- tide·wa·ter
- /ˈtaıdˌwɑːtɚ/ noun, pl -ters1 [noncount] : water that flows over land during high tide2 [count] US : an area of land along the coast
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tide|wa|ter — «TYD WT uhr, WOT », noun, adjective. –n. 1. water in rivers and streams affected by the rise and fall of the tides. 2. water that is brought by the flood tide and overflows land. 3. low lying land along a seacoast through which tides flow. 4. the … Useful english dictionary
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
win|ter|tide — «WIHN tuhr TYD», noun. Archaic. wintertime. ╂[Old English wintertīd] … Useful english dictionary
Counter tide — Counter Coun ter, a. Contrary; opposite; contrasted; opposed; adverse; antagonistic; as, a counter current; a counter revolution; a counter poison; a counter agent; counter fugue. Innumerable facts attesting the counter principle. I. Taylor.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
high-wa|ter mark — «HY WT uhr, WOT », 1. the highest level reached by the tide or by a flooded river or lake. 2. the mark or line left by the water after it has receded. 3. Figurative. any highest point: »Elizabethan drama reached its high water mark in Shakespeare … Useful english dictionary
in·ter·tid·al — /ˌıntɚˈtaıtl̩/ adj, always used before a noun technical : of or relating to the area of the shore that is between the low point and the high point of the tide animals that live in the intertidal zone … Useful english dictionary
tidewater — tide•wa•ter [[t]ˈtaɪdˌwɔ tər, ˌwɒt ər[/t]] n. 1) oce water affected by the ebb and flow of the tide 2) oce the water covering tideland at flood tide 3) oce seacoast • Etymology: 1765–75 … From formal English to slang
tidewater — tide|wa|ter [ˈtaıdˌwo:tə US ˌwo:tər, ˌwa: ] n 1.) [U] water that flows onto the land or into rivers when the tide rises 2.) AmE an area of land at or near the coast … Dictionary of contemporary English
teriparatide — ter·i·par·a·tide (ter″ĭ parґə tīd) a recombinant form of parathyroid hormone, administered by subcutaneous injection in treatment of osteoporosis … Medical dictionary
terrapin — /ter euh pin/, n. 1. any of several edible North American turtles of the family Emydidae, inhabiting fresh or brackish waters, esp. the diamondback terrapin: some are threatened or endangered. 2. any of various similar turtles. [1605 15; earlier… … Universalium
