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springtide

springtide noun: the springtime. Also the alternative spelling of spring tide.

Noun

springtide (plural springtides)

  1. (literary, poetic) The springtime.
    • The hawthorn is bursting in blossom, / The flowerets flush under our feet, / All round us life's pulses are throbbing;— / Sing, birdies, the Springtide to greet!1883, “Springtide”, in John Linwood Pitts, editor, The Patois Poems of the Channel Islands, second series, Guernsey: Guille-Allès Library, →OCLC, page 39
    • 'T is warbled by the bird / Whose springtide voice is heard; / 'T is told throughout the vale / By fragrance we inhale; / While every verdant lawn / Reveals it to the dawn.1895, Edward Octavus Flagg, “The Easter Song”, in Poems, second edition, and later poems, New York: Thomas Whittaker, page 236

Also used as

springtide is also the alternative spelling of spring tide.

Examples of springtide in a sentence

  • Fair now is the springtide, now earth lies beholding / With the eyes of a lover, the face of the sun; / Long lasteth the daylight, and hope is enfolding / The green-growing acres with increase begun.1900, William Morris, “The Message of the March Wind”, in Poems By the Way, New York: Longmans, Green, & Co., →OCLC, page 33:
  • Have ye no springtide, and no burst of May / In flowers and leafy trees, when solemn night / Pants with love-music, and the holy day / Breaks on the ear with songs of heavenly light?1953, Robert Bridges, “The Growth of Love”, in Poetical Works of Robert Bridges, 2nd edition, London: Oxford University Press, page 219:

Forms of springtide

pluralspringtides

Origin of springtide

From spring + -tide.

Questions about springtide

What does springtide mean?
Springtide means the springtime.
How do you use springtide in a sentence?
Fair now is the springtide, now earth lies beholding / With the eyes of a lover, the face of the sun; / Long lasteth the daylight, and hope is enfolding / The green-growing acres with increase begun.
What part of speech is springtide?
Springtide is a noun.
What is the plural of springtide?
The plural of springtide is springtides.

Words near springtide in the dictionary

  1. Springston
  2. Springstons
  3. springtail
  4. springtails
  5. Springthorpe
  6. springtide
  7. springtides
  8. springtime
  9. Springtime of Nations
  10. springtimes
  11. Springton

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