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flood

/flʌd/noun, verb1 syllable

Flood means: the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land.

Synonyms for flood18

noun, as in the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land

inundation, deluge, alluvion

noun, as in an overwhelming number or amount

inundation, deluge, torrent

noun, as in light that is a source of artificial illumination having a broad beam; used in photography

floodlight, flood lamp, photoflood

noun, as in a large flow

overflow, outpouring

noun, as in the occurrence of incoming water (between a low tide and the following high tide)

flood tide, rising tide

noun, as in the act of flooding; filling to overflowing

flowage

verb, as in fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid

deluge, inundate, swamp

verb, as in supply with an excess of

oversupply, glut

also used for flood

overfill, spam

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What does flood mean?10

noun

1

the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land“plains fertilized by annual inundations”

2

an overwhelming number or amount“a flood of requests”

3

light that is a source of artificial illumination having a broad beam; used in photography

4

a large flow

5

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”

6

the act of flooding; filling to overflowing

verb

1

fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid“the basement was inundated after the storm”

2

supply with an excess of“flood the market with tennis shoes”

3

cover with liquid, usually water“The swollen river flooded the village”

4

become filled to overflowing“Our basement flooded during the heavy rains”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with flood?6

one syllable

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Show 40 near rhymes
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Flood in a sentence

  • The heavy rain brought the flood, causing damage.unknown
  • Because of the flood, it was a bad rice-harvest.sctld
  • In the wake of the heavy rain, there was a major flood.AlanF_US
  • Following the heavy rainfall, there was a big flood.AlanF_US
  • Paradoxically, drinkable water is the first thing in short supply after a flood.mailohilohi
  • Luckily, my guitar wasn't damaged in the flood.CK
  • Their storm cellar tended to flood, so they never kept anything valuable down there.AlanF_US
  • Luckily, our piano wasn't damaged in the flood.CK

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Forms of flood

as a noun

plural
floods

as a verb

past tense
flooded
present participle
flooding
third-person singular
floods
past participle
flooded