flood
English Thesaurus
1. a large flow (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | flow, stream, |
| definition | : | the act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | effusion, |
| definition | : | flow under pressure (noun.act) |
2. the act of flooding; filling to overflowing (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | filling, |
| definition | : | the act of filling something (noun.act) |
3. light that is a source of artificial illumination having a broad beam; used in photography (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | light, light source, |
| definition | : | any device serving as a source of illumination (noun.artifact) |
4. the occurrence of incoming water (between a low tide and the following high tide) (noun.event)
| hypernym | : | tide, |
| definition | : | the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon (noun.event) |
5. 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) |
6. 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) |
7. cover with liquid, usually water (verb.change)
| hyponym | : | flow, |
| definition | : | cover or swamp with water (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | drench, swamp, |
| definition | : | drench or submerge or be drenched or submerged (verb.weather) |
8. become filled to overflowing (verb.change)
| hypernym | : | fill, fill up, |
| definition | : | become full (verb.change) |
9. fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid (verb.contact)
10. supply with an excess of (verb.possession)
11. a large flow (noun.act)
12. the act of flooding; filling to overflowing (noun.act)
| derivation | : | flow, |
| definition | : | cover or swamp with water (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | flood, |
| definition | : | become filled to overflowing (verb.change) |
13. light that is a source of artificial illumination having a broad beam; used in photography (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | floodlight, |
| definition | : | illuminate with floodlights (verb.change) |
14. the occurrence of incoming water (between a low tide and the following high tide) (noun.event)
| antonym | : | ebbtide, |
| definition | : | the tide while water is flowing out (noun.event) |
15. 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) |
16. an overwhelming number or amount (noun.quantity)
| derivation | : | torrential, |
| definition | : | resembling a torrent in force and abundance (adj.all) |
17. cover with liquid, usually 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) |
18. become filled to overflowing (verb.change)
| 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) |
19. 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) |
20. supply with an excess of (verb.possession)
| derivation | : | glut, oversupply, surfeit, |
| definition | : | the quality of being so overabundant that prices fall (noun.attribute) |
21. a large flow (noun.act)
22. the act of flooding; filling to overflowing (noun.act)
| derivation | : | flow, |
| definition | : | cover or swamp with water (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | flood, |
| definition | : | become filled to overflowing (verb.change) |
23. light that is a source of artificial illumination having a broad beam; used in photography (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | floodlight, |
| definition | : | illuminate with floodlights (verb.change) |
24. the occurrence of incoming water (between a low tide and the following high tide) (noun.event)
| antonym | : | ebbtide, |
| definition | : | the tide while water is flowing out (noun.event) |
25. 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) |
26. an overwhelming number or amount (noun.quantity)
| derivation | : | torrential, |
| definition | : | resembling a torrent in force and abundance (adj.all) |
27. cover with liquid, usually 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) |
28. become filled to overflowing (verb.change)
| 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) |
29. 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) |
30. supply with an excess of (verb.possession)
| derivation | : | glut, oversupply, surfeit, |
| definition | : | the quality of being so overabundant that prices fall (noun.attribute) |
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