Waves wash away.

Meaning: This means that waves can carry or move things away from their original location, like sand on a beach, by washing over them with water.

Choice of Words: Waves are water disturbances on the surface of a body of water, caused by the wind or other forces. Wash is a verb used here to describe the action of water moving over and carrying away something. Away means to create distance from the current location or to move from the speaker.

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Waves remove.

Meaning: This means that the waves are taking something away or getting rid of something by carrying it away with their movement. It's like saying, The waves are taking away the seaweed from the shore.

Choice of Words: Waves are large bodies of water that move in a rhythmic pattern. Remove means to take something away or to get rid of something. When you put them together, "Waves remove" is a description of how waves can take something away or get rid of something by carrying it away with their movement.

Waves carry away.

Meaning: This means that the waves are moving something from one place to another by carrying it away with their movement. It's like saying, The waves are carrying away the broken pieces of the boat.

Choice of Words: Waves are large bodies of water that move in a rhythmic pattern. Carry means to move something from one place to another. Away means to create distance from the current location or to move from the speaker. When you put them together, "Waves carry away" is a description of how waves can move something from one place to another by carrying it away with their movement.

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