tides
nounDivide tides into syllables:
tides
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Definition of tides:
- tides (noun):
- the current caused by these changes in level
- a less marked rising and falling of an inland body of water
- a periodic movement in the earth's crust caused by the same forces that produce ocean tides
- a periodic distortion on one celestial body caused by the gravitational attraction of another
- one of the periodic movements of the atmosphere resembling those of the ocean and produced by gravitation or diurnal temperature changes
- the alternate rising and falling of the surface of the ocean and of water bodies (such as gulfs and bays) connected with the ocean that occurs usually twice a day and is the result of differing gravitational forces exerted at different parts of the earth by another body (such as the moon or sun)
Synonyms for tides:
course
current
currents
curves
directions
drifts
ebb
flow
leanings
lunar time period
runs
shifts
stream
tendencies
tide
tideway
trends
undertow
winds
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