Know Your Next Word : ocean
11. ocean :
noun & adjective :
1. the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface
2. any of the geographical divisions of this body, commonly given as the Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Arctic, and Antarctic oceans
3. a vast expanse or quantity
4. Of or pertaining to the main or great sea
usage :
an ocean of grass
that ocean of land which is Russia
Like the odor of brine from the ocean comes the thought of other years.
an ocean of affairs
the ocean waves
an ocean stream
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