ocean

One of the very large areas of salt water that cover most of Earth.

• The ocean looks calm today.
• Whales travel across vast oceans.
• Their ship crossed the Atlantic Ocean in ten days.

Similar words: sea

Common phrases: Pacific Ocean, ocean floor, cross the ocean

An extremely large amount of something or a very large space.

• An ocean of darkness surrounded them.
• She felt lost in an ocean of paperwork.
• The discovery opened an ocean of possibilities.

How to use it: an ocean of something (An ocean of faces stretched out before the singer.)

Similar words: sea, vast expanse, immense quantity

Common phrases: ocean of faces, ocean of sadness, ocean of possibilities