Phrase Hound found 80 phrases and 156 compound words that contain tide. The most common are listed below. Open tide in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 80
- high tideThe natural tide at its highest level for a particular tidal cycle at a certain place.
- low tideThe tide at its lowest level for a particular tidal cycle at a certain place.
- turn the tideTo undergo a change or reversal of a general trend.
- spring tideThe tide which occurs when the moon is new or full; the effects of the Sun and moon being reinforced so that this tide is of maximum range.
- flood tideThe period between low tide and the next high tide of the sea as the water flows toward the shore.
- neap tideThe tide which occurs just after the first and third quarters of the moon, when there is least difference between high tide and low tide.
- turned the tidesimple past and past participle of turn the tide
- turning the tidepresent participle of turn the tide: To undergo a change or reversal of a general trend.
- ebb tideThe period between high tide and the next low tide in which the sea is receding.
- king tideAn unusually high spring tide that occurs during full moon in the summer and winter months (when the earth is at perihelion and the earth, moon and sun are aligned).
- stem the tideTo slow or stop the flow of something.
- full tideSynonym of high tide (“the highest level of the tide”).
- storm tideA rise in local sea level caused by the combination of regular tides and a storm surge.
- turns the tidethird-person singular simple present indicative of turn the tide: To undergo a change or reversal of a general trend.
- tide millsplural of tide mill: A mill operated by tidal currents.
- tide millA mill operated by tidal currents.
- tide tableA table giving the time of when the tide will be high or low at a particular place.
- tide overTo support or sustain (someone), especially financially, for a limited period.
- half-tideThe tide halfway between flood and ebb.
- tide gateAn opening through which water may flow freely when the tide moves in one direction, but which closes automatically and prevents the water from flowing in the other direction.
- Hock-tideAlternative form of Hocktide: A medieval English festival celebrated on the second Monday and Tuesday after Easter Sunday. The festivities involved men and women tying each other up and demanding a kiss or other payment for release.
- hurricane tideSynonym of storm tide: A rise in local sea level caused by the combination of regular tides and a storm surge.
- pink tideA tendency towards left-wing governments in Latin American democracies, primarily between the late 1990s and the late 2000s.
- red tideAn algal bloom of sufficient quantity to cause discoloration (often red) in a body of water; red tides can potentially cause irritation or death to exposed creatures.
- rip tideAlternative spelling of riptide: A particularly strong tidal current.
Compound words 156
- tidyArranged neatly and in order.
- tidalRelating to tides.
- tidewaterWater affected by the flow of the tide, especially tidal streams.
- yuletideAlternative letter-case form of Yuletide (“Christmas or the Christmas season”).
- riptideA particularly strong tidal current.
- tidepoolA rocky pool by the ocean that is filled with seawater left behind by the falling tide.
- noontideMidday, noon.
- tidewayA channel in which the tide sets, especially in the tidal part of a river.
- exenatideSynthetic polypeptide exendin-4 that mimics the hormone incretin and is used for the treatment of diabetes.
- tidelandThe area at the shore that is exposed to the effects of the tide.