Definition of ebb

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

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Stone :: Stone (n.) Concreted earthy or mineral matter; also, any particular mass of such matter; as, a house built of stone; the boy threw a stone; pebbles are rounded stones..
Sycoceric :: Sycite (n.) A nodule of flint, or a pebble, which resembles a fig..
Concrete :: Concrete (n.) A mixture of gravel, pebbles, or broken stone with cement or with tar, etc., used for sidewalks, roadways, foundations, etc., and esp. for submarine structures..
Web-footed :: Web-footed (a.) Having webbed feet; palmiped; as, a goose or a duck is a web-footed fowl..
Palmidactyles :: Palmidactyles (n. pl.) A group of wading birds having the toes webbed, as the avocet..
Jack :: Jack (n.) A machine for slicking or pebbling leather.
Boulder :: Boulder (n.) A large stone, worn smooth or rounded by the action of water; a large pebble..
Palmated :: Palmated (a.) Having the anterior toes united by a web, as in most swimming birds; webbed..
Crystal :: Crystal (n.) The material of quartz, in crystallization transparent or nearly so, and either colorless or slightly tinged with gray, or the like; -- called also rock crystal. Ornamental vessels are made of it. Cf. Smoky quartz, Pebble; also Brazilian pebble, under Brazilian..
Webber :: Webber (n.) One who forms webs; a weaver; a webster.
Tidal :: Tidal (a.) Of or pertaining to tides; caused by tides; having tides; periodically rising and falling, or following and ebbing; as, tidal waters..
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.
Webbing :: Webbing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of We.
Web :: Web (n.) A band of webbing used to regulate the extension of the hood.
Flow :: Flow (n.) The tidal setting in of the water from the ocean to the shore. See Ebb and flow, under Ebb..
Flux :: Flux (n.) The setting in of the tide toward the shore, -- the ebb being called the reflux..
Anseres :: Anseres (n. pl.) A Linnaean order of aquatic birds swimming by means of webbed feet, as the duck, or of lobed feet, as the grebe. In this order were included the geese, ducks, auks, divers, gulls, petrels, etc..
Gravel-stone :: Gravel-stone (n.) A pebble, or small fragment of stone; a calculus..
Sea Otter :: Sea otter () An aquatic carnivore (Enhydris lutris, / marina) found in the North Pacific Ocean. Its fur is highly valued, especially by the Chinese. It is allied to the common otter, but is larger, with feet more decidedly webbed..
Ebbing :: Ebbing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Eb.
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