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   sea

   /siː/

   noun

   • 1. the expanse of salt water that covers most of the earth's surface and surrounds its land masses: "a ban on dumping radioactive wastes in the sea" Similar (the) oceanthe wavesinformal:the drinkthe brinysalt chuckliterary:the deepthe mainthe foamrare:moanaOpposite landdry landfresh water
   • ▪ a roughly definable area of the sea: "the Black Sea"
   • ▪ a large lake: "the Sea of Galilee"
   • ▪ used to refer to waves as opposed to calm sea: "there was still some sea running"
   • ▪ large waves: "the lifeboat met seas of thirty-five feet head-on" Similar wavebreakerrollercomberbillowbomborainformal:boomerkahunaswellwhite horseswhite caps
   • ▪ a vast expanse or quantity of something: "she scanned the sea of faces for Stephen" Similar expansestretchspanareatractsweepblanketsheetcarpetmassmultitudehostprofusionabundanceplethora

   Word Origin Old Englishsǣ, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zee and German See.

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