ADJ
- calm, smooth
- a calm sea after the storm
- choppy, rough
- The sea was too rough for sailing in small boats
- deep
- shallow
- blue, grey
- cold
- warm
- inland
- open
- The fishing boats headed for the open sea
VERB + SEA
- cross
- We crossed the Mediterranean Sea on a cruise ship
- go to (= become a sailor)
- put (out) to
- The ship put to sea (= left port) in deteriorating weather conditions
- be lost at
- They were lost at sea when their ship sank en route for Madeira
- stare out to
- She stood on the cliff, staring out to sea
SEA + VERB
- rise
- In recent years the sea has risen by a couple of inches
- recede, retreat
- The sea has retreated a little since the river was diverted
SEA + NOUN
- water
- bottom, floor
- breeze
- creature
- port (also seaport), voyage
- cliff, front, view
PREP
- at ~
- We spent three weeks at sea
- across the ~
- We sailed across the Black Sea in a yacht
- by (the) ~
- We sent our furniture by sea. They live by the sea
- down to the ~
- We'll go down to the sea for a swim before dinner
- in/into the ~
- I love swimming in the sea!
- on the ~
- three ships sailing on the sea
- out to ~
- She fell overboard and was swept out to sea
PHRASES
- the bottom/edge/middle/surface of the sea, the boom/booming/ murmur/roar/sound of the sea
ADJ
- choppy, dangerous, heavy, mountainous, raging, rough, stormy
- A week of heavy seas has created problems for fishermen
VERB + SEA
- roam, sail
- He has sailed the seven seas
PHRASES
- on the high seas, the seven seas
PREP
- ~ of
- She scanned the vast sea of faces below her