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Definition of 'sea'

English

Noun

  • A large body of salty water. (Major seas are known as oceans.)
  • (label) A large number or quantity; a vast amount.
  • A sea of faces stared back at the singer.
    With no power for the electric lights, the house was a sea of darkness.
  • * {{quote-news|year=2013|date=April 9|author=Andrei Lankov|title=Stay Cool. Call North Korea’s Bluff.|work=New York Times citation
  • |passage=In the last two decades, North Korea has on various occasions conducted highly provocative missile and nuclear tests and promised to turn Seoul into a sea of fire. }}
  • A heavy wave.
  • (label) A large, dark plain of rock; a mare.
  • Synonyms

    * the ogin (UK'', ''nautical and navy )

    Derived terms

    {{der3|deep sea |freedom of the seas |high seas |open sea |seabased |sea breeze |seachange, sea change |sea cow |sea dragon |seafood |seagull |seahorse |sea cucumber |sea grape |sea hare |sea hog |sea level |sea liver |sea louse |sea monster |sea otter |seaplane |sea pork |sea room |sea sawdust |seaside |sea slug |sea squirt |seastar |sea urchin |sea wolf}}

    See also

    * ocean * The Seven Seas

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