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  • 61ebb tide — ebb. Strictly, a non technical term …

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  • 62ebb and flow — index beat (pulsate) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 63ebb of life — index death Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 64ebb tide — n. the outgoing or falling tide: cf. FLOOD TIDE …

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  • 65ebb and flow — noun 1. : the alternate ebb and flood of the tide 2. : a condition or rhythm of alternate forward and backward movement or of alternate decline and renewed advance the ebb and flow of battle the ebbs and flows of business * * * ebb and flow, 1.… …

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  • 66ebb away — verb flow back or recede the tides ebbed at noon • Syn: ↑ebb, ↑ebb down, ↑ebb out, ↑ebb off • Ant: ↑tide (for: ↑ebb) …

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  • 67ebb down — verb flow back or recede the tides ebbed at noon • Syn: ↑ebb, ↑ebb away, ↑ebb out, ↑ebb off • Ant: ↑tide (for: ↑ebb) …

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  • 68ebb off — verb flow back or recede the tides ebbed at noon • Syn: ↑ebb, ↑ebb away, ↑ebb down, ↑ebb out • Ant: ↑tide (for: ↑ebb) …

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  • 69ebb out — verb flow back or recede the tides ebbed at noon • Syn: ↑ebb, ↑ebb away, ↑ebb down, ↑ebb off • Ant: ↑tide (for: ↑ebb) …

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  • 70ebb tide — noun 1. : the tide while ebbing or at ebb opposed to flood tide 2. : a period or state of decline civilization at its ebb tide * * * the reflux of the tide or the tide at ebb; ebb. [1830 40] * * * ebb tide, the flowing of …

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