Ocean

Definition: Ocean

Ocean

Noun

1. A large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere.

2. Anything apparently limitless in quantity or volume.

"Ocean" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "an ocean".

Date "ocean" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references)

Domain	Definition
Satire	OCEAN, n. A body of water occupying about two-thirds of a world made for man -- who has no gills. Source: Devil's Dictionary.
19th Century Satire	An old toper who is always soaked, has many a hard night along the coast, floats many a schooner, lashes himself into a fury because so frequently crossed, and has his barks in every port. At sea, the king of the elements; on shore, a mere surf. Source: Foolish Dictionary, 1904.
Dream Interpretation	To dream of the ocean when it is calm is propitious. The sailor will have a pleasant and profitable voyage. The business man will enjoy a season of remuneration, and the young man will revel in his sweetheart's charms. To be far out on the ocean, and hear the waves lash the ship, forebodes disaster in business life, and quarrels and stormy periods in the household. To be on shore and see the waves of the ocean foaming against each other, foretells your narrow escape from injury and the designs of enemies. To dream of seeing the ocean so shallow as to allow wading, or a view of the bottom, signifies prosperity and pleasure with a commingling of sorrow and hardships. To sail on the ocean when it is calm, is always propitious. Source: Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted ....
Science	The salt water surrounding the great land masses. The land masses divide the ocean into several distinct portions, each of which also is called an ocean. The oceans include the Pacific Ocean, the Atlantic Ocean, the Indian Ocean, and the Arctic Ocean. (references)
Sports & Leisure	Designed for extended voyages where conditions may exceed wind force 8(Beaufort scale)and significant wave heights of 4 m and above, and vessels largely self-sufficient. Source: European Union. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted.
Entry	Source	Expression	Field
OCEAN	English	Ocean Colour European Archive Network	Environment
OCS B V	Dutch	Ocean Combusting Service B V	N/A
OCE	English	Ocean Colour Experiment	N/A
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

Synonym: Ocean

Synonym: sea (n). (additional references)

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Navigation	Verb: sail; put to sea; (depart); take ship, get under way; set sail, spread sail, spread canvas; gather way, have way on; make sail, carry sail; plow the waves, plow the deep, plow the main, plow the ocean; walk the waters.
Ocean	Noun: sea, ocean, main, deep, brine, salt water, waves, billows, high seas, offing, great waters, watery waste, "vasty deep"; wave, tide,. (water in motion).
Ship	Ship, bark, barque, brig, snow, hermaphrodite brig; brigantine, barkantine; schooner; topsail schooner, for and aft schooner, three masted schooner; chasse-maree; sloop, cutter, corvette, clipper, foist, yawl, dandy, ketch, smack, lugger, barge, hoy, cat, buss; sailer, sailing vessel; windjammer; steamer, steamboat, steamship, liner, ocean liner, cruisp, flap, dab, pat, thump, beat, blow, bang, slam, dash; punch, thwack, whack; hit hard, strike hard; swap, batter, dowse, baste; pelt, patter, buffet, belabor; fetch one a blow; poke at, pip, ship of the line; destroyer, cruiser, frigate; landing ship, LST; aircraft carrier, carrier, flattop, nuclear powered carrier; submarine, submersible, atomic submarine.
	Man of war; (combatant); transport, tender, storeship; merchant ship, merchantman; packet, liner; whaler, slaver, collier, coaster, lighter; fishing boat, pilot boat; trawler, hulk; yacht; baggala; floating hotel, floating palace; ocean greyhound.
Smallness	Nutshell; thimbleful, spoonful, handful, capful, mouthful; fragment; fraction; (part); drop in the ocean.
Unimportance	Minutiae, details, minor details, small fry; dust in the balance, feather in the scale, drop in the ocean, flea-bite, molehill.
Unsubstantiality	Phrase: there's nothing in it; " an ocean of dreams without a sound".
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Crosswords: Ocean

English words defined with "ocean": Atlantic Ocean ♦ Indian Ocean ♦ ocean bottom, ocean current, ocean floor ♦ Pacific Ocean. (references)

Specialty definitions using "ocean": Indian Ocean Islands ♦ ocean basin, Ocean Bill of Lading, ocean color, ocean dynamics, Ocean ranching, Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion ♦ River Flowing from the Ocean Inland ♦ Shepherd of the Ocean. (references)

Etymologies containing "ocean": ATOLL. (references)

Non-English Usage: "Ocean" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses.

Danish (ocean), Provencal (ocean), Romanian (brine, flood, ocean, sea), Swedish (ocean).

Domain	Usage
Screenplays	And so, Theodore Donald Karabozoz, in accordance with what we think your dying wishes might well have been, we commit your final mortal remains to the bosom of the Pacific Ocean, which you loved so well (The Big Lebowski; writing credit: Ethan Coen; Joel Coen) A woman's heart is a deep ocean of secrets (Titanic; writing credit: James Cameron) My story starts at sea a perilous voyage to an unknown land a shipwreck the wild waters roar and heave the brave vessel is dashed all to pieces, and all the helpless souls within her drowned all save one a lady whose soul is greater than the ocean and her spirit stronger than the sea's embrace not for her a watery end, but a new life beginning on a stranger shore (Shakespeare in Love; writing credit: Marc Norman; Tom Stoppard) in the middle of an ocean, right in the middle of a war. (The Enemy Below; writing credit: Wendell Mayes. Based on the novel by D.A. Rayner.) If you're a spirit, and you can travel to other dimensions and galaxies, and find out the mysteries of the universe, you think she's going to want to hang around Drexler's funeral home on Ocean Parkway (Seinfeld; writing credit: Andreas Lenze; Bea Schmidt)
Lyrics	You're An Ocean, You're An Ocean (You're An Ocean; performing artist: Fastball; writing credit: Tony Scalzo) We spotted the ocean at the head of the trail (Walk On the Ocean; performing artist: Toad The Wet Sprocket) Love runs deeper than any ocean, it clouds you're mind with emotion (Everybody Plays the Fool; performing artist: Aaron Neville) From a distance the ocean meets the stream, (From a Distance; performing artist: Bette Midler) An ocean of tears (All 4 Love; performing artist: Color Me Badd)
Clever	I wonder how much deeper the ocean would be without sponges. (references; author: unknown) What lies at the bottom of the ocean and twitches? A nervous wreck. (references; author: unknown) America is a country which produces citizens who will cross the ocean to fight for democracy but won't cross the street to vote. (references; author: unknown)
Movie/TV Titles	Ocean Heritage (1974) Planet Ocean (1974) Tears in the Ocean (1969) Ocean Bruise (1964) Commotion on the Ocean (1956)
Song Titles	Walk On The Ocean (performing artist: Toad The Wet Sprocket)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Domain	Title
References	Ocean Bio-Chem, Inc.: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference) Ocean Diamond Mining Holdings Limited: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference) Ocean Energy, Inc.: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference) Ocean Glass Public Company Limited: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference) Ocean Rig ASA: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference) (more reference examples)

