FLOOD as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a large flow
   Synonym(s)
   • outpouring (what does outpouring mean?)
   • overflow (what does overflow mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) flood is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • flow (what does flow mean?)
   • stream (what does stream mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • effusion (what does effusion mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • overflow (what does overflow mean?)
   • overrun (what does overrun mean?)
   • well over (what does well over mean?)
   • run over (what does run over mean?)
   • brim over (what does brim over mean?)
2. Meaning
   • the act of flooding
   • filling to overflowing
   Synonym(s)
   • flowage (what does flowage mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) flood is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • filling (what does filling mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • flow (what does flow mean?)
   • flood (what does flood mean?)
   • deluge (what does deluge mean?)
   • flood (what does flood mean?)
   • inundate (what does inundate mean?)
   • swamp (what does swamp mean?)
3. Meaning
   • light that is a source of artificial illumination having a broad beam
   • used in photography
   Synonym(s)
   • floodlight (what does floodlight mean?)
   • flood lamp (what does flood lamp mean?)
   • photoflood (what does photoflood mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) flood is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • light (what does light mean?)
   • light source (what does light source mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • floodlight (what does floodlight mean?)
4. Meaning
   • the inward flow of the tide
   Usage Example(s)
   • a tide in the affairs of men which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune -Shakespeare
   Hypernyms(s) flood is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • flow (what does flow mean?)
   • flowing (what does flowing mean?)
5. Meaning
   • the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
   Synonym(s)
   • alluvion (what does alluvion mean?)
   • deluge (what does deluge mean?)
   • inundation (what does inundation mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • plains fertilized by annual inundations
   Hypernyms(s) flood is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • geological phenomenon (what does geological phenomenon mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • debacle (what does debacle mean?)
   • flash flood (what does flash flood mean?)
   • flashflood (what does flashflood mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • inundate (what does inundate mean?)
   • deluge (what does deluge mean?)
   • submerge (what does submerge mean?)
   • deluge (what does deluge mean?)
   • flood (what does flood mean?)
   • inundate (what does inundate mean?)
   • swamp (what does swamp mean?)
   • inundate (what does inundate mean?)
   • deluge (what does deluge mean?)
   • submerge (what does submerge mean?)
   • flood (what does flood mean?)
   • flood (what does flood mean?)
   • deluge (what does deluge mean?)
   • flood (what does flood mean?)
   • inundate (what does inundate mean?)
   • swamp (what does swamp mean?)
6. Meaning
   • an overwhelming number or amount
   Synonym(s)
   • deluge (what does deluge mean?)
   • inundation (what does inundation mean?)
   • torrent (what does torrent mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • a flood of requests
   • a torrent of abuse
   Hypernyms(s) flood is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • batch (what does batch mean?)
   • deal (what does deal mean?)
   • flock (what does flock mean?)
   • good deal (what does good deal mean?)
   • great deal (what does great deal mean?)
   • hatful (what does hatful mean?)
   • heap (what does heap mean?)
   • lot (what does lot mean?)
   • mass (what does mass mean?)
   • mess (what does mess mean?)
   • mickle (what does mickle mean?)
   • mint (what does mint mean?)
   • muckle (what does muckle mean?)
   • peck (what does peck mean?)
   • pile (what does pile mean?)
   • plenty (what does plenty mean?)
   • pot (what does pot mean?)
   • quite a little (what does quite a little mean?)
   • raft (what does raft mean?)
   • sight (what does sight mean?)
   • slew (what does slew mean?)
   • spate (what does spate mean?)
   • stack (what does stack mean?)
   • tidy sum (what does tidy sum mean?)
   • wad (what does wad mean?)
   • whole lot (what does whole lot mean?)
   • whole slew (what does whole slew mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • overwhelm (what does overwhelm mean?)
   • deluge (what does deluge mean?)
   • flood out (what does flood out mean?)
   • deluge (what does deluge mean?)
   • flood (what does flood mean?)
   • inundate (what does inundate mean?)
   • swamp (what does swamp mean?)
   • flood (what does flood mean?)
   • oversupply (what does oversupply mean?)
   • glut (what does glut mean?)

FLOOD as VERB

1. Meaning
   • cover with liquid, usually water
   Usage Example(s)
   • The swollen river flooded the village
   • The broken vein had flooded blood in her eyes
   Hypernyms(s) flood is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • cover (what does cover mean?)
   • spread over (what does spread over mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • flow (what does flow mean?)
   • inundate (what does inundate mean?)
   • deluge (what does deluge mean?)
   • submerge (what does submerge mean?)
   • swamp (what does swamp mean?)
   • drench (what does drench mean?)
   See Also
   • overwhelm (what does overwhelm mean?)
   • deluge (what does deluge mean?)
   • flood out (what does flood out mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • flood (what does flood mean?)
   • inundation (what does inundation mean?)
   • deluge (what does deluge mean?)
   • alluvion (what does alluvion mean?)
2. Meaning
   • become filled to overflowing
   Usage Example(s)
   • Our basement flooded during the heavy rains
   Hypernyms(s) flood is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • fill (what does fill mean?)
   • fill up (what does fill up mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • flood (what does flood mean?)
   • flowage (what does flowage mean?)
   • flood (what does flood mean?)
   • inundation (what does inundation mean?)
   • deluge (what does deluge mean?)
   • alluvion (what does alluvion mean?)
3. Meaning
   • fill quickly beyond capacity
   • as with a liquid
   Synonym(s)
   • deluge (what does deluge mean?)
   • inundate (what does inundate mean?)
   • swamp (what does swamp mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • the basement was inundated after the storm
   • The images flooded his mind
   Hypernyms(s) flood is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • fill (what does fill mean?)
   • fill up (what does fill up mean?)
   • make full (what does make full mean?)
   See Also
   • flood in (what does flood in mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • flood (what does flood mean?)
   • inundation (what does inundation mean?)
   • deluge (what does deluge mean?)
   • torrent (what does torrent mean?)
   • flood (what does flood mean?)
   • inundation (what does inundation mean?)
   • deluge (what does deluge mean?)
   • alluvion (what does alluvion mean?)
   • flood (what does flood mean?)
   • flowage (what does flowage mean?)
   • flood (what does flood mean?)
   • inundation (what does inundation mean?)
   • deluge (what does deluge mean?)
   • alluvion (what does alluvion mean?)
   • implosion therapy (what does implosion therapy mean?)
   • flooding (what does flooding mean?)
   • downpour (what does downpour mean?)
   • cloudburst (what does cloudburst mean?)
   • deluge (what does deluge mean?)
   • waterspout (what does waterspout mean?)
   • torrent (what does torrent mean?)
   • pelter (what does pelter mean?)
   • soaker (what does soaker mean?)
4. Meaning
   • supply with an excess of
   Synonym(s)
   • glut (what does glut mean?)
   • oversupply (what does oversupply mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • flood the market with tennis shoes
   • Glut the country with cheap imports from the Orient
   Hypernyms(s) flood is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • supply (what does supply mean?)
   • provide (what does provide mean?)
   • render (what does render mean?)
   • furnish (what does furnish mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • glut (what does glut mean?)
   • oversupply (what does oversupply mean?)
   • surfeit (what does surfeit mean?)
   • glut (what does glut mean?)
   • oversupply (what does oversupply mean?)
   • surfeit (what does surfeit mean?)
   • flood (what does flood mean?)
   • inundation (what does inundation mean?)
   • deluge (what does deluge mean?)
   • torrent (what does torrent mean?)