awash
[ uh-wosh, uh-wawsh ]
/ əˈwɒʃ, əˈwɔʃ /
adjective, adverb
Nautical.
- just level with or scarcely above the surface of the water, so that waves break over the top.
- overflowing with water, as the upper deck of a ship in a heavy sea.
covered with water.
washing about; tossed about by the waves.
covered, filled, or crowded: streets awash with shoppers; a garden awash in brilliant colors.
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Definition for awash (2 of 2)
Awash
[ ah-wahsh ]
/ ˈɑ wɑʃ /
noun
a river in E Ethiopia, flowing NE through the Great Rift Valley to near the Djibouti border. 500 miles (805 km) long.
Also Ha·wash [hah-wahsh] /ˈhɑ wɑʃ/
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British Dictionary definitions for awash
awash
/ (əˈwɒʃ) /
adverb, adjective (postpositive) nautical
at a level even with the surface of the sea
washed over by the waves
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Word Origin and History for awash
awash
1825, originally nautical, "on the level of, flush with," from a- (1) "on" + wash (n.). Figurative use by 1912.
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