sea
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
a division of these waters, of considerable extent, more or less definitely marked off by land boundaries: the North Sea.
one of the seven seas; ocean.
a large lake or landlocked body of water.
the degree or amount of turbulence of the ocean or other body of water, as caused by the wind.
the waves.
a large wave: The heavy seas almost drowned us.
a widely extended, copious, or overwhelming quantity: a sea of faces; a sea of troubles.
the work, travel, and shipboard life of a sailor: The sea is a hard life but a rewarding one.
Astronomy. mare3.
of, relating to, or adapted for use at sea.
Idioms about sea
at sea, : Also asea.
on the ocean.
perplexed; uncertain: completely at sea as to how to answer the question.
follow the sea, to pursue a nautical career: Many boys then dreamed of following the sea.
go to sea,
to set out on a voyage.
to embark on a nautical career.
half seas over, Slang. partly or completely drunk: They came home at dawn, looking half seas over.: Also half-seas over.
put to sea, to embark on a sea voyage: The expedition is nearly ready to put to sea.: Also put out to sea.
Origin of sea
1Other words for sea
Words Nearby sea
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How to use sea in a sentence
There’s also a new altimeter to see how far above or below sea level you are.
Apple Watch Series 6 first impressions: A stretchy addition looks great | Aaron Pressman | September 17, 2020 | FortuneA couple months ago, the deep-sea servers were brought back up to the surface so engineers could inspect them and evaluate how they’d performed while under water.
Microsoft Had a Crazy Idea to Put Servers Under Water—and It Totally Worked | Vanessa Bates Ramirez | September 17, 2020 | Singularity HubRising seas can play a role in fighting climate change, her team finds.
Soggy coastal soils? Here’s why ecologists love them | Alison Pearce Stevens | September 17, 2020 | Science News For StudentsRising seas and increasingly violent hurricanes are making thousands of miles of American shoreline nearly uninhabitable.
Climate Change Will Force a New American Migration | by Abrahm Lustgarten, photography by Meridith Kohut | September 15, 2020 | ProPublicaA complete collapse of the glacier, which some researchers estimate could happen within the next few decades, could increase sea levels by about 65 centimeters.
New maps show how warm water may reach Thwaites Glacier’s icy underbelly | Carolyn Gramling | September 9, 2020 | Science News
My dad was a sailor, and all through my childhood he was away half of the time at sea, and to an extent I have a similar job.
It is the only tourist center Ukraine has left on the Black sea, since Russia annexed Crimea last spring.
The wreckage lies no more than around 100 feet down in the Java sea.
Flight 8501 Poses Question: Are Modern Jets Too Automated to Fly? | Clive Irving | January 4, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd for those on the Palestinian right who still dream of driving the Jews into the sea, they too can forget it.
In the Middle East, the Two-State Solution Is Dead | Dean Obeidallah | January 2, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTSearch teams find dozens of people and jet debris floating in the Java sea, as the airline confirms the wreckage is from QZ8501.
Edna did not reveal so much as all this to Madame Ratignolle that summer day when they sat with faces turned to the sea.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories | Kate ChopinEdna Pontellier, casting her eyes about, had finally kept them at rest upon the sea.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories | Kate ChopinThe countries about the eastern part of the Mediterranean sea and its adjoining waters.
Gulliver's Travels | Jonathan SwiftAll things that are of the earth, shall return to the earth again, and all waters shall return to the sea.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version | VariousWorst danger zone, the open sea, now traversed, but on land not yet out of the wood.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I | Ian Hamilton
British Dictionary definitions for sea
/ (siː) /
the sea the mass of salt water on the earth's surface as differentiated from the land: Related adjectives: marine, maritime, thalassic
(as modifier): sea air
(capital when part of place name)
one of the smaller areas of ocean: the Irish Sea
a large inland area of water: the Caspian Sea
turbulence or swell, esp of considerable size: heavy seas
(capital when part of a name) astronomy any of many huge dry plains on the surface of the moon: See also mare 2
anything resembling the sea in size or apparent limitlessness
the life or career of a sailor (esp in the phrase follow the sea)
at sea
on the ocean
in a state of confusion
go to sea to become a sailor
put to sea or put out to sea to embark on a sea voyage
Origin of sea
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Scientific definitions for sea
[ sē ]
The continuous body of salt water that covers most of the Earth's surface.
A region of water within an ocean and partly enclosed by land, such as the North Sea. See Note at ocean.
A large body of either fresh or salt water that is completely enclosed by land, such as the Caspian Sea.
Astronomy A mare.
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Other Idioms and Phrases with sea
In addition to the idiom beginning with sea
- sea legs
- seal of approval
- seal off
- seal one's fate
also see:
- at sea
- between a rock and a hard place (devil and the deep blue sea)
- high seas
- not the only fish in the sea
- put out (to sea)
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