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ebbs

/ɛbz/

ebbs is the plural of ebb.

ebbs is the third-person singular simple present indicative of ebb.

Meaning of ebb

Noun

ebb (plural ebbs)

  1. The receding movement of the tide.
    • The boats will go out on the ebb.
  2. A gradual decline.
    • Thus all the treasure of our flowing years, / Our ebb of life for ever takes away.1684, Wentworth Dillon, 4th Earl of Roscommon, Essay on Translated Verse
  3. (especially) A low state; a state of depression.
    • Painting was then at its lowest ebb.1695, C[harles] A[lphonse] du Fresnoy, translated by John Dryden, De Arte Graphica. The Art of Painting, […], London: […] J[ohn] Heptinstall for W. Rogers, […], →OCLC
  4. A European bunting, the corn bunting (Emberiza calandra, syns. Emberiza miliaria, Milaria calandra).

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Proper noun capitalized: Ebbs

Ebbs

  1. A surname.
  2. A municipality in Kufstein district, Tyrol, Austria.

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Words that rhyme with ebbs

Questions about ebbs

What does ebbs mean?
Ebbs means a surname.
What is ebbs the plural of?
Ebbs is the plural of ebb.
What part of speech is ebbs?
Ebbs is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce ebbs?
Ebbs is pronounced /ɛbz/.

Words near ebbs in the dictionary

  1. Ebbinghaus
  2. Ebbinghaus illusion
  3. Ebbinghaus illusions
  4. ebbings
  5. ebbless
  6. ebbs
  7. ebbs and flows
  8. Ebbsfleet
  9. ebbtide
  10. ebbtides
  11. Ebbw

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