Foundation level · Year 4 · free
tide
noun · Say it: TIDE
What it means
Foundationthe regular rising and falling of the sea, which happens twice each day
We built our sandcastle far up the beach so the tide would not wash it away.
Similar and opposite words
Synonyms (similar meaning)
- current
- flow
More examples
- When the tide went out, Lily found crabs hiding in the rock pools.
Where the word comes from
It comes from the Old English word 'tid', meaning time.
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