TIDES Synonyms
There are 14 hypernyms of the word tides. (close relations)
Definition of TIDES
Best Alternative Words for TIDES
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surge | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a sudden forceful flow • a sudden or abrupt strong increase • a large sea wave verb • rise and move, as in waves or billows • rise rapidly • rise or move forward • rise or heave upward under the influence of a natural force such as a wave • see one's performance improve | ||||||||
current | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
adjective • occurring in or belonging to the present time noun • a flow of electricity through a conductor • a steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes) • dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas | ||||||||
ebb | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number) • the outward flow of the tide verb • flow back or recede • hem in fish with stakes and nets so as to prevent them from going back into the sea with the ebb • fall away or decline | ||||||||
flow | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases) • the amount of fluid that flows in a given time • the act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression • any uninterrupted stream or discharge • something that resembles a flowing stream in moving continuously • dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas • the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause verb • move or progress freely as if in a stream • move along, of liquids • cause to flow • be abundantly present • fall or flow in a certain way • cover or swamp with water • undergo menstruation | ||||||||
ripple | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a small wave on the surface of a liquid • (electronics) an oscillation of small amplitude imposed on top of a steady value verb • stir up (water) so as to form ripples • flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise | ||||||||
undertow | nounn | |||||||
noun • an inclination contrary to the strongest or prevailing feeling • the seaward undercurrent created after waves have broken on the shore | ||||||||
upsurge | nounn | |||||||
noun • a sudden forceful flow • a sudden or abrupt strong increase | ||||||||
wave | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water) • a member of the women's reserve of the United States Navy; originally organized during World War II but now no longer a separate branch • a movement like that of a sudden occurrence or increase in a specified phenomenon • (physics) a movement up and down or back and forth • something that rises rapidly • the act of signaling by a movement of the hand • a hairdo that creates undulations in the hair • an undulating curve • a persistent and widespread unusual weather condition (especially of unusual temperatures) verb • signal with the hands or nod • move or swing back and forth • move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion • twist or roll into coils or ringlets • set waves in | ||||||||
befall | verbv | |||||||
verb • become of; happen to • happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events or by chance | ||||||||
betide | verbv | |||||||
verb • become of; happen to | ||||||||
lunar time period | ||||||||
noun • there are usually two high and two low tides each day |