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- US Pronunciation
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- [fluhd]
- /flʌd/
- /flʌd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [fluhd]
- /flʌd/
Definitions of flood word
- noun flood a great flowing or overflowing of water, especially over land not usually submerged. 1
- noun flood any great outpouring or stream: a flood of tears. 1
- noun flood the Flood, the universal deluge recorded as having occurred in the days of Noah. Gen. 7. 1
- noun flood the rise or flowing in of the tide (opposed to ebb). 1
- noun flood a floodlight. 1
- noun flood Archaic. a large body of water. 1
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Origin of flood
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English flod (noun), Old English flōd; cognate with Gothic flōdus, Old High German fluot (German Flut)
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Parts of speech for Flood
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
flood popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% 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".
flood usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for flood
verb flood
- rush — to move, act, or progress with speed, impetuosity, or violence.
- deluge — A deluge of things is a large number of them which arrive or happen at the same time.
- overwhelm — to overcome completely in mind or feeling: overwhelmed by remorse.
- saturate — to cause (a substance) to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance, through solution, chemical combination, or the like.
- flow — to move along in a stream: The river flowed slowly to the sea.
noun flood
- inundation — to flood; cover or overspread with water; deluge.
- downpour — a heavy, drenching rain.
- torrent — a stream of water flowing with great rapidity and violence.
- tidal wave — (not in technical use) a large, destructive ocean wave, produced by a seaquake, hurricane, or strong wind. Compare tsunami.
- quantity — a particular or indefinite amount of anything: a small quantity of milk; the ocean's vast quantity of fish.
adjective flood
- overspread — to spread or diffuse over: A blush of embarrassment overspread his face.
- worrier — to torment oneself with or suffer from disturbing thoughts; fret.
- infest — to live in or overrun to an unwanted degree or in a troublesome manner, especially as predatory animals or vermin do: Sharks infested the coastline.
- filler — an aluminum coin of Hungary, the 100th part of a forint.
- packer — a group of things wrapped or tied together for easy handling or carrying; a bundle, especially one to be carried on the back of an animal or a person: a mule pack; a hiker's pack.
Antonyms for flood
verb flood
- underwhelm — to fail to interest or astonish: After all the ballyhoo, most critics were underwhelmed by the movie.
- ebb — the flowing back of the tide as the water returns to the sea (opposed to flood, flow).
noun flood
- drought — A prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall; a shortage of water resulting from this.
- shortage — a deficiency in quantity: a shortage of cash.
- dearth — If there is a dearth of something, there is not enough of it.
- deficiency — Deficiency in something, especially something that your body needs, is not having enough of it.
- lack — something missing or needed: After he left, they really felt the lack.
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