ocean
[noun]
Synonyms: blue, brine, briny, deep, drink, main, sea

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English Thesaurus: the sea, the ocean, waters, bay, gulf, ...

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

o‧cean S3 W2 /ˈəʊʃən $ ˈoʊ-/ noun
[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Latin; Origin: oceanus, from Greek Okeanos name of a river believed to flow around the world]

1. the ocean especially American English the great mass of salt water that covers most of the Earth’s surface Synonym : the sea:
She stood on the beach, gazing at the ocean.
I like to swim in the ocean when it’s warm enough.

2. [countable] one of the very large areas of sea on the Earth’s surface:
the Pacific Ocean

3. oceans of something informal a lot of something, especially a liquid:
oceans of champagne
⇒ a drop in the ocean at drop²(8)

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

ocean
noun
ADJ. deep | vast | great exploring the depths of the three great oceans
open A storm started up once we got out into the open ocean.
tropical, warm | southern penguins of the southern oceans
VERB + OCEAN cross, sail | explore
OCEAN + NOUN depths the darkness of the ocean depths
surface | bed, floor | basin | water | wave a life on the ocean wave (= at sea) | current | voyage | liner
PREP. across the ~ trade across the Atlantic Ocean
in the ~ Various toxic substances have been dumped in the ocean.
PHRASES the bottom/depths/middle/surface of the ocean, the oceans of the world great ships that sailed the oceans of the world

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

the sea especially British English the large area of salty water that covers much of the Earth’s surface:
She lives by the sea.
The sea was very rough.
the ocean especially American English the large area of salty water that covers much of the Earth’s surface:
a house by the ocean
The restaurant had a sweeping view of the ocean.
waters a large area of water – used about an area of water that belongs to a particular country, or when describing what the water is like:
boats fishing in Canadian waters
British territorial waters
the calm waters of the harbour
dangerous waters
choppy waters (=with a lot of waves)
bay an area of sea that is partly enclosed by a curve in the land:
I swam across the bay.
the Bay of Biscay
gulf a very large area of sea partly enclosed by land:
the Gulf of Mexico
oil from the Gulf (=the area of water near Iran, Saudi Arabia etc)
tide the regular rising and falling of the level of the sea:
Is the tide going out or coming in ?
High tide (=when the sea is at its highest level)is at 4 o'clock in the afternoon.
low tide (=when the sea is at its lowest level)
The rocks are visible at low tide.
wave a line of raised water that moves across the surface of the sea:
The waves were crashing against the rocks.

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