tide

/taɪd/noun

The regular rise and fall of the sea each day, driven by the pull of the moon and the sun.

Example sentence

“We walked along the beach at low tide, looking for shells.”

Rich in idioms: 'turn the tide' (reverse a situation), 'go against the tide', 'the tide is turning'.

Related words

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