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awash
1[uh-wosh, uh-wawsh]
adjective
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.
Awash
2[ah-wahsh]
noun
a river in E Ethiopia, flowing NE through the Great Rift Valley to near the Djibouti border. 500 miles (805 km) long.
awash
/ əˈɒʃ /
adverb
at a level even with the surface of the sea
washed over by the waves
Example Sentences
Billy Joel’s life is awash in revelations these days — some bad, some worse.
The North Hollywood house, which songwriter Allee Willis first purchased in 1980 and turned into a living ode to all things kitsch, is awash in trinkets and tchotchkes.
Trump’s national security team has been awash in controversies throughout the early months of his second term.
The arena was awash with Ukranian flags for Ziferblat, whose prog-pop anthem Bird Of Pray is a message of hope and resilience to families separated by the country's ongoing war with Russia.
In the run up to Victory Day, Russia has been awash with reminders of The Great Victory.
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