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Tidal

Of or pertaining to tides; caused by tides; having tides; periodically rising and falling, or following and ebbing; as, tidal waters.

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Tide 74% connected

Time; period; season.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Time; period; season.

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Tide 66% connected

Time; period; season.

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El Nino noun · 78% connection

(oceanography) a warm ocean current that flows along the equator from the date line and south off the coast of Ecuador at Christmas ti…

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Oceanography noun · 78% connection

the branch of science dealing with physical and biological aspects of the oceans

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Oceanology noun · 78% connection

the branch of science dealing with physical and biological aspects of the oceans

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Bay noun · 78% connection

small Mediterranean evergreen tree with small blackish berries and glossy aromatic leaves used for flavoring in cooking; also used by…

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Bay laurel noun · 78% connection

small Mediterranean evergreen tree with small blackish berries and glossy aromatic leaves used for flavoring in cooking; also used by…

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Bay tree noun · 78% connection

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Beach verb · 78% connection

land on a beach; "the ship beached near the port"

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Coast noun · 78% connection

the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it; "his slide didn't stop until the bottom of the hill"; "…

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Coral noun · 78% connection

marine colonial polyp characterized by a calcareous skeleton; masses in a variety of shapes often forming reefs

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Coral reef noun · 78% connection

a reef consisting of coral consolidated into limestone

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Current noun · 78% connection

a steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes); "the raft floated downstream on the current"; "he felt a stream of air"; "the…

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Disconnect noun · 78% connection

an unbridgeable disparity (as from a failure of understanding); "he felt a gulf between himself and his former friends"; "there is a v…

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Disconnection noun · 78% connection

an unbridgeable disparity (as from a failure of understanding); "he felt a gulf between himself and his former friends"; "there is a v…

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Estuary noun · 78% connection

the wide part of a river where it nears the sea; fresh and salt water mix

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Glide noun · 78% connection

the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it; "his slide didn't stop until the bottom of the hill"; "…

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Gulf noun · 78% connection

an unbridgeable disparity (as from a failure of understanding); "he felt a gulf between himself and his former friends"; "there is a v…

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Laurus nobilis noun · 78% connection

small Mediterranean evergreen tree with small blackish berries and glossy aromatic leaves used for flavoring in cooking; also used by…

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Lunar time period noun · 78% connection

there are usually two high and two low tides each day

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Amphitheatre noun · 78% connection

Anything resembling an amphitheater in form; as, a level surrounded by rising slopes or hills, or a rising gallery in a theater.

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Amplitude noun · 78% connection

The arc of the horizon between the true east or west point and the center of the sun, or a star, at its rising or setting. At the risi…

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Breach noun · 78% connection

A breaking of waters, as over a vessel; the waters themselves; surge; surf.

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Bubble noun · 78% connection

A small quantity of air or gas within a liquid body; as, bubbles rising in champagne or aerated waters.

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Copple noun · 78% connection

Something rising in a conical shape; specifically, a hill rising to a point.

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Cycle noun · 78% connection

a periodically repeated sequence of events; "a cycle of reprisal and retaliation"

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Decussated adjective · 78% connection

Consisting of two rising and two falling clauses, placed in alternate opposition to each other; as, a decussated period.

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Democracy noun · 78% connection

Government by popular representation; a form of government in which the supreme power is retained by the people, but is indirectly exe…

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Dory noun · 78% connection

marine fishes widely distributed in mid-waters and deep slope waters

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Emergence noun · 78% connection

The act of rising out of a fluid, or coming forth from envelopment or concealment, or of rising into view; sudden uprisal or appearanc…

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Estimated tax noun · 78% connection

income tax paid periodically on income that is not subject to withholding taxes; based on the taxpayer's predicted tax liability

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Exuviability noun · 78% connection

Capability of shedding the skin periodically.

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