Word

deluge, n.
(deluges)
freq. cnt. 1

an overwhelming number or amount
<noun.quantity> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1

deluge flood inundation torrent

sample sentences

"a flood of requests"
"a torrent of abuse"

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flood

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deluge

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inundate

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torrential

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mass, good deal, lot, great deal, pile, heap, plenty, deal, flock, mint, sight, batch, hatful, mess, mickle, mountain, muckle, passel, peck, pot, quite a little, raft, slew, spate, stack, tidy sum, wad

the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
<noun.phenomenon> freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 1

alluvion deluge flood inundation

sample sentences

"plains fertilized by annual inundations"

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flood flood flood

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inundate inundate

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deluge

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geological phenomenon

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debacle flash flood, flashflood Noah's flood, Noachian deluge, Noah and the Flood, the Flood

a heavy rain
<noun.phenomenon> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

cloudburst deluge downpour pelter soaker torrent waterspout

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torrential

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deluge deluge

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pelt

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soak

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rain, rainfall