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flood

/fləd/

Synonyms of flood Antonyms of flood Examples of flood Usage of flood Parts of flood Definition that contains flood Words sounding like flood Explanation of flood

noun
an overwhelming number or amount
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"a flood of requests"

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deluge inundation torrent

type of:
batch deal flock good deal great deal hatful heap lot mass mess mickle mint mountain muckle passel peck pile plenty pot quite a little raft sight slew spate stack tidy sum wad
noun
a large flow
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outpouring overflow

type of:
flow stream
noun
light that is a source of artificial illumination having a broad beam; used in photography
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flood lamp floodlight photoflood

type of:
light light source

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photographic equipment
verb
fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid
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"The images flooded his mind"

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deluge inundate swamp

type of:
fill fill up make full
noun
the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
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alluvion deluge inundation

type of:
geological phenomenon
noun
the act of flooding; filling to overflowing
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flowage

type of:
filling
verb
supply with an excess of
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"flood the market with tennis shoes"

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glut oversupply

type of:
furnish render supply provide
noun
the occurrence of incoming water (between a low tide and the following high tide)
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"a tide in the affairs of men which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune"

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flood tide rising tide

type of:
tide
verb
become filled to overflowing
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"Our basement flooded during the heavy rains"

type of:
fill up fill
verb
cover with liquid, usually water
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"The swollen river flooded the village" "The broken vein had flooded blood in her eyes"

type of:
cover spread over

Examples of flood

"a flood of requests"
"The images flooded his mind"
"flood the market with tennis shoes"
"a tide in the affairs of men which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune"
"Our basement flooded during the heavy rains"
"The swollen river flooded the village"
"The broken vein had flooded blood in her eyes"

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