backwashes
Waves returning seaward
Backwashes is the plural of backwash—the backward flow of water created by a wave retreating from shore, an oar pulling through water, or a boat's propeller.
Figuratively, backwash refers to unpleasant aftereffects or consequences: The political backwash from the scandal lasted years.
The verb backwash means to reverse the flow through a filter to clean it, or to create such backward movement.
Gradual retreat seaward
- undertowSubsurface seaward current
- currentDirected flow of charge
- riptideDangerous outward current
- recirculationRepeated flow through system
counterflow · tide · drainage · outflow · seepage · surge · eddy · turbulence
Results following an event
- repercussionsIndirect results of actions
- falloutPost-blast atmospheric particles
- ripple effectsSecondary impacts spreading outward
- blowbackUnintended negative consequences
ramifications · side-effects · unintended · spillover · legacy · echoes · wake · aftershock
ebb
Gradual retreat seaward
recirculation · counterflow · tide · drainage · outflow · seepage · surge · eddy · turbulence · runoff
aftermath
Results following an event
- repercussionsIndirect results of actions
- falloutPost-blast atmospheric particles
- ripple effectsSecondary impacts spreading outward
blowback · ramifications · side-effects · unintended · spillover · legacy · echoes · wake · aftershock · residual
spit
Expelled mouth moisture
mouthwash · saliva · bacteria · contamination · germs · hygiene · sanitation · cup · fountain · bottle
waves
Traveling energy disturbances
whitecaps · shorebreak · swells · crest · shore · beach · paddle · surfing · wipeout · swell
backwashesswash
Water flowing over ground
uprush · breakers · surges · surf · flood tide
backwashescauses
Brings into being
catalysts · origins · antecedents · triggers · root causes