[{"Bold_text": "noun", "List Items": ["the flowing back of the tide as the water returns to the sea ( flood , flow ).", "a flowing backward or away; decline or decay:the ebb of a once great nation.", "a point of decline:His fortunes were at a low ebb."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used without object)", "List Items": ["to flow back or away, as the water of a tide ( flow ).Synonyms: retire , recede , abate , subside", "to decline or decay; fade away:His life is gradually ebbing.Synonyms: decrease , diminish , dwindle"]}]