flood

  • 11flood — (n.) O.E. flod a flowing of water, flood, an overflowing of land by water, Noah s Flood; mass of water, river, sea, wave, from P.Gmc. *flothuz (Cf. O.Fris. flod, O.N. floð, M.Du. vloet, Du. vloed, Ger. Flut, Goth. flodus), from PIE verbal stem… …

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  • 12flood — [n] overwhelming flow, quantity abundance, alluvion, bore, bounty, cataclysm, cataract, current, deluge, downpour, drencher, drift, eager, excess, flow, flux, freshet, glut, inundation, multitude, niagara, outgushing, outpouring, overflow, plenty …

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  • 13flood — index assemblage, cataclysm, immerse (plunge into), inundate, load, outflow, overcome (overwhelm) …

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  • 14Flood — A flood is an overflow of an expanse of water that submerges land, a deluge.MSN Encarta Dictionary. [http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/features/dictionary/DictionaryResults.aspx?refid=1861612277 Flood.] Retrieved on 2006 12 28.] In the sense of… …

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  • 15flood */*/ — I UK [flʌd] / US verb Word forms flood : present tense I/you/we/they flood he/she/it floods present participle flooding past tense flooded past participle flooded 1) [transitive] if water floods a place, it covers it Water burst through the dam… …

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  • 16flood — flood1 [ flʌd ] verb ** ▸ 1 when water covers something ▸ 2 arrive in large numbers ▸ 3 when light fills place ▸ 4 about engine ▸ 5 suddenly start to cry ▸ 6 when face turns red ▸ 7 feel emotion strongly ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) transitive if water… …

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  • 17flood — floodable, adj. flooder, n. floodless, adj. floodlike, adj. /flud/, n. 1. a great flowing or overflowing of water, esp. over land not usually submerged. 2. any great outpouring or stream: a flood of tears. 3. the Flood, the universal deluge… …

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  • 18flood — ▪ I. flood flood 1 [flʌd] verb 1. [transitive] to send a large number of things such as letters or requests to an organization: flood something with • Dealers flooded Congress with angry letters. • Swiss banks have been flooded with deposits and… …

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  • 19flood — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 large amount of water ADJECTIVE ▪ catastrophic, devastating, great, severe ▪ flash ▪ spring, summer …

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  • 20flood — flood1 S3 [flʌd] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(cover with water)¦ 2¦(river)¦ 3¦(go/arrive in large numbers)¦ 4 flood something with something 5 be flooded with something 6 flood the market 7¦(light)¦ 8¦(feeling)¦ 9¦(engine)¦ Phrasal …

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