Books	In Sight of the Suture: The Palaeozoic Geology of the Isle of Man in Its Iapetus Ocean Context (Geological Society Special Publication Series, 160) (reference) High seas driftnet fishing : hearing before the National Ocean Policy Study of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, United States Senate, One Hundred Second Congress, first session, on S. 884, to require the President to impose economic (reference) Birds of the Indian Ocean Islands (reference) Blue Africa : travel in South Africa, Zimbabwe, Kenya, Tanzania, plus Indian Ocean islands of Mauritius, Madagascar, Reunion, Seychelles (reference) Maldives and Islands of the East Indian Ocean (reference) (more book examples)

Periodicals	Applied Ocean Research (reference) Banaba Ocean Island News (reference) California Coast & Ocean (reference) China Ocean Engineering (reference) Indian Ocean Newsletter (reference) (more periodical examples)

Theater & Movies	Origins of Life: Four Billion Years in the Ocean (reference) Learning to Surf with Surfer Joe, Part 1 -- The Ocean, You & Your Board (reference) Visions of Nature: Ocean Breeze (reference) Ocean Angels - Girls of the Curl (reference) Into the Depths of the Ocean (reference) (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music	Pachelbel With Ocean Sounds (reference) Great Ocean Road (reference) Ocean Drive: The Collection 1 (reference) (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

High Tech	Ocean Pacific 32-Disc CD Wallet (WVDW032GRY) (reference) Ocean Pacific 64 Capacity CD Wallet (WVDW064GRY) (reference) Magic School Bus Explores the Ocean (reference) (more camera examples; more video game examples; more computer examples; more electronic examples; more software examples)

