EBB as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • the outward flow of the tide
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) ebb is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number)
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) ebb is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)

EBB as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • fall away or decline
    Usage Example(s)
    • The patient’’s strength ebbed away
    Hypernyms(s) ebb is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • hem in fish with stakes and nets so as to prevent them from going back into the sea with the ebb
    Hypernyms(s) ebb is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  3. Meaning
    • flow back or recede
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • the tides ebbed at noon
    Hypernyms(s) ebb is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Antonym(s) Derived(s)