The Clue
Inverse of "floods" (4 letter answer)
The Answer
EBBS
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Notes
The answer EBBS is seen frequently, appearing about once every 130 puzzles.
Related Clues
Abates
Declines
Dwindles
Flags
Lessons
Recedes
Refluxes
Retrocedes
Subsides
Wanes
Weakens
Diminishes gradually
Fades away
Falls back
Falls off
Flows out
Flows' partner
Goes back
Goes down
Goes out
Low points
Points of decline
Tidal refluxes
Weakens, as support
Becomes less active
Goes back out
Goes back to sea?
Definition
EBB as a noun:
1. (ebb, ebbing, wane) = a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number)
2. (ebb, reflux) = the outward flow of the tide
EBB as a verb:
1. (ebb, ebb away, ebb down, ebb out, ebb off) = flow back or recede; "the tides ebbed at noon"
2. hem in fish with stakes and nets so as to prevent them from going back into the sea with the ebb
3. fall away or decline; "The patient's strength ebbed away"