Consumer Goods	Baby Bjorn Potty Chair - Ocean (reference) Pfaltzgraff Ocean Breeze 13-Inch Round Stoneware Platter (reference) Plastair PUJ230B93OT Transparent Ocean Blue 30' SpringJet (reference) Plastair PUW650B93OT Transparent Ocean Blue 50' SpringHose (reference) (more baby examples; more wireless phone examples; more garden examples; more kitchen examples; more tool examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Thumbnail	Description & Credit	Thumbnail	Description & Credit
	Crude materials from forest and ocean arrive at the NCI Frederick Cancer Research and Development Facility, where an extraction laboratory prepares samples of the natural substances for chemical analysis. Credit: Bill Branson (photographer).		Sheep at Glencolumkille, County Donegal, Ireland. Atlantic Ocean in background. Credit: CDC.
	Bean with Tools on the Ocean of Storms. Credit: NASA.		Clouds and Sunglint over Indian Ocean. Credit: NASA.
	View of the Eastern Pacific Ocean (just off the coast of South America) from Galileo. Credit: NASA.		CZCS Ocean Color Gallery. Credit: NASA.
	Ocean Color from Space folder from the Goddard DAAC. Credit: NASA.		Guinea-Bissau is a small country in West Africa. Complex patterns can be seen in the shallow waters along its coastline, where silt carried by the Geba and other rivers washes out into the Atlantic Ocean. Credit: NASA.
	Each of these swirling clouds is a result of a meteorological phenomenon known as a Karman vortex. These vortices appeared over Alexander Selkirk Island in the southern Pacific Ocean. Rising precipitously from the surrounding waters, the island's highest point is nearly a mile (1.6 km) above sea level. As wind-driven clouds encounter this obstacle, they flow around it to form these large, spinning eddies. Credit: NASA.		Trincomalee Canyon, Sri Lanka Surveyed by PIONEER Survey made during International Indian Ocean Expedition. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Play	Caption	Play	Caption
	Ocean shore and flying object sounds with a digital melody in the background.		Billy Ocean sounding piece from the mid-1980's.
	Synthesized pan pipe melody with ocean shore sounds.		Ocean tide sound with music accompaniment.
	Ocean waves crashing on the beach with seagulls singing.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Author	Quotation
Aeschylus	Myriad laughter of the ocean waves.
Alexander Pope	On life's vast ocean diversely we sail. Reasons the card, but passion the gale.
George De Benneville	Honor the ocean of love.
Homer	Ocean, who is the source of all.
Horace	Tomorrow once again we sail the Ocean Sea.
James Russell Lowell	In the ocean of baseness, the deeper we get, the easier the sinking.
Simon Bolivar	I plowed furrows in the ocean.
Thomas B. Aldrich	The ocean moans over dead men's bones.
William Wordsworth	The ocean is a mighty harmonist.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Author	Date	Quotation
John Locke	1690	And amongst those who are counted the civilized part of mankind, who have made and multiplied positive laws to determine property, this original law of nature, for the beginning of property, in what was before common, still takes place; and by virtue thereof, what fish any one catches in the ocean, that great and still remaining common of mankind; or what ambergriese any one takes up here, is by the labour that removes it out of that common state nature left it in, made his property, who takes that pains about it. (Second Treatise of Government)
Winston S. Churchill	1946	Amid his heavy burdens, duties, and responsibilities - unsought but not recoiled from - the President has traveled a thousand miles to dignify and magnify our meeting here to-day and to give me an opportunity of addressing this kindred nation, as well as my own countrymen across the ocean, and perhaps some other countries too. ("Iron Curtain" Speech)
John F. Kennedy	1961	Together let us explore the stars, conquer the deserts, eradicate disease, tap the ocean depths, and encourage the arts and commerce. (reference)
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.	1963	One hundred years later, the Negro lives on a lonely island of poverty in the midst of a vast ocean of material prosperity. (Delivered on the steps at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. on August 28, 1932)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Title	Author	Quote
Young Zaphod Plays It Safe	Douglas Adams	You're one hundred percent positive that the ship which is crashed on the bottom of this ocean is the ship which you said you were one hundred percent positive could one hundred percent positively never crash
Les Miserables	Hugo, Victor	Every cloud falls upon her, and all the ocean sweeps over her
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man	Joyce, James	They spoke of two friends who had passed the final medical examination, of the chances of getting places on ocean liners, of poor and rich practices
Gulliver's Travels	Swift, Jonathan	On the three other sides it is bounded by the ocean.
Walden	Thoreau, Henry David	It is an ocean of subtile intelligences
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Subject	Topic	Quote
Health		The action of peristalsis looks like an ocean wave moving through the muscle. (references)
		Other people like to listen to recorded nature sounds, like ocean waves, the wind, or even crickets. (references)
		Avoid swimming in recreational water (pools, hot tubs, lakes or rivers, the ocean, etc.) if you have Crypto and for at least 2 weeks after diarrhea stops. (references)
Business		Regions along the ocean were equipped with resort hotels and motels. (references)
		Argentina has a vast coastline on the Atlantic Ocean and several thousand miles of navigable rivers. (references)
		Polluting substances collect in the Baltic Sea due to its slow water exchange with the ocean (about 25–40 years). (references)
Civil Liberties	Kenya	In January more than 2,200 Tanzanians fled to the country from the Indian Ocean islands of Zanzibar and Pemba following political unrest during the year. (references)
	Mauritius	In November 2000, a group of citizens who are natives of the Chagos Archipelago (also known as the British Indian Ocean Territory) won a lawsuit against the British Government that claimed they had been removed illegally from their homeland in 1971. In response to the lawsuit, the British Government ruled that the Chagossians could return to the outer islands of the archipelago but not to Diego Garcia. (references)
Economic History	Maldives	Maldives comprises some 1,900 islands in the Indian Ocean. (references)
Political Economy	Tuvalu	The country has a population of approximately 10,000 persons on 9 atolls in the central South Pacific Ocean. (references)
	Kiribati	Kiribati is a constitutional republic that occupies 33 small islands widely scattered across 1.365 million square miles of the central Pacific Ocean. (references)
	THE BAHAMAS	In February 2001, Sun International officially opened its new Harborside Resort of timeshare condominiums on Paradise Island and completed renovations to the Ocean Club. (references)
Trade	Argentina	The city is geographically located in the heart of Atlantic Patagonia, 553 km from the Pacific Ocean. (references)
	Argentina	As a rule, the approving procedure takes 48 hours for air shipments and 72 hours for ocean shipments. (references)
	Portugal	The following documents are required for ocean or air cargo shipments to Portugal: a bill of lading or an airway bill accompanied by commercial invoices. (references)
Travel	New Zealand	Because of the proximity to the ocean, the climate is temperate. (references)
	Chad	Transportation: Chad is a landlocked country with poor transportation links to ocean ports. (references)
	Cote D'ivoire	The ocean beaches near Abidjan are extremely dangerous because of treacherous surf and rip tides. (references)
Worker Rights	Seychelles	In 1999 one of the companies based in the SITZ, Indian Ocean Tuna (IOT), discharged workers who had come from Madagascar. (references)
	Philippines	Once there, they are impressed aboard Taiwan-owned fishing boats, which fish the Andaman Sea and the Indian Ocean, their passports are confiscated and they often are paid little or no wages. (references)
Lexicography	Devil's Dictionary	ULTIMATUM, n. In diplomacy, a last demand before resorting to concessions. Having received an ultimatum from Austria, the Turkish Ministry met to consider it. "O servant of the Prophet," said the Sheik of the Imperial Chibouk to the Mamoosh of the Invincible Army, "how many unconquerable soldiers have we in arms?" "Upholder of the Faith," that dignitary replied after examining his memoranda, "they are in numbers as the leaves of the forest!" "And how many impenetrable battleships strike terror to the hearts of all Christian swine?" he asked the Imaum of the Ever Victorious Navy. "Uncle of the Full Moon," was the reply, "deign to know that they are as the waves of the ocean, the sands of the desert and the stars of Heaven!" For eight hours the broad brow of the Sheik of the Imperial Chibouk was corrugated with evidences of deep thought: he was calculating the chances of war. Then, "Sons of angels," he said, "the die is cast! I shall suggest to the Ulema of the Imperial Ear that he advise inaction. In the name of Allah, the council is adjourned."
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Speaker	Phrase(s)
Rush Limbaugh	I've told you many times that more oil seeps up from the ocean floor than we could ever spill, and here we hear about it as a natural phenomenon.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Speaker	Term	Phrase(s)
Thomas Jefferson	1801-1809	While noticing the irregularities committed on the ocean by others, those on our own part should not be omitted nor left unprovided for.
James Madison	1809-1817	On the coasts and on the ocean the war has been as successful as circumstances inseparable from its early stages could promise.
James Monroe	1817-1825	Lawrence to the navigation of that river to the ocean.
John Quincy Adams	1825-1829	The establishment of a naval academy, furnishing the means of theoretic instruction to the youths who devote their lives to the service of their country upon the ocean, still solicits the sanction of the Legislature.
Franklin Pierce	1853-1857	Whether the elements of inherent force in the Republic have kept pace with its unparalleled progression in territory, population, and wealth has been the subject of earnest thought and discussion on both sides of the ocean.
John F. Kennedy	1961-1963	Together let us explore the stars, conquer the deserts, eradicate disease, tap the ocean depths, and encourage the arts and commerce.
Jimmy Carter	1977-1981	We have increased our naval presence in the Indian Ocean.
Ronald Reagan	1981-1989	I can smell the ocean and feel the sea sickness.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

