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| NOUN | 1 | ebb, ebbing, wane | A gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number) |
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| 2 | ebb, reflux | The outward flow of the tide | |
| VERB | 1 | ebb, ebb away, ebb down, ebb out, ebb off | Flow back or recede |
| 2 | ebb | Hem in fish with stakes and nets so as to prevent them from going back into the sea with the ebb | |
| 3 | ebb | Fall away or decline |
| Sounds | eh'b |
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| Rhymes | cobweb, deb, Webb, and 3 more rhymes in ehb... |
| Meaning | A gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number). |
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| Synonyms | ebbing, wane |
| Broader | decline, diminution |
| Verbs | ebb |
| Meaning | The outward flow of the tide. |
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| Synonyms | reflux |
| Part of | ebbtide |
| Broader | flow, flowing |
| Verbs | ebb |
| Meaning | Flow back or recede. |
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| Pattern | Something ----s |
| Examples | "the tides ebbed at noon" |
| Synonyms | ebb away, ebb down, ebb out, ebb off |
| Contrary | tide, surge |
| Broader | recede, fall back, retire |
| Nouns | ebb |
| Meaning | Hem in fish with stakes and nets so as to prevent them from going back into the sea with the ebb. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
| Broader | besiege, beleaguer, surround, hem in, circumvent |
| Meaning | Fall away or decline. |
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| Pattern | Something ----s |
| Examples | "The patient's strength ebbed away" |
| Broader | recede |
| Nouns | ebb, ebbing |
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