Tides

noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    plural of tide form-of, plural

    "Yet the tides of war do not wait, and General Lee had come to the capital to try and shape their future course. http://books.google.com/books?vid=ISBN0618485384&id=nSnw3YPGN-0C&pg=PA1&lpg=PA1&dq=%2522tides+of+war%2522&sig=hL4OXMUcIxma5nAXSP7YuJaEQsQ"

Verb
  1. 1
    third-person singular simple present indicative of tide form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person

Synonyms

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periodaffluenceaffluxaffluxionbefallbetide

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"Tides are caused by the influence of the moon."

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