"Ocean" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 72.56% of the time. "Ocean" is used about 1,948 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (singular)	72.56%	1,414	5,685
Noun (proper)	27.38%	533	11,519
Adjective (general or positive)	0.05%	1	339,140
Total	100.00%	1,948	N/A

The following table summarizes the usage of "ocean" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified.

Name	Usage/Gender	Usage per 100 million Persons	Rank in USA
Ocean	Last name	200	39,705
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

"Ocean" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "an ocean".

The following table summarizes names derived from the word "ocean".
Name	Gender	Language	Meaning
Ocean	Male, Female	English	An ocean
Oceane	Female	French	An ocean
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

1. Ocean, NJ
Zip Code(s): 07712
Country: USA

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Expressions: Ocean

Expressions using "ocean": a drop in the ocean ♦ antarctic ocean ♦ arctic Ocean ♦ Atlantic Ocean ♦ british Indian Ocean Territory ♦ drop in the ocean ♦ European Land Ocean Interaction Studies ♦ german ocean ♦ Hawaiian Ocean View ♦ indian ocean ♦ Indian Ocean Islands ♦ Ocean Acres ♦ ocean basin ♦ Ocean Beach ♦ ocean bed ♦ ocean bottom ♦ Ocean Breeze Park ♦ ocean city ♦ ocean convoy ♦ Ocean County ♦ ocean cruiser ♦ ocean current ♦ ocean dynamics ♦ Ocean Ecosystem Dynamics ♦ ocean floor ♦ Ocean Gate ♦ ocean greyhound ♦ Ocean Grove ♦ Ocean Isle Beach ♦ ocean liner ♦ ocean manifest ♦ ocean of ♦ ocean of money ♦ Ocean Park ♦ ocean perch ♦ Ocean Pines ♦ ocean pout ♦ ocean racing ♦ Ocean Reef ♦ Ocean Ridge ♦ Ocean Shores ♦ ocean springs ♦ ocean State ♦ ocean station ♦ ocean station ship ♦ ocean station vessel ♦ ocean sunfish ♦ Ocean Swell Powered Renewable EnergY ♦ ocean trade ♦ ocean trip ♦ Ocean View ♦ ocean waybill ♦ Pacific Ocean ♦ plow the ocean ♦ the atlantic ocean ♦ the ocean depths ♦ the pacific ocean ♦ West Ocean City. Additional references.
Hyphenated Usage
	Beginning with "ocean": ocean-atmosphere, ocean-circulation, ocean-climate, ocean-covered, ocean-deep, ocean-depth, ocean-dwelling, ocean-floor, ocean-front, ocean-going, ocean-going fleet, ocean-going freighter, ocean-going vessel, ocean-island, ocean-lane, ocean-like, ocean-lurking, ocean-mining, ocean-racing, ocean-spanning, ocean-striding, ocean-wide.
	Ending with "ocean": remnant-ocean.
	Containing "ocean": mid-ocean-ridge.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Ocean

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Expression	Frequency per Day	Expression	Frequency per Day
ocean city maryland	12,510	ocean shore	530
ocean	8,429	ocean sound	477
ocean wave	3,680	ocean eleven	463
ocean city	3,488	ocean sex	454
ocean city nj	2,432	ocean city md hotel	437
pacific ocean	1,921	ocean fish	433
ocean kayaking	1,431	ocean art	430
ocean city maryland hotel	1,337	ocean surf	413
hotel is ocean city	1,304	ocean animal	408
ocean life	1,262	ocean of fun	399
ocean city new jersey	1,228	ocean shipping	382
ocean picture	866	ocean isle beach north carolina	361
star ocean	843	ocean city rental	360
ocean shore washington	746	ocean county college	317
ocean view	719	ocean beach	289
ocean sailing	686	ocean isle beach	284
ocean spring mississippi	672	ocean wallpaper	271
ocean kayak	651	atlantic ocean	264
aquarium ocean	606	ocean isle	261
ocean liner	535	ocean breeze	256
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: Ocean

Language		Translations for "ocean"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Afrikaans		oseaan. (various references)

Albanian		oqean (brine, deep), hapësirë (area, clearance, elbow room, expanse, expansion, extent, headway, play, precinct, range, space, span, Weald, wideness). (various references)

Arabic		قاموس (dictionary), ‏محيط (ambience, circumference, circumscription, entourage, environment, medium, milieu, perimeter, setting, surroundings), ‏مجموع البحار, ‏مدى (ambit, amplitude, carry, extent, gage, gauge, incidence, latitude, length, range, reach, scope, space, stretch, sweep), ‏سعة (ampleness, amplitude, capacity, fullness, fulness, gage, gauge, opulence, richness, roundness, space, thoroughness), ‏المحيط (periphery, surrounding), ‏أوقيانوس, ‏رحابة (openness, overture, roominess, vastness), ‏رحب (be wide, capacious, extend, greet, large, receive, salute, spacious, welcome). (various references)

Asturian		océanu. (various references)

Aymara		jach'aqota. (various references)

