Definition of flood | What does flood mean?
What is the definition of the word FLOOD?
Here is a list of definitions for flood.
- the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land; "plains fertilized by annual inundations"
- an overwhelming number or amount; "a flood of requests"; "a torrent of abuse"
- light that is a source of artificial illumination having a broad beam; used in photography
- a large flow
- the act of flooding; filling to overflowing
- the occurrence of incoming water (between a low tide and the following high tide); "a tide in the affairs of men which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune" -Shakespeare
What are the verbs of the word FLOOD?
Here is a list of definitions for flood.
- fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid; "the basement was inundated after the storm"; "The images flooded his mind"
- cover with liquid, usually water; "The swollen river flooded the village"; "The broken vein had flooded blood in her eyes"
- supply with an excess of; "flood the market with tennis shoes"; "Glut the country with cheap imports from the Orient"
- become filled to overflowing; "Our basement flooded during the heavy rains"
What are the synonyms of the word FLOOD?
What is another word for FLOOD?. Here is a list of synonyms for FLOOD
- FLOOD
- INUNDATION
- DELUGE
- ALLUVION
- TORRENT
- FLOODLIGHT
- FLOOD LAMP
- PHOTOFLOOD
- OVERFLOW
- OUTPOURING
- FLOWAGE
- FLOOD TIDE
- RISING TIDE
- INUNDATE
- SWAMP
- OVERSUPPLY
- GLUT
Words beginning with FLOOD?
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In which dictionaries does the word flood exist?
English International (SOWPODS) - Yes
English USA (TWL 98) - Yes
English USA (TWL 06) - Yes
Collins Scrabble Words (CSW2012) - Yes
Collins Scrabble Words (CSW2007) - Yes
Words with Friends (WWF) - Yes
Enable1 (ENABLE1) - Yes
Letterpress (LETTERPRESS) - Yes