The Clue
Subsides, as the tide (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
Fades
Flags
Lessens
Recedes
Is refluent
Refluxes
Subsides
Wanes
Drifts away
Falls back
Falls off
Flows back
Flows out
Flows' partner
Goes back
Goes down
Goes out
Low points
Points of decline
Sags or flags
Tidal refluxes
Trails off
Weakens, as support
Becomes less active
Falls back, as a tide
Flows out, as the tide
Goes back out
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"