Tide

  • 31tide — I [[t]taɪd[/t]] n. v. tid•ed, tid•ing 1) oce 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 2) oce the inflow, outflow, or current of water… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 32tide — /taɪd / (say tuyd) noun 1. the periodic rise and fall of the waters of the ocean and its inlets, about every 12 hours and 26 minutes, due to the attraction of the moon and sun. 2. the inflow, outflow, or current of water at any given place… …

  • 33tide — n. & v. n. 1 a the periodic rise and fall of the sea due to the attraction of the moon and sun (see EBB n. 1, FLOOD n. 3). b the water as affected by this. 2 a time or season (usu. in comb.: Whitsuntide). 3 a marked trend of opinion, fortune, or… …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 34tide — The ebb and flow of the sea upon the shore due to the attraction of the moon and sun. See flood tide; high tide; low tide; mean high tide; mean low tide; neap tide …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 35tide — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, time, from Old English tīd; akin to Old High German zīt time and perhaps to Greek daiesthai to divide Date: before 12th century 1. a. obsolete a space of time ; period b. a fit or opportune time ; opportun …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 36tide — 1. noun /taɪd/ a) The periodic change of the sea level, particularly when caused by the gravitational influence of the sun and the moon. Let in the tide of knaves once more; my cook and Ill provide. mdash; Shakespeare, Timon of Athens, III iv b)… …

    Wiktionary

  • 37tide — [OE] Tide originally meant ‘time’ – as in the tautologous ‘time and tide wait for no man’. Like the related German zeit, Dutch tijd, and Swedish and Danish tid, all of which mean ‘time’, it comes from a prehistoric Germanic *tīdiz. This was… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 38tide —   Au, kai.     Low tide, kai make, kai malo o, kai malolo, kai a malō.     Mid tide, hōlūlū, kai kū, kai maumau, kai pū.     Rising tide, kai pi i, kai apo, kai ea, kai nu u mai, kai kī, ae.     High tide, kai nui, kai ulu, kai piha.     Turn of… …

    English-Hawaiian dictionary

  • 39tide — [OE] Tide originally meant ‘time’ – as in the tautologous ‘time and tide wait for no man’. Like the related German zeit, Dutch tijd, and Swedish and Danish tid, all of which mean ‘time’, it comes from a prehistoric Germanic *tīdiz. This was… …

    Word origins

  • 40Tide — A metaphor for a long term market trend. The tide would refer to trends in the market that have long term affects, rather than short term changes that may reverse in a short period. Issues such as inflation, high unemployment and/or high interest …

    Investment dictionary