FLOOD
/flʌd/ ► audio Scrabble 9 Words With Friends 10
Definition
- verb fill quickly beyond capacity.
— synonyms: deluge, inundate, swamp
- verb cover with liquid, usually water.
- verb supply with an excess of.
— synonyms: oversupply, glut
- verb become filled to overflowing.
- noun the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land.
— synonyms: inundation, deluge, alluvion
- noun an overwhelming number or amount.
— synonyms: inundation, deluge, torrent
- noun light that is a source of artificial illumination having a broad beam.
— synonyms: floodlight, flood_lamp, photoflood
- noun a large flow.
— synonyms: overflow, outpouring
- noun the act of flooding.
— synonyms: flowage
- noun the occurrence of incoming water (between a low tide and the following high tide).
— synonyms: flood_tide, rising_tide
Examples
- “a flood of complaints”
- “The floor was flooded with beer.”
- “The station's switchboard was flooded with listeners making complaints.”
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