seabed |
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noun- The floor or bottom of the sea or ocean
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seafloor |
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noun
- The bottom of a sea or ocean; often covered with sediment.
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sludge |
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noun
- unpleasant viscous oozy sewage ejection
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stratum |
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noun (strat, a)
- One of several parallel horizontal layers of material arranged one on top of another
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(geology) A layer of sedimentary rock having approximately the same composition throughout
- Any of the regions of the atmosphere, such as the stratosphere, that occur as layers
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(biology) A layer of tissue
- A class of society composed of people with similar social, cultural, or economic status
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surge |
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noun
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(nautical) The swell or heave of the sea. (FM 55-501).
- A sudden rush, flood or increase which is transient.
He felt a of excitement.
- A sudden electrical spike or increase of voltage and current.
A power
verb (surg, es)
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(intransitive) To rush, flood, or increase suddenly.
Toaster sales surged last year.
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(context, transitive, nautical) To slack off a line.
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swell |
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noun
- A long series of ocean waves, generally produced by wind, and lasting after the wind has ceased.
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(music) A gradual crescendo followed by diminuendo.
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(music) A device for controlling the volume of a pipe organ.
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(music) A division in a pipe organ, usually the largest enclosed division.
verb (swells, swelling, swelled, swollen or swelled)
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(intransitive) To become bigger, especially due to being engorged.
adjective (i, nonstandard)
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(informal) excellent, Excellent.
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