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I go out and take oysters, clams and mussels every 2 weeks or so during late fall, winter and early spring. I particularly like to go out when there is a below-average ebb tide because that exposes clamming grounds and oysters that are usually under water.
Jim Himes

Meaning of "ebb tide" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF EBB TIDE

ebb tide  [ɛb taɪd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF EBB TIDE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Ebb tide is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES EBB TIDE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of ebb tide in the English dictionary

The definition of ebb tide in the dictionary is a tide that is going out, being drawn away from the land.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH EBB TIDE


betide
bɪˈtaɪd
Christmastide
ˈkrɪsməsˌtaɪd
dinucleotide
daɪˈnjuːklɪəˌtaɪd
dipeptide
daɪˈpɛptaɪd
Eastertide
ˈiːstəˌtaɪd
eventide
ˈiːvənˌtaɪd
glycopeptide
ˌɡlaɪkəʊˈpeptaɪd
neuropeptide
ˌnjʊərəʊˈpɛptaɪd
nucleotide
ˈnjuːklɪəˌtaɪd
oligonucleotide
ˌɒlɪɡəʊˈnjuːklɪəˌtaɪd
oligopeptide
ˌɒlɪɡəʊˈpɛptaɪd
pentapeptide
ˌpɛntəˈpɛptaɪd
peptide
ˈpɛptaɪd
polypeptide
ˌpɒlɪˈpɛptaɪd
ribonucleotide
ˌraɪbəʊˈnjuːklɪəˌtaɪd
riptide
ˈrɪpˌtaɪd
springtide
ˈsprɪŋˌtaɪd
tide
taɪd
tied
taɪd
Yuletide
ˈjuːltaɪd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE EBB TIDE

ebauche
eBayer
ebaying
ebb
Ebbinghaus
ebbless
Ebbw Vale
EBCDIC
Ebenezer
Eberhard
Ebert
Ebionism
Ebionitic
Ebionitism
Ebionize
EBITDA
Eblis
Ebola
Ebola virus disease
ebon

WORDS THAT END LIKE EBB TIDE

bastide
flood tide
half-tide
high tide
holy tide
low tide
neap tide
noontide
octapeptide
polynucleotide
red tide
Shrovetide
spring tide
surge tide
swim against the tide
swim with the tide
trinucleotide
turn the tide
Whitsuntide
wintertide

Synonyms and antonyms of ebb tide in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «ebb tide» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF EBB TIDE

Find out the translation of ebb tide to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of ebb tide from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «ebb tide» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

大浪淘沙
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

reflujo
570 millions of speakers

English

ebb tide
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

भाटा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الجزر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

отлив
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

maré vazante
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ভাটার টান
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

jusant
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pasang surut
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Ebbe
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

引き潮
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

썰물
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ebb pasang
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nước ròng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

எப்.பி. அலை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ओहोटी उत्साह
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Dalmak için dalmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ebb Tide
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Ebb Tide
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

відлив
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Ebb Tide
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

άμπωτη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

eb
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ebb
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

fjære
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of ebb tide

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «EBB TIDE»

The term «ebb tide» is normally little used and occupies the 111.662 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «EBB TIDE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about ebb tide

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QUOTES WITH «EBB TIDE»

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Jim Himes
I go out and take oysters, clams and mussels every 2 weeks or so during late fall, winter and early spring. I particularly like to go out when there is a below-average ebb tide because that exposes clamming grounds and oysters that are usually under water.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EBB TIDE»