Bemba		bemba mukalamba. (various references)

Blackfoot		mo'tóyaohkii. (various references)

Bulgarian		океански (ocean-going, oceanic, pelagic), океан (main, pond, sea, waves), огромно количество, огромно пространство, огромна маса (wilderness), море (blue, brine, briny, deep, foam, pond, sea, surge, the deep, water, waves). (various references)

Catalan		oceà. (various references)

Cebuano		kadagatan. (various references)

Chamorro		tasi. (various references)

Chinese		海洋 . (various references)

Cornish		mór brás. (various references)

Czech		oceánský (oceanian, oceanic), oceán, moře (briny, sea). (various references)

Danish		oceangående fartøj, ocean. (various references)

Dutch		oceaan, wereldzee. (various references)

Ecuadorian Quechua		mamacucha. (various references)

Esperanto		oceano. (various references)

Faeroese		hav. (various references)

Farsi		اقیانوس . (various references)

Finnish		valtameri. (various references)

French		océan. (various references)

Frisian		oseaan. (various references)

German		Ozean, meer (deep, sea). (various references)

Greek		ωκεανόσ, ωκεανός. (various references)

Hebrew		ים (lake, sea), אוקינוס. (various references)

Hungarian		óceán (brine, deep, sea). (various references)

Icelandic		haf (sea). (various references)

Indonesian		samudera. (various references)

Inuktitut		tariuk. (various references)

Irish		farraige mhór, bóchna, aigéan. (various references)

Italian		oceano. (various references)

Japanese Kanji		遠海 (deep sea), 遠洋 (deep sea), 海原 (sea, the deep), 海洋 , 外海 (open sea), 外洋 (open sea), 大海 , 大洋 , エンボス加工 (auction, audience, audience survey, audio, audiometer, audio-visual, audition, auditorium, Austin, Australia, Australopithecus, Austria, authentic, authority, authorization, authorize, auto, auto door, auto focus, auto parlor, auto player, auto show, autobacks, autobiography, autocamping, auto-changer, autocracy, autocross, automatic, automatic clutch, automatic control, automatic stop, automatic transmission, automatic tuning deck, auto-nurse, autopilot, auxin, custom-made, eau de Cologne, embossment, enlargement, enrich, haute couture, made-to-order, motorcycle race, motorcycle), OA, oak, oaks, oats, ocean race, oceanaut, Odin, office automation, office lady, ogre, OK, OL, old girl, orc, orchard, orchestra, orchestra box, order, order entry system, order made, ordinary, organdy, organization, organize, organizer, orgasm, orgy, orgy party, orthodox, ostrich). (various references)

Japanese Katakana		たいかい (convention, mass meeting, rally, tournament, withdrawal from a group), たいよう (important point, outline, situation, solar, summary, sun, terms), がいかい (open sea, physical world, the externals), がいよう (external use, open sea, outline, summary), そとうみ (open sea), うなばら (sea, the deep), かいよう (forgiveness, ulcer), オーシャン , えんかい (banquet, coast, coastal waters, deep sea, inshore, party, postponementof meeting, shore), えんよう (charming look, claim, deep sea, fascinating figure, invocation, quotation). (various references)

Kongo		mbu (mosquito). (various references)

Korean		대양. (various references)

Macedonian		okean. (various references)

Malay		Lautan Atlantik (Atlantic, Atlantic Ocean). (various references)

Manx		faarkey mooar (beachcomber, high seas, roller), faarkey (billow; to bathe in sea, breaker, large wave, sea, swell). (various references)

Maori		moana. (various references)

Maya		ka'anaab. (various references)

Norwegian		Nordishavet (Arctic Ocean), Atlanterhavet (Atlantic, Atlantic Ocean). (various references)

Papago		ge'e shuhthagi. (various references)

Papiamen		osean. (various references)

Pig Latin		oceanay.(various references)

Portuguese		oceano (billow, brine, main, sea, water-wave). (various references)

Provencal		ocean. (various references)

Romanian		ocean (brine, flood, sea), noian (abyss, cloud, mountain, stack), infinitate (boundlessness, immensity, infinity), grãmadã (aheap, assemblage, batch, block, bulk, clamp, clump, cluster, cob, collection, congeries, crowd, drift, flock, heap, host, hulk, load, lump, mass, mountain, multitude, pack, Peck, pile, power, shoal, snag, stack, throng, ton, wilderness of), apã (adam's ale, adam's wine, Aqua, river, saliva, sea, stream, water, waters, waves). (various references)

Russian		океан океанский, океан (deep, oc ocean), множество (a great deal, a great many, a lot of, a world of, abundance, array, bags of, cloud, crowd, dozens, ensemble, great number, heap, legion, manifold, mass, mountain, multiples, multiplicity, multitude, oodles, orgy, pack, pile, plurality, set, stacks of, the many, the million, thousand, throng). (various references)

Samoan		vasa. (various references)

Scottish		cuan (the ocean). (various references)

Sepedi		lewatle. (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		okean. (various references)

Spanish		océano. (various references)

Swazi		lw-ândle. (various references)

Swedish		ocean. (various references)

Tagalog		Karagatang Indiyo (Indian Ocean). (various references)

Thai		มหาสมุทร, จำนวนมาก (bags, flood, loaded, much, raft). (various references)

Turkish		okyanus (brine, drink, main, oceanic, the deep), derya (a large body of water, sea, the waters, the wave). (various references)

Turkmen		okean (r), deсiz (sea). (various references)

Ukrainian		світовий океан, сила-силенна (accumulation, basinful, crowd, orb, orgy, zillion), величезна кількість (oodles), океан (blue, deep, main, water), безмежний простір, безліч (a lot of, abundance, army, array, bag, bagful, barrel, bushel, cumulus, dozens, host, infinite, lashings, legion, lots of, multitude, number, numbers, oodles, orb, orgy, pack, plenty, reams, rout, ruck, scores, shoal, shower, ton, variety, vast, wealth, wilderness, world). (various references)

