sea
Webster Dictionary
the swell of the ocean or other body of water in a high wind; motion of the water's surface; also, a single wave; a billow; as, there was a high sea after the storm; the vessel shipped a sea
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high
Webster Dictionary
possessing a characteristic quality in a supreme or superior degree; as, high (i. e., intense) heat; high (i. e., full or quite) noon; high (i. e., rich or spicy) seasoning; high (i. e., complete) pleasure; high (i. e., deep or vivid) color; high (i. e., extensive, thorough) scholarship, etc
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hydroplane
(ˈhaɪ drəˌpleɪn)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a light, high-powered boat, esp. one with hydrofoils or a stepped bottom, designed to plane along the surface of the water at very high speeds.
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watermark
Webster Dictionary
a mark indicating the height to which water has risen, or at which it has stood; the usual limit of high or low water
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littoral
Webster Dictionary
inhabiting the seashore, esp. the zone between high-water and low-water mark
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seashore
(ˈsiˌʃɔr, -ˌʃoʊr)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
the ground between the ordinary high-water and low-water marks.
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billabong
(billabong)
Princeton's WordNet
a branch of a river made by water flowing from the main stream only when the water level is high
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breastwheel
Webster Dictionary
a water wheel, on which the stream of water strikes neither so high as in the overshot wheel, nor so low as in the undershot, but generally at about half the height of the wheel, being kept in contact with it by the breasting. The water acts on the float boards partly by impulse, partly by its weight
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humid
(ˈhyu mɪd; often ˈyu-)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
containing a high amount of water or water vapor:
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water-inch
(ˈwɔ tərˌhɛd, ˈwɒt ər-)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
the quantity of water (approx. 500 cubic feet) discharged in 24 hours through a circular opening of one inch diameter leading from a reservoir in which the water is constantly only high enough to cover the orifice.
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low-church
Webster Dictionary
not placing a high estimate on ecclesiastical organizations or forms; -- applied especially to Episcopalians, and opposed to high-church. See High Church, under High
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intertidal
(ˌɪn tərˈtaɪd l)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
of or pertaining to the littoral region that is above the low-water mark and below the high-water mark.
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foreshore
(ˈfɔrˌʃɔr, ˈfoʊrˌʃoʊr)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
the part of the shore between the high-water mark and low-water mark.
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m.h.w.
(ʊ)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
mean high water.
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high tide
(ˈhaɪˌteɪl)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
the time of high water.
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rough
Webster Dictionary
tossed in waves; boisterous; high; -- said of a sea or other piece of water
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knee-high
Webster Dictionary
rising or reaching upward to the knees; as, the water is knee-high
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strand
Webster Dictionary
to drift, or be driven, on shore to run aground; as, the ship stranded at high water
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dereliction
Webster Dictionary
a retiring of the sea, occasioning a change of high-water mark, whereby land is gained
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asperges
(əˈspɜr dʒiz)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
the rite of sprinkling holy water before high mass.
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plane
(ɪn)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
(of a boat) to rise partly out of the water when moving at high speed.
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up
(ʌp)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
(of water in natural bodies) high with relation to the banks or shore.
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salt lake
(ˈsɔl tɪʃ)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a body of water having no outlet to the sea and containing in solution a high concentration of salts.
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ca–on
Webster Dictionary
a deep gorge, ravine, or gulch, between high and steep banks, worn by water courses
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tidal basin
(tidal basin)
Princeton's WordNet
a basin that is full of water at high tide
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surge
Webster Dictionary
a large wave or billow; a great, rolling swell of water, produced generally by a high wind
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common dolphin
(common dolphin, Delphinus delphis)
Princeton's WordNet
black-and-white dolphin that leaps high out of the water;
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delphinus delphis
(common dolphin, Delphinus delphis)
Princeton's WordNet
black-and-white dolphin that leaps high out of the water;
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promontory
(ˈprɒm ənˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a high point of land or rock projecting into water beyond the line of coast; headland.
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high-church
Webster Dictionary
of or pertaining to, or favoring, the party called the High Church, or their doctrines or policy. See High Church, under High, a
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