DELUGE
/ˈdɛl.juːdʒ/ ► audio Scrabble 8 Words With Friends 11
Definition
- verb fill quickly beyond capacity.
— synonyms: flood, inundate, swamp
- verb charge someone with too many tasks.
— synonyms: overwhelm, flood_out
- verb fill or cover completely, usually with water.
— synonyms: inundate, submerge
- noun an overwhelming number or amount.
— synonyms: flood, inundation, torrent
- noun a heavy rain.
— synonyms: downpour, cloudburst, waterspout, torrent, pelter, soaker
- noun the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land.
— synonyms: flood, inundation, alluvion
Examples
- “The deluge continued for hours, drenching the land and slowing traffic to a halt.”
- “The rock concert was a deluge of sound.”
- “Some areas were deluged with a month's worth of rain in 24 hours.”
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