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Floods

/flʌdz/

A (usually disastrous) overflow of water from a lake or other body of water due to excessive rainfall or other input of water.

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📖 Definitions of "Floods"

noun

1
A (usually disastrous) overflow of water from a lake or other body of water due to excessive rainfall or other input of water.
2
A large number or quantity of anything appearing more rapidly than can easily be dealt with.
"a flood of complaints"
3
The flowing in of the tide, opposed to the ebb.
4
A floodlight.

verb

1
To overflow, as by water from excessive rainfall.
2
To cover or partly fill as if by a flood.
"The floor was flooded with beer."
3
To provide (someone or something) with a larger number or quantity of something than can easily be dealt with.
"The station's switchboard was flooded with listeners making complaints."
4
To paste numerous lines of text to (a chat system) in order to disrupt the conversation.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Floods"

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Word	Definition
inundationnoun	The act of inundating; an overflow; a flood; a rising and spreading of water over grounds.
delugenoun	A great flood or rain.
swampnoun	An area of wet (water-saturated), spongy (soft) land, often with trees, generally a rich ecosystem for certain plants and animals but ill-suited for many agricultural purposes. (A type of wetland. Compare marsh, bog, fen.)
inundateverb	To overwhelm.
torrentnoun	A violent flow, as of water, lava, etc.; a stream suddenly raised and running rapidly, as down a precipice.
outpouringnoun	The sudden outward flowing of a large amount of something.
photofloodnoun	(photography) A lamp that produces a broad beam of continuous bright light; used to illuminate a photographic subject
overflownoun	Excess, superabundance
floodlightnoun	(chiefly in the plural) Powerful artificial illumination with a broad beam, especially in a series of units on pylons used to illuminate a sports ground.
risingnoun	The act of something that rises.
highnoun	(countable) A high point or position, literally (as, an elevated place; a superior region; a height; the sky; heaven) or figuratively (as, a point of success or achievement; a time when things are at their best, greatest, most numerous, maximum, etc).
advancingnoun	The act of proceeding forward; an advance.
oversupplynoun	An excessive supply.
flood lampnoun	light that is a source of artificial illumination having a broad beam; used in photography
avalanchesnoun	A large mass or body of snow and ice sliding swiftly down a mountain side, or falling down a precipice.
avenuesnoun	A broad street, especially one bordered by trees or, in cities laid out in a grid pattern, one that is on a particular side of the city or that runs in a particular direction.
boulevardsnoun	A broad, well-paved and landscaped thoroughfare.
floodwatersnoun	The waters of a flood
flowsnoun	Movement in people or things characterized with a continuous motion, involving either a non solid mass or a multitude.
rainsnoun	A rainy season; monsoon