awash
Collocations
5ADJ.
former, low, natural
VERB + AWASH
face, rock
AWASH + NOUN
misinformation, resources, sea, water
PREP.
with
ADV.
continually
Definitions
adj
Washed by the waves or tide (of a rock or strip of shore, or of an anchor, etc., when flush with the surface of the water, so that the waves break over it); covered with water.
The former rock is awash at low water […]
The deck was continually awash with the sea which came inboard over the rail and through the scuppers.
Covered, overspread (with or in something).
Tonight, his mind was awash with visions:
In the Sumerian language the word for water also means semen, and since Enki is the god of water, he is therefore the god of semen. In this ode to the Great Father, the land of the Sumerians is literally awash with semen.
name
A market town in central Ethiopia.
A river in Ethiopia, after which the town is named.
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6The former rock is awash at low water […]
WiktionaryThe deck was continually awash with the sea which came inboard over the rail and through the scuppers.
Wiktionarybut the river’s in flood / and the roads are awash / and the bridges break up / in the panic of loss.
WiktionaryThe little girl cried so much that her face was awash with tears.
Tatoeba · #3332921Algeria is awash with natural resources.
Tatoeba · #9453774The election was awash with misinformation spread on Facebook.
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