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awash
A·wash A0552000 (ä′wäsh′) also Ha·wash (hä′-) A river of eastern Ethiopia flowing about 1,200 km (750 mi) northeast to the Danakil Desert.
a·wash A0551900 (ə-wŏsh′, ə-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: "Machines like Watson will be awash in new and rising rivers of data" (Stephen Baker).3. Floating on or as if on waves.awash (əˈwɒʃ) adv, adj (postpositive) 1. (Nautical Terms) at a level even with the surface of the sea2. (Nautical Terms) washed over by the wavesa•wash (əˈwɒʃ, əˈwɔʃ)
adj., adv. 1. just level with the surface of the water, so that waves break over the top. 2. covered with water. 3. tossed about by the waves. 4. covered, filled, or crowded: a garden awash in colors. [1825–35] Thesaurus| 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"flooded, inundated, overflowing, afloatfull - 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" |
awashadjective1. flooded, drowned, engulfed, submerged, immersed, afloat, inundated, deluged, submersed The bathroom floor was awash.2. overburdened, overwhelmed, swamped a company which is awash with cashawashadjectiveFull to the point of flowing over:big, brimful, brimming, overflowing.Translationsawash
Awash (ä`wäsh), river, E Ethiopia, rising near Addis Ababa and flowing c.500 mi (800 km) to a swampy lake near the Djibouti border. The Awash Valley is important agriculturally and has hydroelectric plants. A game reserve and national park lie along the river. The name is also spelled Hawash.awash Nautical1. at a level even with the surface of the sea 2. washed over by the waves awash
Synonyms for awashadj floodedSynonyms- flooded
- drowned
- engulfed
- submerged
- immersed
- afloat
- inundated
- deluged
- submersed
adj overburdenedSynonyms- overburdened
- overwhelmed
- swamped
Synonyms for awashadj full to the point of flowing overSynonyms- big
- brimful
- brimming
- overflowing
Synonyms for awashadj covered with waterSynonyms- flooded
- inundated
- overflowing
- afloat
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