| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Verb | 1. Of Ebb.[Websters]
2. To be downturned. [Eve - graph theoretic] 3. To have decayed, lapsed, collapsed or atrophied. [Eve - graph theoretic] 4. To be depressed. [Eve - graph theoretic] 5. To have decreased or faded. [Eve - graph theoretic] 6. To be rebated. [Eve - graph theoretic] 7. To have abated, relaxed or eased. [Eve - graph theoretic] 8. To have dwindled or drooped. [Eve - graph theoretic] 9. To have sagged or declined. [Eve - graph theoretic] 10. To have diminished or lessened.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Verb Past Tense | 1. Past tense conjugation of the verb ebb.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Verb Base (ebb) | 1. Flow back or recede; "the tides ebbed at noon".[Wordnet]. 2. Hem in fish with stakes and nets so as to prevent them from going back into the sea with the ebb.[Wordnet]. 3. Fall away or decline; "The patient's strength ebbed away".[Wordnet]. 4. To flow back; to return, as the water of a tide toward the ocean; -- opposed to flow.[Websters]. 5. To return or fall back from a better to a worse state; to decline; to decay; to recede.[Websters]. 6. To cause to flow back.[Websters]. 7. Base verb from the following inflections: ebbing, ebbed, ebbs, ebber, ebbers, ebbingly and ebbedly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "EBBED" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1503. (references) |
Specialty Definition: ebb
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | 1: [Noun] The reflux of the tide; the return of tidewater towards the sea; opposed to flood or flowing.. | 2: [Noun] Decline; decay; a falling from a better to a worse state; as the ebb of life; the ebb of prosperity.. | 3: [Verb] To flow back; to return as the water of a tide towards the ocean; opposed to flow. The tide ebbs and flows twice in twenty four hours.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. |
| Administration | (1) Ebb Tide. (2) To fall back from the Flood Stage. (references) | ||
| Geography | The period between high and low water ; tide during period between high water and following low water ; tidal current moving away from land or down a tidal stream ; Reflux of the tide; the receding of sea water ; the actual falling of the tide from high water to the next low water. Source: European Union. (references) | ||
| Geology | Falling stage or outward flow, especially of tides. (references) | ||
| Technology | Electronic Bulletin Board. (references) | ||
| Wikipedic | Ebb is a receding movement usually used to describe water withdrawing. (references) | ||
| Wiktionary | 1: [Adjective] low, shallow The water there is otherwise very low and ebb. (Holland). (references) | 2: [Noun] A gradual decline. (references) | 3: [Noun] low state, state of depression. (references) | 4: [Noun] The European bunting. (references) | 5: [Noun] The receding movement of the tide. (references) | 6: [Verb] to fall away or decline The dying man's strength ebbed away. (references) | 7: [Verb] to fish with stakes and nets that serve to prevent the fish from getting back into the sea with the ebb. (references) | 8: [Verb] to flow back or recede The tides ebbed at noon. (references) |
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Common Expressions: ebb
| Expressions | Definition | ||
| Ebb and flow | The alternate ebb and flood of the tide; often used figuratively. This alternation between unhealthy activity and depression, this ebb and flow of the industrial. --A. T. Hadley. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary. | ||
| Ebb away | Flow back or recede. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
| Ebb down | Flow back or recede. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
| Ebb off | Flow back or recede. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
| Ebb out | Flow back or recede. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
| Ebb tide | The reflux of tide water; the retiring tide; -- opposed to flood tide. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary. | ||
| Ebb Tide | Ebb Tide is a popular song, written in 1953 by lyricist Carl Sigman and musicwriter Robert Maxwell. (references) | ||
| Fred Ebb | Fred Ebb (April 8, 1933 - September 11, 2004) was a musical theatre lyricist. Probably best known for his work with composer John Kander as part of the Kander and Ebb partnership, Ebb frequently wrote for such performers as Liza Minnelli and Chita Rivera. His lyrics are often known for their humor and acerbic, cynical wit, though his best known lyrics for New York, New York do not possess these qualities. (references) | ||
| Kander and Ebb | Kander and Ebb is the songwriting team of composer John Kander, born March 18, 1927 and lyricist Fred Ebb (April 8, 1933 - September 11, 2004). (references) | ||
| Nitzer Ebb | Nitzer Ebb (pronounced "night-zer ebb" or "nitz-er ebb" - the band themselves pronounced it either way) was formed in 1982 by Essex schoolfriends Douglas McCarthy (vocals), David Gooday and Vaughan David (Bon) Harris on drums. (references) | ||
| The Ebb and Flow | The Ebb and Flow are an American indie pop band formed in 2001. (references) | ||
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Specialty Expressions: ebb
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Ebb channel | Mining | Tidal channel in which the ebb currents are stronger than the flood currents. (references) | |
| Ebb current | Mining | The movement of the tidal current away from shore or down a tidal stream. (references) | |
| Ebb current | Weather | 1: A tidal current that is receding or declining. (references) | |
| 2: Movement of a tidal current away from shore or down a tidal river or estuary. (references) | |||
| Ebb delta | Geography | Tidal delta formed by ebbing tidal currents and modified shape by waves. Source: European Union. (references) | |
| Ebb tide | Administration | That period of tide between a high water and the succeeding low water; falling tide. Also see Tides. (references) | |
| Ebb tide | Geography | The period between high and low water ; tide during period between high water and following low water ; tidal current moving away from land or down a tidal stream ; Reflux of the tide; the receding of sea water ; the actual falling of the tide from high water to the next low water. Source: European Union. (references) | |
| Ebb tide | Mining | A tide that lowers the water surface of an ocean and moves the shoreline farther seaward. (references) | |
| Ebb tide | Water | The period of tide between high water and the succeeding low water; a falling tide. Flow exits the estuary during ebb tide. (references) | |
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Abbreviations & Acronyms: ebb
| The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted. | ||||
| Entry | Source | Expression | Field | |
| EBB | English | Entebbe/Kampala | N/A | |
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Topics by Level of Interest: ebb | ||||
| Topics sorted by level of Interest | Level (1=low, 600=high) | Topics sorted Alphabetically | Level (1=low, 600=high) | |
| Nitzer Ebb | 30 | Ebb and flow | 9 | |
| Ebb Tide (The Wire episode) | 27 | Ebb Rose | 4 | |
| Fred Ebb | 13 | Ebb Tide | 3 | |
| Kander and Ebb | 11 | Ebb Tide (The Wire episode) | 27 | |
| Ebb and flow | 9 | Fred Ebb | 13 | |
| The Ebb and Flow | 4 | Kander and Ebb | 11 | |
| Ebb Rose | 4 | Nitzer Ebb | 30 | |
| Ebb Tide | 3 | The Ebb and Flow | 4 | |
Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses). | ||||
