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21ebb — n. 1) at a low ebb 2) on the ebb (the tide is on the ebb) * * * [eb] at a low ebb on the ebb (the tide is on the ebb) …
22ebb — 1. noun /ɛb/ a) The receding movement of the tide. b) A gradual decline Ant: flood, flow See Also: tide 2. verb /ɛb/ …
23ebb — n. & v. n. 1 the movement of the tide out to sea (also attrib. : ebb tide). 2 the process of draining away of flood water etc. v.intr. (often foll. by away) 1 (of tidewater) flow out to sea; recede; drain away. 2 decline; run low (his life was… …
24ebb — /eb/, n. 1. the flowing back of the tide as the water returns to the sea (opposed to flood, flow). 2. a flowing backward or away; decline or decay: the ebb of a once great nation. 3. a point of decline: His fortunes were at a low ebb. v.i. 4. to… …
25ebb — 1. verb 1) the tide ebbed Syn: recede, go out, retreat, flow back, fall back/away, subside Ant: come in 2) his courage began to ebb Syn: diminish, dwindle …
26ebb — [eb] noun [singular] I the process in which the sea level at the coast becomes lower twice each day • be at/reach (a) low ebb to be in a very weak state[/ex] the ebb and flow a situation in which something keeps getting larger or stronger, then… …
27ebb — /ɛb / (say eb) noun 1. the reflux or falling of the tide (opposed to flood and flow). 2. a flowing backwards or away; decline or decay. –verb (i) 3. to flow back or away, as the water of a tide (opposed to flow). 4. to decline or decay; waste or… …
28ebb — I. noun Etymology: Middle English ebbe, from Old English ebba; akin to Middle Dutch ebbe ebb, Old English of from more at of Date: before 12th century 1. the reflux of the tide toward the sea 2. a point or condition of decline < our spirits were… …
29ebb — Synonyms and related words: abate, ablate, advance, ascend, back, back up, bate, be eaten away, budge, calm, calm down, catabasis, cease, cessation, change, change place, circle, climb, collapse, comedown, consume, consume away, corrode, course,… …
30ebb — noun the movement of the tide out to sea. verb 1》 (of tidewater) move away from the land; recede. Compare with flow. 2》 (often ebb away) (of an emotion or quality) gradually decrease. Phrases at a low ebb in a poor state. Origin OE ebba (n.),… …
