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deluge

del·uge
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [del-yooj, -yoozh, del-ooj, -oozh, dih-looj, -loozh]
    • /ˈdɛl yudʒ, -yuʒ, ˈdɛl udʒ, -uʒ, dɪˈludʒ, -ˈluʒ/
    • /ˈdel.juːdʒ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [del-yooj, -yoozh, del-ooj, -oozh, dih-looj, -loozh]
    • /ˈdɛl yudʒ, -yuʒ, ˈdɛl udʒ, -uʒ, dɪˈludʒ, -ˈluʒ/

Definitions of deluge word

  • countable noun deluge A deluge of things is a large number of them which arrive or happen at the same time. 3
  • verb deluge If a place or person is deluged with things, a large number of them arrive or happen at the same time. 3
  • countable noun deluge A deluge is a sudden, very heavy fall of rain. 3
  • verb deluge If rain deluges a place, it falls very heavily there, sometimes causing floods. 3
  • noun deluge a great flood of water 3
  • noun deluge torrential rain; downpour 3

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Origin of deluge

First appearance:

before 1325
One of the 16% oldest English words
1325-75; Middle English < Old French < Latin dīluvium flood, equivalent to dīluv-, base of dīluere to wash away, dissolve (dī- di2 + -luere, combining form of lavere to wash) + -ium -ium

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Parts of speech for Deluge

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

deluge popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

deluge usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for deluge

noun deluge

  • inundation — to flood; cover or overspread with water; deluge.
  • spate — a sudden, almost overwhelming, outpouring: a spate of angry words.
  • avalanche — An avalanche is a large mass of snow that falls down the side of a mountain.
  • barrage — A barrage is continuous firing on an area with large guns and tanks.
  • cataclysm — A cataclysm is an event that causes great change or harm.

verb deluge

  • drench — to wet thoroughly; soak.
  • soak — to lie in and become saturated or permeated with water or some other liquid.
  • flood — a great flowing or overflowing of water, especially over land not usually submerged.
  • overwhelm — to overcome completely in mind or feeling: overwhelmed by remorse.
  • swamp — a tract of wet, spongy land, often having a growth of certain types of trees and other vegetation, but unfit for cultivation.

Antonyms for deluge

verb deluge

  • dry — free from moisture or excess moisture; not moist; not wet: a dry towel; dry air.
  • dehydrate — When something such as food is dehydrated, all the water is removed from it, often in order to preserve it.
  • underwhelm — to fail to interest or astonish: After all the ballyhoo, most critics were underwhelmed by the movie.
  • dry up — free from moisture or excess moisture; not moist; not wet: a dry towel; dry air.

noun deluge

  • drought — A prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall; a shortage of water resulting from this.

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