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awash

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a·wash  (-wsh, -wôsh)
adv.
1.
a. Washed by the sea.
b. Washing about.
2. In such a position or way as to be covered with or as if with water.
adj.
1. Level with or washed by waves.
2. Overflowing with or as if with water: "Some of America's big cities are awash in vacant office space" Ross K. Baker.
3. Floating on or as if on waves.

awash
Adverb, adj
washed over by water
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.awash - 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"
full - containing as much or as many as is possible or normal; "a full glass"; "a sky full of stars"; "a full life"; "the auditorium was full to overflowing"
Translations
Spanish awash [əˈwɔʃ] adjinundado
French awash [əˈwɔʃ] adjrecouvert(e) (d'eau);
awash with → inondé(e) de

German awash [əˈwɔʃ] adj (also fig) → überflutet
Italian awash [əˈwɔʃ] adj awash (with) → inondato/a (da)

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It was an image, an image of a log awash that was different from any log in that it was alive.
The South Spit was just awash with the flowing tide; the waters heaved over the hidden face of the Shivering Sand.
Suddenly, half-concealed in the tumult of the foaming rollers I made out awash, something enormous, rising and falling - something spread out like a burst of foam, but with a more bluish, more solid look.
 
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