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reflux: an abnormal backward flow of body fluids

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riptide collapse: a strong surface current flowing outwards from a shore

ebb tide collapse

low tide collapse: the lowest (farthest) ebb of the tide

flood tide collapse: the occurrence of incoming water (between a low tide and the following high tide); "a tide in the affairs of men which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune" -Shakespeare

high tide collapse: the tide when the water is highest

flux and reflux collapse

tide gate collapse

neap collapse

backflow collapse: a flow that returns toward its source

tidewater collapse: the coastal plain of the South: eastern parts of Virginia and North Carolina and South Carolina and Georgia; low-lying coastal land drained by tidal streams

sine wave collapse: a wave whose waveform resembles a sine curve

gurge collapse

ebb and flow collapse

whirlpool collapse: a powerful circular current of water (usually the result of conflicting tides)

ups and downs collapse

throwback collapse

tide collapse: the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon; something that may increase or decrease (like the tides of the sea); "a rising tide of popular interest"; there are usually two high and two low tides each day; be carried with the tide; cause to float with the tide; rise or move forward; "surging waves"

teetering collapse

reflex action collapse

regurgitation collapse: recall after rote memorization; "he complained that school was just memorization and regurgitation"; backflow of blood through a defective heart valve

backwash collapse

retroaction collapse

retroflexion collapse

forward motion collapse

rollback collapse: reducing prices back to some earlier level; the act of forcing the enemy to withdraw

reverberation collapse

sternway collapse

eddy collapse: a miniature whirlpool or whirlwind resulting when the current of a fluid doubles back on itself; founder of Christian Science in 1866 (1821-1910); flow in a circular current, of liquids

twirl collapse: turn in a twisting or spinning motion; "The leaves swirled in the autumn wind"

onrush collapse: a forceful forward rush or flow; "from the bow she stared at the mesmerising onrush of the sea where it split and foamed"; "the explosion interrupted the wild onrush of her thoughts"

reentry collapse: the act of entering again

teeter totter collapse

reciprocation collapse: alternating back-and-forth movement; the act of making or doing something in return

teeter collapse: move unsteadily, with a rocking motion

recession collapse: the act of ceding back; the withdrawal of the clergy and choir from the chancel to the vestry at the end of a church service; the state of the economy declines; a widespread decline in the GDP and employment and trade lasting from six months to a year

recidivism collapse: habitual relapse into crime

ebb collapse: the outward flow of the tide; a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number); fall away or decline; "The patient's strength ebbed away"; hem in fish with stakes and nets so as to prevent them from going back into the sea with the ebb; flow back or recede; "the tides ebbed at noon"

relapse collapse: go back to bad behavior; "Those who recidivate are often minor criminals"

backwater collapse: any backward region that is isolated from the world and resists progress; a body of water that was created by a flood or tide or by being held or forced back by a dam; "the bayous and backwaters are breeding grounds for mosquitos"

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