The sea, the tide.
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释义 | the world > the earth > water > sea or ocean > [noun] (75) sea-floodc893 The sea, the tide. brimc937 An old poetical word for the sea; also, ‘flood’, water. streamc950 Used vaguely (singular and plural) for: Water, sea. Obsolete. foamOE Foaming water, the sea; (in early use occasionally plural) also salt foam, sea foam, water foam. archaic (poetic). mereOE The sea. Obsolete. seaOE The continuous body of salt water that covers the greater part of the earth's surface. Often poetic with epithet as broad, deep (see deep, adj. 1)… sea of (the) oceanc1300 Usually with the. The vast continuous body of salt water covering the greater part of the earth's… In collocation with sea, as ocean sea, †sea ocean… brookc1400 The stream or ‘flood’ of the sea. Obsolete. rare. float1477 A wave, billow (literal and figurative). Also: the sea. strand1513 Used by Douglas and Spenser for: The sea, a sheet of water. breec1540 figurative. Water; the sea. Obsolete. burnc1540 Said poetically like flood, of the sea. Cf. brook, n.1 broth1558 Loosely applied to various boiled, brewed, or decocted liquors; also to the brine of ocean, melted snow (snow-broth, n.), etc. Cf. Scots bree, n.2… Thetisie1600 the abode of Thetis and the Nereids; the watery realm. fishpond1604 Applied jocularly to the sea (cf. herring-pond, n.). brine1605 The water of the sea; the sea. (Chiefly poetic) pond1612 Chiefly humorous. The sea, the ocean, esp. the North Atlantic Ocean. Usually with the, frequently as the big pond or the great pond. Cf. also herring… Thetisc1620 Greek Mythology and Roman Mythology. One of the Nereids or sea-nymphs, the mother of Achilles; poetically, the sea personified. brack1627 Salt water, brine; the sea. Obsolete. (Only in Drayton, and apparently not in general use then, as the gloss ‘salt water’ is given in the margin.) herring-pond1686 The sea or ocean, esp. the North Atlantic ocean. tide1791 The water of the sea; the sea (esp. when the tide is flowing). poetic. black water1816 Indian English. The ocean. Also occasionally in plural. lave1825 The sea. briny1831 With the. The sea, the ocean. salt water1839 Applied to the sea. Hence, a jocular form of address to a sailor. blue1861 Frequently with the. The sky; (also) the sea. Chiefly literary and poetic. swan's bath1865 the water, the sea. puddle1869 humorously. The sea, esp. the North Atlantic Ocean (cf. pond, n. 2); any body of water viewed as small or insignificant. ditch1922 (a) Naval slang. The sea; (b) R.A.F. slang. The English Channel or the North Sea. oggin1945 The sea. Subcategories:— a sea (1) — ocean, open sea, or deep sea (22) — underlying (1) — thick (2) — of warm regions (1) — in specific part of world (3) — within continental shelf (1) — as defence (1) — open to all nations (3) — under jurisdiction of particular country (5) — within jurisdiction of admiralty (1) — large-scale motion in (4) |
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