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o·cean
 ocean
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- features:
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noun |
| definition 1: |
the vast expanse of salt water covering approximately three quarters of the earth's surface.
- synonyms:
- sea, seven seas
- similar words:
- briny, drink, high seas, hydrosphere, main, wave
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| definition 2: |
any of the major divisions of this expanse.
- synonyms:
- sea
- similar words:
- Arctic Ocean, Atlantic, Indian Ocean, sound
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| definition 3: |
a huge expanse or quantity.
oceans of flowers in a field- synonyms:
- deluge, host, mountain, sea, volume
- similar words:
- flood, mass, pile, raft, slew, spate, torrent
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| related words: |
gulf, mountain, volume |
Ocean is from an ancient Greek word that means "great river surrounding the earth." Okeanos was the Greek god of the ocean.
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broader category including ocean |
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ecosystem, water |
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characteristic of the ocean |
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saltwater |
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land related to the ocean |
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beach, coast, continental shelf, seashore, shoal, shore |
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movements of the ocean |
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billow, breaker, current, ebb, surf, tide, undertow, wave |
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see/see also ocean |
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water |
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some examples of oceans |
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Antarctic Ocean, Arctic Ocean, Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Pacific |
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some means of transportation in the ocean |
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boat, liner, ship, vessel |
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some natural objects in the ocean |
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floe, iceberg, reef |
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some parts of the ocean |
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bay, deep, fjord, gulf, inlet, lagoon |
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some things that live in the ocean |
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anchovy, barnacle, clam, coral, crab, dolphin, fish, jellyfish, kelp, lobster, microorganisms, oyster, plankton, porpoise, quahog, scallop, sea horse, seaweed, shellfish, snail, sponge, turtle, whale |
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study of the ocean |
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oceanography |
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