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• noon|tide — «NOON TYD», noun, adjective. –n. 1. = noon. (Cf. ↑noon) 2. Figurative. the highest, finest, or brightest point: »the noontide of your prosperity (Charles Lamb). –adj. = noon. (Cf. ↑noon) …   Useful english dictionary

• tide — bas·tide; be·tide; bron·tide; eas·ter·tide; gut·tide; hol·lan·tide; lac·tide; lau·ren·tide; mer·cap·tide; noon·tide; nu·cle·o·tide; pep·tide; phos·pha·tide; pro·tide; stau·ro·tide; tide; tide·ful; tide·land; tide·less; whit·sun·tide;… …   English syllables

• noon — af·ter·noon·er; ka·noon; noon·ing; noon·stead; noon·tide; noon·time; noon; …   English syllables

• Noon Gun — Seen firing on 4th September 2008 The Noon Gun has been an historic time signal in Cape Town, South Africa since 1806. The gun is situated on Signal Hill, close to the centre of the city …   Wikipedia

• Tide (time) — A tide is an obsolete or archaic term for time, period or season, such as Yuletide, eventide, shrovetide, Eastertide, noontide, etc.The term tide has cognates in other Germanic languages, including Dutch ( tijd ) and German ( Zeit ). In German,… …   Wikipedia

• High noon — High High, a. [Compar. {Higher}; superl. {Highest}.] [OE. high, hegh, hey, heh, AS. he[ a]h, h?h; akin to OS. h?h, OFries. hag, hach, D. hoog, OHG. h?h, G. hoch, Icel. h?r, Sw. h[ o]g, Dan. h[ o]i, Goth. hauhs, and to Icel. haugr mound, G. h[… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• High tide — High High, a. [Compar. {Higher}; superl. {Highest}.] [OE. high, hegh, hey, heh, AS. he[ a]h, h?h; akin to OS. h?h, OFries. hag, hach, D. hoog, OHG. h?h, G. hoch, Icel. h?r, Sw. h[ o]g, Dan. h[ o]i, Goth. hauhs, and to Icel. haugr mound, G. h[… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• noontide — noon·tide …   English syllables

• noontide — noon•tide [[t]ˈnunˌtaɪd[/t]] n. 1) the time of noon; midday 2) the highest or best point or part • Etymology: bef. 1000; ME nonetyde, OE nōntīd …   From formal English to slang

• noontime — tīm noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English none tyme, from none, noon noon + tyme, time time : midday, noontide * * * /noohn tuym /, n. noon; noontide; noon …   Useful english dictionary

• Noontide — Noon tide , n. [From noon + tide time; cf. AS. n[=o]nt[=i]d the ninth hour.] The time of noon; midday. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English