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1 | 99% | 4 | Exact Match! | |
2 | 51% | 7 | Word to describe the phase of the moon when it appears more than a quarter moon but less than a full moon | |
3 | 43% | 13 | Cycle of the Moon's phases from new moon to new moon, determined by the Moon's position relative to the stars | |
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We think the answer is "NEAP" which means:
- noun
- • A less than average tide occurring at the first and third quarters of the moon verb
- • To trap a ship (or ship and crew) in water too shallow to move, due to the smaller tidal range occurring in a period of neap tides.
- • To ooze, to sink, to subside, to tail adjective
- • (of a tide) low; lowest; the ebb or lowest point of a tide.
- • Designating a tide which occurs just after the first and third quarters of the moon, when there is the least difference between high tide and low tide.
An example sentence would be:
- • "During a neap tide, the difference between high and low water is minimal."
- • "Fishermen prefer to go fishing during neaps because the water is calmer."
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