flood tide

English Thesaurus

1. the occurrence of incoming water (between a low tide and the following high tide) (noun.event)

hypernym	:	tide,
definition	:	the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon (noun.event)

2. the highest point of anything conceived of as growing or developing or unfolding (noun.event)

hypernym	:	juncture, occasion,
definition	:	an event that occurs at a critical time (noun.event)

3. the occurrence of incoming water (between a low tide and the following high tide) (noun.event)

antonym	:	ebbtide,
definition	:	the tide while water is flowing out (noun.event)

4. the highest point of anything conceived of as growing or developing or unfolding (noun.event)

derivation	:	climax, culminate,
definition	:	end, especially to reach a final or climactic stage (verb.change)

derivation	:	climactic,
definition	:	consisting of or causing a climax (adj.all)

5. the occurrence of incoming water (between a low tide and the following high tide) (noun.event)

antonym	:	ebbtide,
definition	:	the tide while water is flowing out (noun.event)

6. the highest point of anything conceived of as growing or developing or unfolding (noun.event)

derivation	:	climax, culminate,
definition	:	end, especially to reach a final or climactic stage (verb.change)

derivation	:	climactic,
definition	:	consisting of or causing a climax (adj.all)