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sea

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–noun
1. the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
2. a division of these waters, of considerable extent, more or less definitely marked off by land boundaries: the North Sea.
3. one of the seven seas; ocean.
4. a large lake or landlocked body of water.
5. the degree or amount of turbulence of the ocean or other body of water, as caused by the wind.
6. the waves.
7. a large wave: The heavy seas almost drowned us.
8. a widely extended, copious, or overwhelming quantity: a sea of faces; a sea of troubles.
9. the work, travel, and shipboard life of a sailor: The sea is a hard life but a rewarding one.
10. Astronomy. mare 3 .
–adjective
11. of, pertaining to, or adapted for use at sea.
—Idioms
12. at sea,
a. on the ocean.
b. perplexed; uncertain: completely at sea as to how to answer the question.
Also, asea.
13. follow the sea, to pursue a nautical career: Many boys then dreamed of following the sea.
14. go to sea,
a. to set out on a voyage.
b. to embark on a nautical career.
15. half seas over, Slang. partly or completely drunk: They came home at dawn, looking half seas over. Also, half-seas over.
16. put to sea, to embark on a sea voyage: The expedition is nearly ready to put to sea. Also, put out to sea.
Origin:
bef. 900; ME see, OE sǣ; c. D zee, G See, ON sær sea, Goth saiws marsh

Synonyms:
8. multitude, host, abundance, mass.
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sea   (sē)   
n.  
  1. The continuous body of salt water covering most of the earth's surface, especially this body regarded as a geophysical entity distinct from earth and sky.
  2. Abbr. S.
    1. A tract of water within an ocean.
    2. A relatively large body of salt water completely or partially enclosed by land.
    3. A relatively large landlocked body of fresh water.
    4. The condition of the ocean's surface with regard to its course, flow, swell, or turbulence: a rising sea; choppy seas.
    5. A wave or swell, especially a large one: a 40-foot sea that broke over the stern.
    1. The condition of the ocean's surface with regard to its course, flow, swell, or turbulence: a rising sea; choppy seas.
    2. A wave or swell, especially a large one: a 40-foot sea that broke over the stern.
  4. Something that suggests the ocean in its overwhelming sweep or vastness: a sea of controversy.
  5. Seafaring as a way of life.
  6. Astronomy A lunar mare.

[Middle English see, from Old English sǣ.]
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Sea

Sea\, n. [OE. see, AS. s[=ae]; akin to D. zee, OS. & OHG. s[=e]o, G. see, OFries. se, Dan. s["o], Sw. sj["o], Icel. s[ae]r, Goth. saiws, and perhaps to L. saevus firce, savage. [root] 151 a.]

1. One of the larger bodies of salt water, less than an ocean, found on the earth's surface; a body of salt water of second rank, generally forming part of, or connecting with, an ocean or a larger sea; as, the Mediterranean Sea; the Sea of Marmora; the North Sea; the Carribean Sea.

2. An inland body of water, esp. if large or if salt or brackish; as, the Caspian Sea; the Sea of Aral; sometimes, a small fresh-water lake; as, the Sea of Galilee.

3. The ocean; the whole body of the salt water which covers a large part of the globe.

I marvel how the fishes live in the sea. --Shak.

Ambiguous between sea and land The river horse and scaly crocodile. --Milton.

4. The swell of the ocean or other body of water in a high wind; motion of the water's surface; also, a single wave; a billow; as, there was a high sea after the storm; the vessel shipped a sea.

5. (Jewish Antiq.) A great brazen laver in the temple at Jerusalem; -- so called from its size.

He made a molten sea of ten cubits from brim to brim, round in compass, and five cubits the height thereof. --2 Chron. iv. 2.

6. Fig.: Anything resembling the sea in vastness; as, a sea of glory. --Shak.

All the space . . . was one sea of heads. --Macaulay.

Note: Sea is often used in the composition of words of obvious signification; as, sea-bathed, sea-beaten, sea-bound, sea-bred, sea-circled, sealike, sea-nursed, sea-tossed, sea-walled, sea-worn, and the like. It is also used either adjectively or in combination with substantives; as, sea bird, sea-bird, or seabird, sea acorn, or sea-acorn.

At sea, upon the ocean; away from land; figuratively, without landmarks for guidance; lost; at the mercy of circumstances. "To say the old man was at sea would be too feeble an expression." --G. W. Cable

At full sea at the height of flood tide; hence, at the height. "But now God's mercy was at full sea." --Jer. Taylor.

Beyond seas, or Beyond the sea or the seas (Law), out of the state, territory, realm, or country. --Wharton.

Half seas over, half drunk. [Colloq.] --Spectator.

Heavy sea, a sea in which the waves run high.

Long sea, a sea characterized by the uniform and steady motion of long and extensive waves.

Short sea, a sea in which the waves are short, broken, and irregular, so as to produce a tumbling or jerking motion.

To go to sea, a adopt the calling or occupation of a sailor.
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Language Translation for : sea
Spanish: mar,
German: das Meer, Meeres-…,
Japanese: 海
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sea 
O.E. sæ "sheet of water, sea, lake," from P.Gmc. *saiwaz (cf. O.S. seo, O.Fris. se, M.Du. see), of unknown origin, outside connections "wholly doubtful" (Buck). Gmc. languages also use the general IE word (represented by Eng. mere), but have no firm distinction between "sea" and "lake," either by size or by salt vs. fresh. This may reflect the Baltic geography where the languages are thought to have originated. The two words are used more or less interchangeably, and exist in opposite senses (e.g. Goth. saiws "lake," marei "sea;" but Du. zee "sea," meer "lake"). Cf. also O.N. sær "sea," but Dan. sø, usually "lake" but "sea" in phrases. Ger. See is "sea" (fem.) or "lake" (masc.). Meaning "dark area of the moon's surface" is attested from 1667 (see mare (2)). Phrase sea change "transformation" is attested from 1610, first in Shakespeare ("The Tempest," I.ii). Sea legs is from 1712; sea serpent attested from 1646; sea level first recorded 1806. At sea in the fig. sense of "perplexed" is attested from 1768, from lit. sense of "out of sight of land."
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sea   (sē)  Pronunciation Key 
  1. The continuous body of salt water that covers most of the Earth's surface.
  2. A region of water within an ocean and partly enclosed by land, such as the North Sea. See Note at ocean.
  3. A large body of either fresh or salt water that is completely enclosed by land, such as the Caspian Sea.
  4. Astronomy A mare.

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SEA
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sea

In addition to the idiom beginning with sea, also see at sea; between a rock and a hard place (devil and the deep blue sea); high seas; not the only fish in the sea; put out (to sea).

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SEA
  1. Seattle Mariners
  2. Seattle Seahawks
  3. Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
  4. solar elevation angle
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