- Whit|sun|tide
- Whit|sun|tide «HWIHT suhn TYD», noun, or Whitsun Tide,the week beginning with Whitsunday, especially the first three days.
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Whit|sun|tide
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whit — whit·en; whit·en·er; whit·field s; whit·ish·ness; whit·leather; whit·ley; whit·ling; whit·lock·ite; whit·low; whit·man·ese; whit·man·esque; whit·ma·ni·ac; whit·mon·day; whit·rack; whit·ster; whit·sun·day; whit·sun·tide; whit·taw·er; whit·ten;… … English syllables
sun — an·ti·sun; bo·sun; coun·ter·sun; du·sun; sun; sun·a·pee; sun·bathe; sun·berry; sun·bow; sun·dae; sun·da·ri; sun·day·fied; sun·day·ish; sun·day·ism; sun·days; sun·der; sun·der·land; sun·down; sun·down·er; sun·dri; sun·dries; sun·dries·man;… … English syllables
tide — bas·tide; be·tide; bron·tide; eas·ter·tide; gut·tide; hol·lan·tide; lac·tide; lau·ren·tide; mer·cap·tide; noon·tide; nu·cle·o·tide; pep·tide; phos·pha·tide; pro·tide; stau·ro·tide; tide; tide·ful; tide·land; tide·less; whit·sun·tide;… … English syllables
Whitsun Tide — Whit|sun|tide «HWIHT suhn TYD», noun, or Whitsun Tide, the week beginning with Whitsunday, especially the first three days … Useful english dictionary
whitsuntide — whit·sun·tide … English syllables
Whitsun — Whit|sun [ˈwıtsən] n [U and C] BrE 1.) also .Whit Sunday the seventh Sunday after Easter, when Christians celebrate the ↑Holy Spirit coming down from heaven = ↑pentecost 2.) also Whit|sun|tide [ˈwıtsəntaıd] the period around Whitsun … Dictionary of contemporary English
Whitsun — Whit|sun [ wıtsn, hwıtsn ] or Whit|sun|tide [ wıtsn,taıd, hwıtsn,taıd ] noun uncount PENTECOST … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Whitsuntide — Whit•sun•tide [[t]ˈ(h)wɪt sənˌtaɪd, ˈwɪt [/t]] n. rel the week beginning with Whitsunday, esp. the first three days of this week • Etymology: 1175–1225; ME whitsone(n) tide. See Whitsun, tide I … From formal English to slang
Whitsun — noun (C, U) 1 also Whit Sun.day, the seventh Sunday after Easter, when Christians celebrate the holy spirit coming down from heaven; pentecost 2 2 also Whit.sun.tide / wItsFntaId/ the period around Whitsun … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Whitsuntide — Whit sun*tide , n. [Whitsunday + tide.] The week commencing with Whitsunday, esp. the first three days Whitsunday, Whitsun Monday, and Whitsun Tuesday; the time of Pentecost. R. of Gloucester. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
