what does ebb mean?
EBB as NOUN
- Meaning
- the outward flow of the tide
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Hypernyms(s) ebb is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number)
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Hypernyms(s) ebb is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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EBB as VERB
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- 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
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- 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
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Hypernyms(s) ebb is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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