Ocean Definition

ōshən
oceans
noun
oceans
The great body of salt water that covers approximately 71% of the surface of the earth.
Webster's New World
Any of its four principal geographical divisions: the Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, or Arctic oceans.
Webster's New World
Any great expanse or quantity.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
pronoun
A female given name of modern usage.
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Other Word Forms of Ocean

Noun

Singular:
ocean
Plural:
oceans

Origin of Ocean

  • Middle English occean from Old French from Latin ōceanus from Greek Ōkeanos the god Oceanus, a great river encircling the earth

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From the vocabulary word ocean, inspired by the fashionable French female name Océane.

    From Wiktionary

Ocean Sentence Examples

  • She breathed in the ocean air.

  • She faced the ocean, the moon dangling low and large in the sky before her.

  • The sight, sound and scent of the ocean helped her relax.

  • In fact, he must be struggling to float on the ocean of problems this family represented.

  • He glared at the ocean and strode up the beach littered with wood, boats, and cars, to the highway.

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Words Starting With

OOCOCE

Words Ending With

NANEAN

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Words Starting With O and Ending With N

Starts With O & Ends With NStarts With OC & Ends With NStarts With O & Ends With AN

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5 Letter Words5 Letter Words Starting With O5 Letter Words Ending With N