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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Fissipedia :: Fissipedia (n. pl.) A division of the Carnivora, including the dogs, cats, and bears, in which the feet are not webbed; -- opposed to Pinnipedia..
Muskrat :: Muskrat (n.) A North American aquatic fur-bearing rodent (Fiber zibethicus). It resembles a rat in color and having a long scaly tail, but the tail is compressed, the bind feet are webbed, and the ears are concealed in the fur. It has scent glands which secrete a substance having a strong odor of musk. Called also musquash, musk beaver, and ondatra..
Pebbling :: Pebbling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Pebbl.
Chuck :: Chuck (n.) A small pebble; -- called also chuckstone and chuckiestone.
Refluent :: Refluent (a.) Flowing back; returning; ebbing.
Webby :: Webby (a.) Of or pertaining to a web or webs; like a web; filled or covered with webs.
Jackstone :: Jackstone (n.) One of the pebbles or pieces used in the game of jackstones.
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..
Reciprocation :: Reciprocation (n.) Alternate recurrence or action; as, the reciprocation of the sea in the flow and ebb of tides..
Flow :: Flow (n.) The tidal setting in of the water from the ocean to the shore. See Ebb and flow, under Ebb..
Webbed :: Webbed (a.) Having the toes united by a membrane, or web; as, the webbed feet of aquatic fowls..
Sand :: Sand (n.) Tracts of land consisting of sand, like the deserts of Arabia and Africa; also, extensive tracts of sand exposed by the ebb of the tide..
Roughcast :: Roughcast (n.) A kind of plastering made of lime, with a mixture of shells or pebbles, used for covering buildings..
Cobwebby :: Cobwebby (a.) Abounding in cobwebs, or any fine web; resembling a cobweb..
Webbing :: Webbing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of We.
Otter :: Otter (n.) Any carnivorous animal of the genus Lutra, and related genera. Several species are described. They have large, flattish heads, short ears, and webbed toes. They are aquatic, and feed on fish. Their fur is soft and valuable. The common otter of Europe is Lutra vulgaris; the American otter is L. Canadensis; other species inhabit South America and Asia..
Stegnosis :: Steganopodous (a.) Having all four toes webbed together.
Webbed :: Webbed (imp. & p. p.) of We.
Refloat :: Refloat (n.) Reflux; ebb.
Flood :: Flood (v. i.) The flowing in of the tide; the semidiurnal swell or rise of water in the ocean; -- opposed to ebb; as, young flood; high flood..
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