deluge
English Thesaurus
1. the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land (noun.phenomenon)
| hypernym | : | geological phenomenon, |
| definition | : | a natural phenomenon involving the structure or composition of the earth (noun.phenomenon) |
| hyponym | : | debacle, |
| definition | : | flooding caused by a tumultuous breakup of ice in a river during the spring or summer (noun.phenomenon) |
| hyponym | : | flash flood, flashflood, |
| definition | : | a sudden local flood of great volume and short duration (noun.phenomenon) |
| hyponym | : | noachian deluge, noah and the flood, noah's flood, the flood, |
| definition | : | (Biblical) the great deluge that is said in the Book of Genesis to have occurred in the time of Noah; it was brought by God upon the earth because of the wickedness of human beings (noun.phenomenon) |
2. a heavy rain (noun.phenomenon)
| hypernym | : | rain, rainfall, |
| definition | : | water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere (noun.phenomenon) |
3. an overwhelming number or amount (noun.quantity)
| hypernym | : | batch, deal, flock, good deal, great deal, hatful, heap, lot, mass, mess, mickle, mint, mountain, muckle, passel, peck, pile, plenty, pot, quite a little, raft, sight, slew, spate, stack, tidy sum, wad, |
| definition | : | (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent (noun.quantity) |
4. fill or cover completely, usually with water (verb.change)
| hypernym | : | flood, |
| definition | : | cover with liquid, usually water (verb.change) |
5. charge someone with too many tasks (verb.communication)
| hypernym | : | burden, charge, saddle, |
| definition | : | impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to (verb.communication) |
6. fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid (verb.contact)
7. the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land (noun.phenomenon)
| derivation | : | flood, |
| definition | : | cover with liquid, usually water (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | flood, |
| definition | : | become filled to overflowing (verb.change) |
8. a heavy rain (noun.phenomenon)
| derivation | : | torrential, |
| definition | : | pouring in abundance (adj.all) |
9. an overwhelming number or amount (noun.quantity)
| derivation | : | torrential, |
| definition | : | resembling a torrent in force and abundance (adj.all) |
10. fill or cover completely, usually with water (verb.change)
| derivation | : | alluvion, deluge, flood, inundation, |
| definition | : | the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land (noun.phenomenon) |
| derivation | : | submergible, submersible, |
| definition | : | capable of being immersed in water or functioning while submerged (adj.all) |
11. charge someone with too many tasks (verb.communication)
12. fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid (verb.contact)
| also | : | flood in, |
| definition | : | arrive in great numbers (verb.motion) |
| derivation | : | flooding, implosion therapy, |
| definition | : | a technique used in behavior therapy; client is flooded with experiences of a particular kind until becoming either averse to them or numbed to them (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | flood, flowage, |
| definition | : | the act of flooding; filling to overflowing (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | alluvion, deluge, flood, inundation, |
| definition | : | the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land (noun.phenomenon) |
13. the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land (noun.phenomenon)
| derivation | : | flood, |
| definition | : | cover with liquid, usually water (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | flood, |
| definition | : | become filled to overflowing (verb.change) |
14. a heavy rain (noun.phenomenon)
| derivation | : | torrential, |
| definition | : | pouring in abundance (adj.all) |
15. an overwhelming number or amount (noun.quantity)
| derivation | : | torrential, |
| definition | : | resembling a torrent in force and abundance (adj.all) |
16. fill or cover completely, usually with water (verb.change)
| derivation | : | alluvion, deluge, flood, inundation, |
| definition | : | the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land (noun.phenomenon) |
| derivation | : | submergible, submersible, |
| definition | : | capable of being immersed in water or functioning while submerged (adj.all) |
17. charge someone with too many tasks (verb.communication)
18. fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid (verb.contact)
| also | : | flood in, |
| definition | : | arrive in great numbers (verb.motion) |
| derivation | : | flooding, implosion therapy, |
| definition | : | a technique used in behavior therapy; client is flooded with experiences of a particular kind until becoming either averse to them or numbed to them (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | flood, flowage, |
| definition | : | the act of flooding; filling to overflowing (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | alluvion, deluge, flood, inundation, |
| definition | : | the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land (noun.phenomenon) |
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