| NOUN | event | springtide | a swelling rush of anything |
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| event | springtide | a greater than average tide occurring during the new and full moons |
| Meaning | A swelling rush of anything. | |
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| Example | "he rose on the springtide of prosperity" | |
| Broader | flush, gush, outpouring | A sudden rapid flow (as of water) |
| Meaning | A greater than average tide occurring during the new and full moons. | |
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| Broader | high tide, high water, highwater | The tide when the water is highest |
| Opposite | neap tide, neap | A less than average tide occurring at the first and third quarters of the moon |
| Spanish | marea viva | |
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