tide vs tied
Definitions
noun
- something that may increase or decrease (like the tides of the sea)
- the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon
- there are usually two high and two low tides each day
verb
- rise or move forward
- be carried with the tide
- cause to float with the tide
Examples
He eyed the coming tide with an absorbed attention.
The Eurasian and Laurentide Ice Sheets were responsible for most of the glacio-eustatic decrease in sea level (about 120 m) during the LGM. The pattern of postglacial isostatic rebound suggests that the ice was thickest over Hudson Bay.
* A few of the women flipped through photos of Manou's bastide, * observing its before and after transformation.
Definitions
adjective
- closed with a lace
- of the score in a contest
- bound or secured closely
- fastened with strings or cords
- bound together by or as if by a strong rope; especially as by a bond of affection
Examples
An empty plastic 2 litre bottle is tied to a rock, or bag of stones with strong twine or string.
‘On the 18th, we were ‘invaded’ by a flock of over 100 mixed redwings, grackles, starlings, and cowbirds that ate everything in sight and emptied the bird bath in minutes!’
And strips of cloth had been tied around the reserve chute so that it could not be opened either.
