sea

Plural

seas

1. 1.A large body of salt water.

   • The Mediterranean Sea, the Caribbean Sea, the Sea of Crete, etc.
   • As we stood there watching, the long yellow light on the eastern horizon suddenly changed in color, first to a roseate flush, then to a warm crimson; the scenes round us, sky, sea, and land, brightened as if by magic.

2. 2.A lake, especially if large or if salty or brackish.

   • The Caspian Sea, the Sea of Galilee, the Salton Sea, etc.

3. 3.A single wave; billow.

   • Mary and Tom are dreaming about the sea.
   • In the summer, I go to the sea. In the winter, I go to the mountains.
   • There are islands in the sea.

4. 4.The swell of the sea, especially when high or rough.

   • There was a small sea rising with the wind coming up from the east and at noon the old man's left hand was uncramped.
   • “Where can they be?” he cried. “They cannot have gone down, for there has been no sea, and they were afloat after the yacht sank. I saw them all.”

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Synonyms

• ocean

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• search
• season