Flood
nounNoun
an overwhelming number or amount
“a flood of requests”
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”
Type of:Tidea large flow
Type of:FlowStreamlight that is a source of artificial illumination having a broad beam; used in photography
Similar:FloodlightPhotofloodType of:Lightthe rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
the act of flooding; filling to overflowing
Similar:FlowageType of:Filling
Verb
fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid
“The images flooded his mind”
supply with an excess of
“flood the market with tennis shoes”
Type of:FurnishRenderSupplycover with liquid, usually water
“The swollen river flooded the village”
“The broken vein had flooded blood in her eyes”
Type of:Coverbecome filled to overflowing
“Our basement flooded during the heavy rains”
Type of:Fill
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