Definition of ebb

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

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Recourseful :: Recourseful (a.) Having recurring flow and ebb; moving alternately.
Webbing :: Webbing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of We.
Tide :: Tide (prep.) The alternate rising and falling of the waters of the ocean, and of bays, rivers, etc., connected therewith. The tide ebbs and flows twice in each lunar day, or the space of a little more than twenty-four hours. It is occasioned by the attraction of the sun and moon (the influence of the latter being three times that of the former), acting unequally on the waters in different parts of the earth, thus disturbing their equilibrium. A high tide upon one side of the earth is accompanied
Dibstone :: Dibstone (n.) A pebble used in a child's game called dibstones.
Ebb :: Ebb (a.) Receding; going out; falling; shallow; low.
Conglomerate :: Conglomerate (a.) Composed of stones, pebbles, or fragments of rocks, cemented together..
Ebbed :: Ebbed (imp. & p. p.) of Eb.
Sycoceric :: Sycite (n.) A nodule of flint, or a pebble, which resembles a fig..
Roughcast :: Roughcast (n.) A kind of plastering made of lime, with a mixture of shells or pebbles, used for covering buildings..
Web :: Web (n.) A band of webbing used to regulate the extension of the hood.
Pebble :: Pebble (v. t.) To grain (leather) so as to produce a surface covered with small rounded prominences.
Cassiterite :: Cassiterite (n.) Native tin dioxide; tin stone; a mineral occurring in tetragonal crystals of reddish brown color, and brilliant adamantine luster; also massive, sometimes in compact forms with concentric fibrous structure resembling wood (wood tin), also in rolled fragments or pebbly (Stream tin). It is the chief source of metallic tin. See Black tin, under Black..
Stegnosis :: Steganopodous (a.) Having all four toes webbed together.
Ebb :: Ebb (v. t.) To cause to flow back.
Gerund :: Gerund (n.) A verbal noun ending in -e, preceded by to and usually denoting purpose or end; -- called also the dative infinitive; as, Ic haebbe mete to etanne (I have meat to eat.) In Modern English the name has been applied to verbal or participal nouns in -ing denoting a transitive action; e. g., by throwing a stone..
Lebban :: Lebban (n.) Coagulated sour milk diluted with water; -- a common beverage among the Arabs. Also, a fermented liquor made of the same..
Pebbled :: Pebbled (imp. & p. p.) of Pebbl.
Pebble :: Pebble (n.) Transparent and colorless rock crystal; as, Brazilian pebble; -- so called by opticians..
Ebb :: 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..
Refloat :: Refloat (n.) Reflux; ebb.
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