tide

1 a obsolete : a space of time : period b : a fit or opportune time : opportunity c : an ecclesiastical anniversary or festival; also : its season —usually used in combination <Eastertide> 2 a (1) : the alternate rising and falling of the surface of the ocean and of water bodies (as gulfs and bays) connected with the ocean that occurs usually twice a day and is the result of differing gravitational forces exerted at different parts of the earth by another body (as the moon or sun) (2) : a less marked rising and falling of an inland body of water (3) : a periodic movement in the earth’s crust caused by the same forces that produce ocean tides (4) : a periodic distortion on one celestial body caused by the gravitational attraction of another (5) : one of the periodic movements of the atmosphere resembling those of the ocean and produced by gravitation or diurnal temperature changes b : flood tide 1 3 a : something that fluctuates like the tides of the sea <the tide of public opinion> b : a surging movement of a group <a tide of opportunists> 4 a : a flowing stream : current b : the waters of the ocean c : the overflow of a flooding stream

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time

1 a : the measured or measurable period during which an action, process, or condition exists or continues : duration b : a nonspatial continuum that is measured in terms of events which succeed one another from past through present to future c : leisure <time for reading> 2 : the point or period when something occurs : occasion 3 a : an appointed, fixed, or customary moment or hour for something to happen, begin, or end <arrived ahead of time> b : an opportune or suitable moment <decided it was time to retire> —often used in the phrase about time <about time for a change> 4 a : a historical period : age b : a division of geologic chronology c : conditions at present or at some specified period —usually used in plural <times are hard> <move with the times> d : the present time <issues of the time> 5 a : lifetime b : a period of apprenticeship c : a term of military service d : a prison sentence 6 : season <very hot for this time of year> 7 a : rate of speed : tempo b : the grouping of the beats of music : rhythm 8 a : a moment, hour, day, or year as indicated by a clock or calendar <what time is it> b : any of various systems (as sidereal or solar) of reckoning time 9 a : one of a series of recurring instances or repeated actions <you’ve been told many times> b plural (1) : added or accumulated quantities or instances <five times greater> (2) : equal fractional parts of which an indicated number equal a comparatively greater quantity <seven times smaller> <three times closer> c : turn <three times at bat> 10 : finite as contrasted with infinite duration 11 : a person’s experience during a specified period or on a particular occasion <a good time> <a hard time> 12 a : the hours or days required to be occupied by one’s work <make up time> <on company time> b : an hourly pay rate <straight time> c : wages paid at discharge or resignation <pick up your time and get out> 13 a : the playing time of a game b : time-out 1 14 : a period during which something is used or available for use <computer time>

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sha-dow

1 : partial darkness or obscurity within a part of space from which rays from a source of light are cut off by an interposed opaque body 2 : a reflected image 3 : shelter from danger or observation 4 a : an imperfect and faint representation b : an imitation of something : copy 5 : the dark figure cast upon a surface by a body intercepting the rays from a source of light 6 : phantom 7 plural : dark 1a 8 : a shaded or darker portion of a picture 9 : an attenuated form or a vestigial remnant 10 a : an inseparable companion or follower b : one (as a spy or detective) that shadows 11 : a small degree or portion : trace 12 : a source of gloom or unhappiness 13 a : an area near an object : vicinity b : pervasive and dominant influence 14 : a state of ignominy or obscurity

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