flood, n.
(floods)
freq. cnt. 12
(floods)
freq. cnt. 12
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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a large flow
<noun.act> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1
flood outpouring overflow
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light that is a source of artificial illumination having a broad beam; used in photography
<noun.artifact> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2
flood flood lamp floodlight photoflood
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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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the act of flooding; filling to overflowing
<noun.act> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
flood flowage
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the occurrence of incoming water (between a low tide and the following high tide)
<noun.event>
flood flood tide rising tide