tide | English (en) | (chronology, obsolete, except in liturgy) Time, notably anniversary, period or season linked to an ecclesiastical feast.. (mining) The period of twelve hours.. (obsolete) Violent confluence. (regional, archaic) A point or period of time identified or described by a qualifier (found in compounds).. (regional, archaic) A time.. A stream, current or flood.. Something which changes like the [...] |
rip | English (en) | A wicker basket for fish. (colloquial, regional, dated) A worthless horse; a nag. [from 18th c.]. (colloquial, regional, dated) An immoral man; a rake, a scoundrel. [from 18th c.] (Australia) A strong outflow of surface water, away from the shore, that returns water from incoming waves.. (UK, Eton College) A black mark given for substandard schoolwork.. (slang) A comical, embarrassing, or [...] |
riptide | English (en) | A particularly strong tidal current. A rip current which may carry a swimmer offshore (the term rip tide used in this sense is a misnomer). |