'tideless

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tide¹ (taɪd)

—n
1.	tide-generating force neap tide See also spring tide the cyclic rise and fall of sea level caused by the gravitational pull of the sun and moon. There are usually two high tides and two low tides in each lunar day
2.	the current, ebb, or flow of water at a specified place resulting from these changes in level: the tide is coming in
3.	ebb See flood
4.	a widespread tendency or movement: the tide of resentment against the government
5.	a critical point in time; turning point: the tide of his fortunes
6.	dialect (Northern English) a fair or holiday
7.	(in combination) a season or time: Christmastide
8.	rare any body of mobile water, such as a stream
9.	archaic a favourable opportunity

—vb
10.	to carry or be carried with or as if with the tide
11.	(intr) to ebb and flow like the tide

[Old English tīd time; related to Old High German zīt, Old Norse tīthr time]

'tideless¹

—*adj*

'tidelike¹

—*adj*

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