Vietnamese		vô khối (peck), đại dương. (various references)

Welsh		mo+r (sea), eigion (depth), cyfanfor (main sea), cefnfor (main sea), aig (band, host, sea, shoal). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Ancestral Language Translations: Ocean

Language	Period	Translations
Latin	500 BCE-Modern	sala, salamina, sale, salis, salo, salom, salomone. (various references)
Old English	450-1100	gelagu, geofon, mereflod. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Derivations & Misspellings: Ocean

Derivations
	Words beginning with "ocean": oceanaria, oceanarium, oceanariums, oceanaut, oceanauts, oceanfront, oceanfronts, oceangoing, oceanic, oceanographer, oceanographers, oceanographic, oceanographical, oceanographically, oceanographies, oceanography, oceanologies, oceanologist, oceanologists, oceanology, oceans. (additional references)
	Words ending with "ocean": interocean. (additional references)
	Words containing "ocean": interoceanic, suboceanic, transoceanic. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"Ocean" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: acean, bocian, boscean, cean, Ceann, Coetan, corean, lockeian, morceau, Obein, ocaer, ocea, Oceana, oceani, Oceano, ocear, ocee, oceon, Ociam, ociane, Ocisan, Ocken, octan, odean, oea, oean, oena, ogean, okae, okia, okosan, Okucani, omean, Onchan, opean, orcan, Orceau, orcein, Orciano, Osea, Oseen, oxea, ozean, scean. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Ocean"

