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Meaning
Noun
●
In Liquids:
An
overflow
(usually
disastrous
) of water from a
lake
or other
body of water
due to
excessive
rainfall
or other
input
of water.
●
A large number or
quantity
of anything
appearing
more
rapidly
than can
easily
be
dealt
with.
●
The
flowing
in of the
tide
,
opposed
to the ebb.
●
A floodlight.
●
In Climatology:
Menstrual
discharge
; menses.
●
In Climatology & Water:
Water
as opposed to
land.
Verb
●
In Climatology & Liquids:
To
overflow
, as by water from
excessive
rainfall.
●
To
cover
or
partly
fill
as if
by a flood.
●
In Liquids:
To provide (someone
or something
) with a
larger
number or
quantity
of something than can
easily
be
dealt
with.
●
In Internet & Climatology:
To
paste
numerous
lines
of
text
to (a
chat
system) in order to
disrupt
the conversation.
●
In Climatology:
To
bleed
profusely
, as after childbirth.
Name
●
The
flood
referred
to in the Book of Genesis in the Hebrew Bible.
●
A surname.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
flood
English
flod
Middle English (1100-1500)
flod
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Floud
Overfill
Inundate
Swamp
Deluge
Drown
Inundation
Antonyms
Drain
Ebb
Related
Storm
Tsunami
Overflow
Hurricane
Disaster
Drought
Collapse
Rainfall
Crash
Rain
Earthquake
Bombard
Landslides
Landslide
Influx
Clog
Fire
Saturate
Surge
Sink
Drain
Trickle
Invade
Tornado
Infiltrate
Overwhelm
Pollute
Mudslide
Typhoon
Populate
Leak
Droughts
Enter
Calamity
Fill
Disasters
Attack
Runoff
River
Penetrate
Damage
Catastrophe
Rains
Famine
Cyclone
Eruption
Storms
Dam
Overload
Tidal Wave
Storm Surge
Natural Disaster
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Rhymes
Rud
Dud
Cud
Fud
Sud
Bud
Cud
Mud
Hud
Bud
Judd
Scud
Crud
Stud
Crud
Skud
Spud
Thud
M'Lud
Flood
Blood
Ablood
Con Crud
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