , Icelandic tī... , Swedish & Danish tid , and probably to ...
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7. Tide
   Tide transitive verb To cause to float with the tide; to drive or carry with the tide or stream. « They are tided down the stream.» Feltham.
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8. Tide
   Tide intransitive verb [ Anglo-Saxon tīdan to happen. See Tide , noun ] 1. To betide; to happen. [ Obsolete] « What should us tide of this new law?» Chaucer. 2. ...
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9. tide
   <marine biology> A situation in which the level of the ocean and associated bodies of water periodically fluctuates due to the action of lunar (moon) and solar (sun) forces upon the rotating earth. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...
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10. tide
    noun the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon
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11. tide
    lunar time period noun there are usually two high and two low tides each day
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12. tide
    (tīd) a physiologic variation or increase of a certain constituent in body fluids. acid tide a temporary increase in the acidity of the urine that sometimes follows fasting. alkaline tide a temporary increase in the alkalinity of the urine during gastr...
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13. Tide
    • (prep.) Time; period; season. • (v. t.) To cause to float with the tide; to drive or carry with the tide or stream. • (prep.) The alternate rising and falling of the waters of the ocean, and of bays, rivers, etc., connected therewith. The tide ebbs and flows twice in each lunar day,...
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14. tide
    any of the cyclic deformations of one astronomical body caused by the gravitational forces exerted by others. The most familiar are the periodic ... [22 related articles]
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15. Tide
    The USS Tide was an American Auk Class minesweeper of 890 tons displacement launched and lost during the Second World War. The USS Tide was powered by diesel engines providing a top speed of 18 knots and carried a complement of 105. She was armed with one 3 inch dual-purpose gun and two 40 mm anti-aircraft guns.
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16. Tide
    Cyclical rise and fall of the surface of the oceans. Caused by the gravitational attraction of the Sun and moon on the Earth.
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17. TIDE
    The periodic rise and fall of water level in the oceans
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18. TIDE
    The periodic rising and falling of the earth's oceans and atmosphere. It is the result of the tide-producing forces of the moon and the sun acting on the rotating earth. This propagates a wave through the atmosphere and along the surface of the earth's waters.
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19. Tide
    The periodic rise and fall of water level in the oceans.
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20. tide
    tide, alternate and regular rise and fall of sea level in oceans and other large bodies of water. These changes are caused by the gravitational attraction of the moon and, to a lesser extent, of the sun on the earth. More generally, tides are the deformations of celestial bodies from a perfectly sph...
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21. Tide
    Tide is a term applied to the alternate rising and falling of the sea, twice in each lunar day, to the attraction of the moon and the sun. The movement is most marked on shores which shelve gradually. The average interval between successive high tides is twelve hours and twenty-five minutes, half th...
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22. tide
    Type: Term Pronunciation: tīd Definitions: 1. An alternate rise and fall, ebb and flow, or an increase or a decrease.
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23. tide
    Rhythmic rise and fall of the sea level in the Earth's oceans and their inlets and estuaries due to the gravitational attraction of the Moon and, to a lesser extent, the Sun, affecting regions of the Earth unequally as it rotates. Water on the side of the Earth nearest to the Moon feels the Moon&...
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24. tide
    The rise and fall of the sea due to the gravitational pull of the sun and the moon.
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25. Tide
    The periodic rise and fall of water level in the oceans.
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