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ALL meanings of tides

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  • noun tides the periodic rise and fall of the waters of the ocean and its inlets, produced by the attraction of the moon and sun, and occurring about every 12 hours. 1
  • noun tides the inflow, outflow, or current of water at any given place resulting from the waves of tides. 1
  • noun tides flood tide. 1
  • noun tides a stream or current. 1
  • noun tides anything that alternately rises and falls, increases and decreases, etc.: the tide of the seasons. 1
  • noun tides current, tendency, or drift, as of events or ideas: the tide of international events. 1
  • noun tides any extreme or critical period or condition: The tide of her illness is at its height. 1
  • noun tides a season or period in the course of the year, day, etc. (now used chiefly in combination): wintertide; eventide. 1
  • noun tides Ecclesiastical. a period of time that includes and follows an anniversary, festival, etc. 1
  • noun tides Archaic. a suitable time or occasion. 1
  • noun tides Obsolete. an extent of time. 1
  • verb without object tides to happen or befall. 1
  • verb with object tides to carry, as the tide does. 1
  • idioms tides turn the tide, to reverse the course of events, especially from one extreme to another: The Battle of Saratoga turned the tide of the American Revolution. 1
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