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Ebb n. : The European bunting.

Ebb n. : The reflux or flowing back of the tide; the return of the tidal wave toward the sea; -- opposed to flood; as, the boats will go out on the ebb.

Ebb n. : The state or time of passing away; a falling from a better to a worse state; low state or condition; decline; decay.

Ebb v. i. : To flow back; to return, as the water of a tide toward the ocean; -- opposed to flow.

Ebb v. i. : To return or fall back from a better to a worse state; to decline; to decay; to recede.

Ebb v. t. : To cause to flow back.

Ebb a. : Receding; going out; falling; shallow; low.

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Taxonomy
ebb, ebb tide, ebb away, low ebb, ebb and flow, idioms, oceanography, intr, period of decline, Synonyms, Antonyms, reflux, 盛衰, Houghton Mifflin Company, diminution, Insistence, rules of conduct, religious fervor.

Defination from the web:
ebb n. Ebb tide. A period of decline or diminution: 'Insistence upon rules of conduct marks the ebb of religious fervor' (Alfred North Whitehead) ... intr.v., ebbed, ebb·ing, ebbs. To fall back from the flood stage. To fall away or back; decline or recede. See synonims at recede1. ... 

synonyms
  (noun) ebbing
  (noun) wane
  (noun) reflux
  (noun) decline
  (noun) diminution
  (noun) flow
  (noun) flowing
  (verb) ebb away
  (verb) ebb down
  (verb) ebb out
  (verb) ebb off
  (verb) beleaguer
  (verb) besiege
  (verb) circumvent
  (verb) fall back
  (verb) hem in
  (verb) recede
  (verb) retire
  (verb) surround
antonyms
  (verb) tide


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