Ebb vs. Wane — What's the Difference?

The receding or outgoing tide, occurring between the time when the tide is highest and the time when the following tide is lowest. Also called ebb tide, falling tide.

(of the moon) have a progressively smaller part of its visible surface illuminated, so that it appears to decrease in size.

A period of decline or diminution

(of a state or feeling) decrease in vigour or extent; become weaker

To fall back from the flood stage.

The amount by which a plank or log is bevelled or falls short of a squared shape

To fall away or back; decline or recede. See Synonyms at recede1.

To decrease gradually in size, number, strength, or intensity

The receding movement of the tide.

To show a progressively smaller illuminated area, as the moon does in passing from full to new.

A gradual decline.

To approach an end

(especially in the phrase 'at a low ebb') A low state; a state of depression.

The act or process of gradually declining or diminishing.

A European bunting, the corn bunting (Emberiza calandra, syns. Emberiza miliaria, Milaria calandra).

A time or phase of gradual decrease.

(intransitive) to flow back or recede

The period of the decrease of the moon's illuminated visible surface.

(intransitive) to fall away or decline

A defective edge of a board caused by remaining bark or a beveled end.

(intransitive) to fish with stakes and nets that serve to prevent the fish from getting back into the sea with the ebb

A gradual diminution in power, value, intensity etc.

(transitive) To cause to flow back.

The lunar phase during which the sun seems to illuminate less of the moon as its sunlit area becomes progressively smaller as visible from Earth.

Low, shallow

(literary) The end of a period.

The European bunting.

(woodworking) A rounded corner caused by lack of wood, often showing bark.

The reflux or flowing back of the tide; the return of the tidal wave toward the sea; - opposed to flood; as, the boats will go out on the ebb.

A child.

The state or time of passing away; a falling from a better to a worse state; low state or condition; decline; decay.

A house or dwelling.

To flow back; to return, as the water of a tide toward the ocean; - opposed to flow.

(intransitive) To progressively lose its splendor, value, ardor, power, intensity etc.; to decline.

To return or fall back from a better to a worse state; to decline; to decay; to recede.

(intransitive) Said of light that dims or diminishes in strength.

To cause to flow back.

Said of the Moon as it passes through the phases of its monthly cycle where its surface is less and less visible.

Receding; going out; falling; shallow; low.

(intransitive) Said of a time period that comes to an end.

A gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number)

To decrease physically in size, amount, numbers or surface.

The outward flow of the tide

To cause to decrease.

Flow back or recede;

To be diminished; to decrease; - contrasted with wax, and especially applied to the illuminated part of the moon.

Hem in fish with stakes and nets so as to prevent them from going back into the sea with the ebb

To decline; to fail; to sink.

Fall away or decline;

To cause to decrease.

The decrease of the illuminated part of the moon to the eye of a spectator.

Decline; failure; diminution; decrease; declension.

An inequality in a board.

The natural curvature of a log or of the edge of a board sawed from a log.

A gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number)

Grow smaller;

Become smaller;

Decrease in phase;