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "ocean" (pronounced ō"shun)
4	ō" sh u n	commotion, demotion, devotion, emotion, locomotion, lotion, motion, notion, potion, promotion.
3	-sh u n	facilitation, faction, falsification, fascination, fashion, federation, fermentation, fertilization, fibrillation, fiction, figuration, filtration, fission, abrogation, absolution, absorption, abstraction, academician, acceleration, accession, acclimation, accommodation, abbreviation, abdication, abduction, aberration, abolition, abomination, abortion, accreditation, accretion, accumulation, accusation, acidification, acquisition, action, activation, adaptation, addiction, addition, adjudication, administration, admiration, admission, admonition, adoption, adoration, adulation, advection, advocation, affectation, affection, affiliation, affirmation, affliction, agglomeration, aggravation, aggression, agitation, alienation, allegation, alleviation, alliteration, allocation, alphabetization, alteration, altercation, alternation, amalgamation, ambition, amelioration, ammunition, amortization, amplification, amputation, animation, annexation, annihilation, annotation, antiabortion, anticipation, anticorruption, antidiscrimination, apparition, appellation, application, apportion, appreciation, apprehension, approbation, appropriation, approximation, arbitration, argumentation, articulation, ascension, ashen, aspiration, assassination, assertion, assimilation, association, assumption, attention, attraction, attribution, attrition, auction, audition, augmentation, authentication, authorization, automation, aviation, avocation, balkanization, beautician, benediction, bifurcation, brutalization, calculation, calibration, cancellation, cannibalization, capitalization, capitulation, caption, carburetion, carnation, castration, categorization, causation, caution, celebration, centralization, certification, cessation, cetacean, characterization, circulation, circumspection, citation, civilization, clarification, classification, clinician, coagulation, coalition, codification, coercion, cogeneration, cogitation, cognition, cohabitation, collaboration, collection, collectivization, colonization, coloration, colorization, combination, commemoration, commendation, commercialization, commission, communication, communization, compassion, compensation, competition, compilation, completion, complexion, complication, composition, comprehension, compression, compulsion, compunction, computation, computerization, concatenation, concentration, conception, conceptualization, concession, conciliation, concoction, concussion, condemnation, condensation, condescension, condition, conduction, confabulation, confection, confederation, confession, configuration, confirmation, confiscation, conflagration, confrontation, conglomeration, congratulation, congregation, conjugation, conjunction, connection, conniption, connotation, conscription, consecration, conservation, consideration, consolation, consolidation, constellation, consternation, constipation, constitution, constriction, construction, consultation, consummation, consumption, contamination, contemplation, contention, continuation, contortion, contraception, contraction, contradiction, contraption, contribution, contrition, convection, convention, conversation, conviction, convocation, convolution, convulsion, cooperation, coordination, coronation, corporation, correction, correlation, corroboration, corruption, counterrevolution, creation, cremation, criminalization, crucifixion, crustacean, culmination, cultivation, cushion, dalmatian, damnation, decaffeination, decapitation, deceleration, decentralization, deception, decertification, decimation, declaration, decommission, decomposition, decompression, deconstruction, decontamination, decoration, decriminalization, dedication, deduction, defamation, defection, definition, deflation, deforestation, deformation, degeneration, degradation, dehumanization, dehydration, deification, deinstitutionalization, delegation, deletion, deliberation, delineation, demarcation, demilitarization, demobilization, democratization, demodulation, demolition, demonization, demonstration, demoralization, denationalization, denomination, dentition, denuclearization, denunciation, depiction, depletion, depopulation, deportation, deposition, depravation, depreciation, depredation, depression, deprivation, deregulation, dereliction, derivation, desalination, desalinization, description, desecration, desegregation, desertion, desiccation, designation, desolation, desperation, destabilization, destination, destitution, destruction, detection, detention, deterioration, determination, detonation, detoxication, detoxification, devaluation, devastation, deviation, devolution, dictation, diction, dietitian, differentiation, diffraction, digression, dilatation, dilation, dilution, dimension, diminution, direction, disaffection, discoloration, disconnection, discontinuation, discretion, discrimination, discussion, disembarkation, disinclination, disinfection, disinflation, disinformation, disintegration, dislocation, disorganization, disorientation, dispensation, disposition, disputation, disqualification, disruption, dissatisfaction, dissection, dissemination, dissension, dissertation, dissipation, dissociation, dissolution, distillation, distinction, distortion, distraction, distribution, diversification, divination, documentation, domestication, domination, donation, dramatization, duplication, duration, dysfunction, echolocation, edification, edition, education, egyptian, ejaculation, ejection, elaboration, elation, election, electrician, electrification, electrocution, elevation, elimination, elocution, elongation, emanation, emancipation, embarkation, emigration, emission, emulation, emulsion, encryption, enumeration, equalization, equitation, equivocation, eradication, erection, erudition, eruption, escalation, estimation, evacuation, evaluation, evaporation, eviction, evocation, evolution, exacerbation, exaction, exaggeration, examination, exasperation, excavation, exception, excitation, exclamation, excommunication, excoriation, excretion, execution, exemption, exertion, exfoliation, exhalation, exhibition, exhilaration, exhortation, exhumation, exoneration, expansion, expatriation, expectation, expedition, experimentation, expiration, explanation, explication, exploitation, exploration, exposition, expression, expropriation, expulsion, extension, extermination, extinction, extortion, extraction, extradition, extrapolation, fabrication, fixation, flexion, flirtation, flotation, fluctuation, fluoridation, foliation, formalization, formation, formulation, fortification, foundation, fraction, fragmentation, freshen, friction, fruition, frustration, fumigation, function, gasification, gastrulation, generalization, generation, gentian, gentrification, geriatrician, germination, gestation, glaciation, globalization, glorification, gradation, graduation, granulation, gratification, gravitation, gumption, gyration, habitation, hallucination, harmonization, hesitation, hessian, hibernation, homogenization, hospitalization, humiliation, hybridization, hydration, hydrogenation, hyperinflation, hypertension, hypotension, identification, ignition, illumination, illustration, imagination, imitation, immigration, immunization, impassion, imperfection, impersonation, implantation, implementation, implication, importation, imposition, impregnation, impression, improvisation, imputation, inaction, inactivation, inauguration, incantation, incapacitation, incarceration, incarnation, inception, incineration, inclination, incoordination, incorporation, incrimination, incrustation, incubation, indemnification, indentation, indexation, indication, indignation, indiscretion, indoctrination, induction, industrialization, infarction, infatuation, infection, infestation, infiltration, inflammation, inflation, inflection, infliction, information, infraction, inhabitation, inhalation, inhibition, initiation, injection, injunction, innovation, inoculation, inquisition, inscription, insemination, insertion, insinuation, inspection, inspiration, installation, instigation, institution, institutionalization, instruction, instrumentation, insubordination, insulation, insurrection, integration, intensification, interaction, interception, intercession, interconnection, interdiction, interjection, intermission, internationalization, interpretation, interrogation, interruption, intersection, intimation, intimidation, intonation, intoxication, introduction, introspection, intuition, inundation, invalidation, invention, investigation, invitation, invocation, ionization, irradiation, irrigation, irritation, isolation, jubilation, junction, jurisdiction, justification, juxtaposition, laceration, lactation, legalization, legislation, levitation, liberalization, liberation, libration, ligation, lilliputian, limitation, liposuction, liquefaction, liquidation, litigation, localization, location, logician, lubrication, machination, magician, magnetization, magnification, malformation, malfunction, malnutrition, manifestation, manipulation, mansion, marginalization, martian, masturbation, mathematician, maturation, maximization, mechanization, mediation, medication, meditation, menstruation, mention, midsection, migration, mineralization, miniaturization, ministration, misallocation, misapplication, misapprehension, misappropriation, miscalculation, mischaracterization, miscommunication, misconception, miscreation, misidentification, misimpression, misinformation, misinterpretation, misperception, misrepresentation, mission, mitigation, mobilization, moderation, modernization, modification, modulation, molestation, monopolization, mortician, motivation, multiplication, mummification, munition, musician, mutation, mutilation, narration, nation, nationalization, naturalization, navigation, negation, negotiation, neutralization, nitration, nomination, nonaggression, nondiscrimination, nonfiction, nonprescription, nonproliferation, normalization, notation, notification, nucleation, nullification, nutrition, obfuscation, objection, obligation, observation, obsession, obstetrician, obstruction, occupation, omission, operation, opposition, oppression, optician, optimization, option, oration, orchestration, ordination, organisation, organization, orientation, origination, ornamentation, oscillation, ossification, ostentation, ovation, overconsumption, overexpansion, overpopulation, overproduction, overprotection, overreaction, overregulation, oversimplification, overvaluation, ovulation, oxidation, pacification, pagination, palpitation, participation, partition, passion, pasteurization, patrician, pediatrician, penetration, pension, perception, percussion, perfection, perforation, permission, permutation, perpetuation, persecution, personalization, personification, perspiration, perturbation, petition, physician, pigmentation, plantation, polarization, politician, politicization, pollination, pollution, pontification, popularization, population, portion, position, possession, precaution, precession, precipitation, preconception, precondition, predestination, prediction, predilection, predisposition, preelection, preemption, prefabrication, preignition, premeditation, premonition, preoccupation, preparation, prescription, presentation, preservation, pressurization, presumption, presupposition, pretension, prevention, privation, privatization, probation, procession, proclamation, procrastination, procreation, production, profanation, profession, prognostication, progression, prohibition, projection, proliferation, pronunciation, propagation, proportion, proposition, propulsion, proration, proscription, prosecution, prostitution, prostration, protection, protestation, provocation, publication, punctuation, purification, qualification, quantification, quotation, radiation, radicalization, ramification, ratification, ration, rationalization, reaction, reaffirmation, realization, reallocation, reassertion, reauthorization, recalculation, recantation, recapitalization, reception, recertification, recession, recitation, reclamation, reclassification, recognition, recollection, recommendation, reconciliation, recondition, reconfiguration, reconfirmation, reconsideration, reconstruction, recreation, recrimination, rectification, recuperation, redecoration, rededication, redefinition, redemption, redirection, redistribution, reduction, reeducation, reelection, reevaluation, reexamination, reflation, reflection, reforestation, reformation, refrigeration, refutation, regeneration, regimentation, registration, regression, regulation, rehabilitation, rehydration, reimposition, reincarnation, reincorporation, reinspection, reintegration, reinterpretation, reintroduction, reinvention, reinvigoration, reiteration, rejection, rejuvenation, relation, relaxation, relocation, remediation, remission, remuneration, renationalization, rendition, renegotiation, renomination, renovation, renunciation, reorganization, reparation, repatriation, repercussion, repetition, replication, reposition, repossession, representation, repression, reproduction, repudiation, reputation, requisition, reregulation, reservation, resignation, resolution, respiration, restitution, restoration, restriction, resumption, resurrection, resuscitation, retaliation, retardation, retention, retraction, retransmission, retribution, reunification, revaluation, revelation, reverberation, revitalization, revocation, revolution, revulsion, rhetorician, rotation, rumination, salvation, sanctification, sanction, sanitation, saponification, satisfaction, saturation, secession, secretion, section, securitization, sedation, sedimentation, sedition, seduction, segmentation, segregation, selection, sensation, separation, sequestration, session, simplification, simulation, situation, socialization, solicitation, solution, sophistication, specialization, specification, speculation, stabilization, stagflation, stagnation, standardization, starvation, station, statistician, sterilization, stimulation, stipulation, strangulation, subluxation, submission, subordination, subscription, subsection, subsidization, substantiation, substation, substitution, subtraction, suburbanization, succession, suction, suffocation, summation, superstation, superstition, supposition, suppression, suspension, suspicion, syncopation, syndication, tabulation, tactician, taxation, technician, telecommunication, temptation, tension, termination, theoretician, titian, titillation, toleration, traction, tradition, transaction, transcription, transection, transformation, transgression, transillumination, transition, translation, transmission, transplantation, transportation, trepidation, triangulation, tribulation, tuition, undervaluation, unification, unionization, urbanization, usurpation, utilization, vacation, vaccination, vacillation, validation, valuation, vaporization, variation, vegetation, venetian, ventilation, verification, vibration, victimization, vilification, vindication, violation, visitation, visualization, vocation, volition, vulgarization, westernization, workstation.
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

