Ebb vs. Flow
Difference Between Ebb and Flow
Ebbnoun
The receding movement of the tide.
The boats will go out on the ebb.Flownoun
A movement in people or things with a particular way in large numbers or amounts
Ebbnoun
A gradual decline.
Flownoun
The movement of a real or figurative fluid.
Ebbnoun
A low state; a state of depression.
Flownoun
(math) A formalization of the idea of the motion of particles in a fluid, as a group action of the real numbers on a set.
The notion of flow is basic to the study of ordinary differential equations.Ebbnoun
A European bunting, the corn bunting (Emberiza calandra, syn. Emberiza miliaria, Milaria calandra).
Flownoun
The rising movement of the tide.
Ebbverb
(intransitive) to flow back or recede
The tides ebbed at noon.Flownoun
Smoothness or continuity.
The room was small, but it had good symmetry and flow.Ebbverb
(intransitive) to fall away or decline
The dying man's strength ebbed away.Flownoun
The amount of a fluid that moves or the rate of fluid movement.
Turn on the valve and make sure you have sufficient flow.Ebbverb
(intransitive) to fish with stakes and nets that serve to prevent the fish from getting back into the sea with the ebb
Flownoun
A flow pipe, carrying liquid away from a boiler or other central plant (compare with return pipe which returns fluid to central plant).
Ebbverb
(transitive) To cause to flow back.
Flownoun
(psychology) A mental state characterized by concentration, focus and enjoyment of a given task.
Ebbadjective
low, shallow
Flownoun
The emission of blood during menstruation.
Tampons can be small or large, slender or thick. From “slender” to “super”, you can pick the size that matches your flow.Ebbnoun
a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number)
Flownoun
The ability to skilfully rap along to a beat.
The production on his new mixtape is mediocre but his flow is on point.Ebbnoun
the outward flow of the tide
Flownoun
(Scotland) A morass or marsh.
Ebbverb
flow back or recede;
the tides ebbed at noonFlowverb
(intransitive) To move as a fluid from one position to another.
Rivers flow from springs and lakes.Tears flow from the eyes.Ebbverb
hem in fish with stakes and nets so as to prevent them from going back into the sea with the ebb
Flowverb
(intransitive) To proceed; to issue forth.
Wealth flows from industry and economy.Ebbverb
fall away or decline;
The patient's strength ebbed awayFlowverb
(intransitive) To move or match smoothly, gracefully, or continuously.
The writing is grammatically correct, but it just doesn't flow.Flowverb
(intransitive) To have or be in abundance; to abound, so as to run or flow over.
Flowverb
(intransitive) To hang loosely and wave.
a flowing mantle; flowing locksFlowverb
(intransitive) To rise, as the tide; opposed to ebb.
The tide flows twice in twenty-four hours.Flowverb
To arrange (text in a wordprocessor, etc.) so that it wraps neatly into a designated space; to reflow.
Flowverb
(transitive) To cover with water or other liquid; to overflow; to inundate; to flood.
Flowverb
(transitive) To cover with varnish.
Flowverb
(intransitive) To discharge excessive blood from the uterus.
Flownoun
the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)
Flownoun
the amount of fluid that flows in a given time
Flownoun
the act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression
Flownoun
any uninterrupted stream or discharge
Flownoun
something that resembles a flowing stream in moving continuously;
a stream of people emptied from the terminalthe museum had planned carefully for the flow of visitorsFlownoun
dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas;
two streams of development run through American historystream of consciousnessthe flow of thoughtthe current of historyFlownoun
the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause;
the women were sickly and subject to excessive menstruationa woman does not take the gout unless her menses be stoppedthe semen begins to appear in males and to be emitted at the same time of life that the catamenia begin to flow in femalesFlowverb
move or progress freely as if in a stream;
The crowd flowed out of the stadiumFlowverb
move along, of liquids;
Water flowed into the cavethe Missouri feeds into the MississippiFlowverb
cause to flow;
The artist flowed the washes on the paperFlowverb
be abundantly present;
The champagne flowed at the weddingFlowverb
fall or flow in a certain way;
This dress hangs wellHer long black hair flowed down her backFlowverb
cover or swamp with water
Flowverb
undergo menstruation;
She started menstruating at the age of 11
