Definitions for awash
əˈwɒʃ, əˈwɔʃawash

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. afloat(p), awash(p), flooded, inundated, overflowingadjective

   covered with water

   "the main deck was afloat (or awash)"; "the monsoon left the whole place awash"; "a flooded bathroom"; "inundated farmlands"; "an overflowing tub"

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1. awashadjective

   Abounding; filled; covered; -- used mostly with in or with, in phrases such as

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1. awashadjective

   Washed by the waves or tide; said 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.

2. awashadjective

   Covered, overspread.

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1. awash

   Awash generally refers to being covered or flooded with water, often used in the context of describing something being overwhelmed or filled with a particular quality or feeling. It can also mean being in a sea or other body of water so that the surface is just at or below the level of the water.

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1. Awashadjective

   washed by the waves or tide; -- said of a rock or strip of shore, or (Naut.) of an anchor, etc., when flush with the surface of the water, so that the waves break over it

2. Etymology: [Pref. a- + wash.]

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1. Awash

   Awash is a market town in central Ethiopia. Located in Administrative Zone 3 of the Afar Region, above a gorge on the Awash River, after which the town is named, the town lies on the Addis Ababa - Djibouti Railway, which crosses the gorge by a bridge there. It is the largest settlement in Awash Fentale woreda. Awash lies outside the Awash National Park, which is known for its wildlife, for the Mount Fentale caldera and for the Filwoha Hot Springs. Its market is held on Mondays, where Afar and Kereyu crafts can be found.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Awash

   a-wosh′, adv. on a level with the surface of the water: floating at the mercy of the waves. [Pfx. a-, and Wash.]

Anagrams for awash »

1. sawah

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1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

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   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of awash in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of awash in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of awash in a Sentence

1. Carl T. Rowan, Jr.:

   Let... others call me a hypocrite because I fired a gun in a moment of personal peril. I shall still be for strict gun control. But as long as authorities leave this society awash in drugs and guns, I will protect my family.

2. Jonathan Barratt:

   It suggests again the world is awash with oil.

3. David Letterman:

   I'm awash in melancholia, i'll miss it, desperately. One of two things: There will be reasonable, adult acceptance of transition. Or I will turn to a life of crime.

4. Thant Myint-U:

   Myanmar is a country already at war with itself, awash in weapons, with millions barely able to feed themselves, deeply divided along religious and ethnic lines.

5. Patrick DeHaan:

   Headwinds will persist for most of the year. We’re still awash in crude oil.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=awash
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=awash
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Awash
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/awash
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=awash
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=awash