Discover the use of ebb tide in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to ebb tide and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Ebb-Tide
Best known for rip-roaring adventure tales such as Kidnapped, Treasure Island, and The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, Robert Louis Stevenson penned the novella The Ebb-Tide in collaboration with his stepson, Lloyd Osbourne.
Robert Louis Stevenson, Lloyd Osbourne, 2011
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Aid and Ebb Tide: A History of CIDA and Canadian Development ...
Aid and Ebb Tide: A History of CIDA and Canadian Development Assistance examines Canada’s mixed record since 1950 in transferring over $50 billion in capital and expertise to developing countries through ODA.
David R. Morrison, 1998
3
Ebb Tide: As Seen Through the Diary of Josephine Clay ...
First published in 1958, Ebb Tide tells the story of the Habersham family of Savannah during the Civil War.
Spencer Bidwell King, Josephine Clay Habersham, 2009
4
Ebb Tide in New England: Women, Seaports, and Social Change, ...
The status of women in four New England seaports during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries is thoroughly documented in this illuminating work.
Elaine Forman Crane, 1998
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The Ebb Tide: A Langdon St. Ives Adventure
In this tale of murder, infamy, and Victorian intrigue, the tides of destiny shift relentlessly and rapidly as the stakes grow ever higher and the pursuit more deadly.
James P. Blaylock, 2009
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The Wrong Box & the Ebb Tide
Robert Louis Stevenson. CHAPTER II MORNING ON THE BEACH. — THE THREE LETTERS The clouds were all fled, the beauty of the tropic day was spread upon Papeete; and the wall of breaking seas upon the reef, and the palms upon the ...
Robert Louis Stevenson, 2009
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The Ebb-Tide - A Trio and Quartette
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed.
Robert Louis Stevenson, 2009
8
Songs of Travel and the Ebb-Tide
Short excerpt: Long ago the band had broken up and marched musically home a motley troop of men and women merchant clerks and navy officers dancing in its wake arms about waist and crowned with garlands.
Robert Louis Stevenson, Lloyd Osborne, 2008
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Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 2496
3 „ EBB TIDE 14 35. 3 1.612 — — EBB TIDE TC-2 7 26. 0 1.868 — — EBB TIDE 24 35. 9 1.841 — — EBB TIDE 35 50. 4 1.719 — — EBB TIDE TC-3 0 74. 0 1.546 — — EBB TIDE 1 72 . 5 1.532 — — EBB TIDE 5 41. 0 1. 528 — — EBB TIDE 10 ...
Christian, H A
10
The Ebb-Tide (Webster's Japanese Thesaurus Edition)
This edition is written in English. However, there is a running Japanese thesaurus at the bottom of each page for the more difficult English words highlighted in the text. There are many editions of The Ebb-Tide.
Inc Icon Group International, Robert Louis Stevenson and Lloyd Osbourne, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EBB TIDE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term ebb tide is used in the context of the following news items.
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Hull Pottery show and sale opens this week
New artistic lines such as Ebb Tide, Tropicana, Continental, Parchment and Pine, and Tokay were introduced. In the late 1960s through the ... «Logan Daily News, Jul 15»
2
Gov. Scott kicks off Mile Point project construction in Jacksonville
... the area and make other alterations to calm currents that often make passage difficult for large cargo ships and cause restrictions at ebb tide. «Florida Times-Union, Jul 15»
3
'Lighthouses are the spirit of Nova Scotia:' Voting for funding …
There will be three winners in three categories ranging from high tide, ebb tide and low tide, depending on the scale of the project, with first ... «MetroNews Canada, Jul 15»
4
John Popplewell column: What a difference a few days make
All the fish were caught on the ebb tide on ragworm baits. Walton Sea Angling Club headed for the Frinton beaches to fish the flood tide. «Clacton and Frinton Gazette, Jul 15»
5
Smith Canal: a flood of bureaucracy
The green water edged west with the ebb tide. A carp skimmed just below the surface. A red-tailed hawk glided to a perch atop a fir tree, ... «Stockton Record, Jul 15»
6
Message in a (smashed) bottle hints at shattered childhood dreams
Then, later, while he is napping, creep to the end of the pier and let your fondest feelings slip safely onto the ebb tide in a Vickers Gin bottle. «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
7
Poultry Days posts flower results
Floribunda rose: Alan Monnin for Julia Child and Leona Monnin for Hot Cocoa, first;Evan Van Skyock for Julia Child and Alan Monnin for Ebb Tide, second; Ruth ... «Sidney Daily News, Jul 15»
8
Balmy Night For Cork Harbour Sailing League
... a good turn of boats last night which were divided into two starts and enjoyed a southerly breeze of 8 to 10 knots at the start with an ebb tide. «Afloat, Jul 15»
9
Scott and Rob in Fringe preview
Rob doesn't know his aft from his ebb tide, but despite two failed attempts has an unquenchable desire to cross the Atlantic in a rowing boat. «Belper News, Jul 15»
10
Outdoor sculpture exhibit offers insights beyond the seen
Across the yard from there is a new work of his—“Ebb Tide,” a smoothly-surfaced feminine body profile in polished quartzite accentuated by ... «Lewiston Sun Journal, Jul 15»

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