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Anagrams: Ocean

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Direct Anagrams: canoe.
	Words within the letters "a-c-e-n-o"
	-1 letter: acne, aeon, cane, cone, once.
	-2 letters: ace, ane, can, con, eon, nae, oca, one.
	-3 letters: ae, an, en, na, ne, no, oe, on.
	Words containing the letters "a-c-e-n-o"
	+1 letter: acnode, aeonic, ancone, beacon, canoed, canoes, cornea, deacon, oceans, octane.
	+2 letters: acetone, acinose, acnodes, aconite, acrogen, alencon, ancones, apnoeic, beacons, cabezon, cajones, calzone, canzone, celadon, centavo, chalone, choanae, coagent, coannex, coarsen, cocaine, codeina, coenact, cognate, coinage, concave, conceal, conchae, congaed, congeal, connate, corneae, corneal, corneas, coronae, cowbane, deacons, decagon, enactor, encomia, jaconet, joyance, lactone, narcose, oceanic, octanes, panoche, romance, sonance, tacnode.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro.

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Country	Name	Country	Name
China	Shenzhen Great Ocean Shipping Company Limited	Norway	Ocean Rig ASA
South Africa	Ocean Diamond Mining Holdings Limited	Thailand	Ocean Glass Public Company Limited
United Kingdom	Ocean Wilsons Holdings Limited	USA	Ocean Bio-Chem, Inc.
	(more examples...)


"Ocean view from my balcony" by Alcinoo Giandinoto Commentary: "Ocean view from my balcony, blue skies."	"Ocean View" by Krasen Slavov Commentary: "The view of the Atlantic Ocean."
Source: photographs selected by the editor, with permission from the photographers.

Ocean

Definition: Ocean

Ocean

Noun

Specialty Definition: Ocean

Specialty Definition: Ocean

Economy

Ocean (disambiguation)

Ocean colonization

Ocean County, New Jersey

Geography

Demographics

Cities and towns

Oceanography

Abbreviations & Acronyms: Ocean

OCEAN

Synonym: Ocean

Synonyms within Context: Ocean

Navigation

Ocean

Ship

Smallness

Unimportance

Unsubstantiality

Crosswords: Ocean

Modern Usage: Ocean

Screenplays

Lyrics

Clever

Movie/TV Titles

Song Titles

Commercial Usage: Ocean

References

Books

Periodicals

Theater & Movies

Music

High Tech

Consumer Goods

Image Slideshow: Ocean

Photos:Ocean

Illustrations:Ocean

Computer Images:Ocean

Photo Album: Ocean

Digital Photo Gallery: Ocean

Sounds Captioned with "Ocean".

Familiar Quotations: Ocean

Aeschylus

Alexander Pope

George De Benneville

Homer

Horace

James Russell Lowell

Simon Bolivar

Thomas B. Aldrich

William Wordsworth

Historic Usage: Ocean

John Locke

Winston S. Churchill

John F. Kennedy

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Use in Literature: Ocean

Young Zaphod Plays It Safe

Douglas Adams

Les Miserables

Hugo, Victor

Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

Joyce, James

Gulliver's Travels

Swift, Jonathan

Walden

Thoreau, Henry David

Non-Fiction Usage: Ocean

Lexicography

Devil's Dictionary

Spoken Usage: Ocean

Rush Limbaugh

Speeches: Ocean

Thomas Jefferson

James Madison

Photos:
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Illustrations:
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