Ocean

The basics · everyday words

Full definitions · 10

1. 01The vast body of salt water covering the earth
2. 02An immensity — more than can be counted or spent
3. 03A supply that renews itself by tide, not by effort
4. 04Depth: most of what it holds is not yet seen
5. 05A carrier — it moves ships, trade and nations
6. 06A giver: it breathes out most of the world's oxygen
7. 07Abundance that arrives on a shore without invoice
8. 08The source of shells, salt, pearls and fish
9. 09A boundary and a road at the same time
10. 10Continual motion — it is never finished arriving