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SPRINGTIDE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A greater than average tide occurring during the new and full moons
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("springtide" is a kind of...):
high tide; high water; highwater (the tide when the water is highest)
Antonym:
neap tide (a less than average tide occurring at the first and third quarters of the moon)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A swelling rush of anything
Example:
he rose on the springtide of prosperity
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Hypernyms ("springtide" is a kind of...):
flush; gush; outpouring (a sudden rapid flow (as of water))
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