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flood¹
- /flʌd/
- /flʊd/ Northern England
Rhymes with -ʌd
Where it comes from
Inherited from Middle English flod, from Old English flōd, from Proto-West Germanic *flōdu, from Proto-Germanic *flōduz, from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₃(w)-. Cognate with Scots flude, fluid, Saterland Frisian Floud, Dutch vloed, German Flut, Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, and Swedish flod, Icelandic flóð, and Gothic 𐍆𐌻𐍉𐌳𐌿𐍃 (flōdus).
noun floods · floud
- An overflow of a large amount of water (usually disastrous) from a lake or other body of water due to excessive rainfall or other input of water. a covenant never to destroy the earth again by flood
- A large number or quantity of anything appearing more rapidly than can easily be dealt with. a flood of complaints
- The flowing in of the tide, opposed to the ebb. There is a tide in the affairs of men, / Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune.
- A floodlight.
- Menstrual discharge; menses.
- Water as opposed to land. Who beheld from the safe shore their floating carcasses and broken chariot-wheels. So thick bestrown, abject and lost, lay these, covering the flood, under amazement of their hideous change.
verb floods · flooding · flooded · floud
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To overflow, as by water from excessive rainfall.
People flooded into the streets in protest.
Similar: overfill
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To cover or partly fill as if by a flood.
The floor was flooded with beer.
Similar: inundate
- To provide (someone or something) with a larger number or quantity of something than can easily be dealt with. The station's switchboard was flooded with listeners making complaints.
- To paste numerous lines of text to (a chat system) in order to disrupt the conversation. There's also a spam filter in the code now, so if someone attempts to flood people's screens with macros or a bot, everything after the first few lines is thrown away.
- To bleed profusely, as after childbirth.
Opposite: drain
Flood²
- /flʌd/
proper noun the Flood
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The flood referred to in the Book of Genesis in the Hebrew Bible.
The result of the Dispensation of Conscience was that “all flesh had corrupted his way on the earth;” that “the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually ;” and God closed the second testing of the natural man with jud
Similar: Deluge
Flood³
- /flʌd/
proper noun Floods · Flud
- A surname.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: inundation, deluge, swamp, inundate, torrent, outpouring, photoflood, overflow, floodlight, rising, high, advancing, oversupply, flood lamp, tide, streamflow
verb
Opposite: drain
Translations
Every language
noun overflow of water
| Español | inundación, avenida, riada, innundación |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 한물 hanmul, 홍수 hongsu, 대수 daesu |
| 日本語 | 洪水 kōzui, 大水 ōmizu, 氾濫 hanran |
| 中文 | 洪水 hóngshuǐ, 洪災 /洪灾 hóngzāi, 水災 /水灾 shuǐzāi, 大水 dàshuǐ |
| हिन्दी | बाढ़ bāṛh, सैलाब sailāb, सैल sail, प्लावन plāvan, वन्या vanyā, जलप्लावन jalaplāvan |
| Kiswahili | mafuriko, gharika |
| Português | cheia, enchente, inundação |
| Français | inondation |
| Deutsch | Flut, Überflutung, Überschwemmung, Hochwasser |
| Italiano | inondazione, alluvione |
| Ελληνικά | πλημμύρα plimmýra |
| Română | inundație |
| Русский | наводне́ние navodnénije, пото́п potóp, па́водок pávodok |
| Tiếng Việt | lụt, lụt lội, lũ lụt, lũ |
| العربية | طُوفَان ṭūfān, فَيَضَان fayaḍān, سَيْل sayl |
| עברית | מַבּוּל mabúl, שיטפון \ שִׁטָּפוֹן shitafón |
noun large number or quantity
| Español | diluvio |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 홍수 hongsu |
| 日本語 | 洪水 kōzui |
| Kiswahili | gharika |
| Português | dilúvio, enxurrada |
| Deutsch | Flut |
| Italiano | marea, alluvione |
| Ελληνικά | πλημμύρα plimmýra, χείμαρρος cheímarros |
| Русский | наплы́в naplýv, изоби́лие izobílije |
verb to overflow
| Español | inundar, flodear, fludear |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 넘치다 neomchida |
| 日本語 | 氾濫する hanran suru |
| Português | transbordar |
| Français | inonder |
| Deutsch | überschwemmen, überfluten, überfüllen |
| Italiano | allagare, inondare, straripare |
| Ελληνικά | πλημμυρίζω plimmyrízo |
| Română | revărsa |
| Tiếng Việt | tràn ngập |
verb to cover as if by a flood
| Español | inundar, innundar |
|---|---|
| Português | inundar, alagar |
| Français | inonder |
| Deutsch | überschwemmen, überfluten |
| Italiano | allagare, inondare |
| Ελληνικά | πλημμυρίζω plimmyrízo |
| Română | inunda, revărsa |
| Русский | затопи́ть zatopítʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | tràn |
verb to provide with a large number of quantity
| Português | inundar |
|---|---|
| Français | submerger, noyer |
| Italiano | inondare, subissare |
| Ελληνικά | πλημμυρίζω plimmyrízo |
name the flood referenced in the Book of Genesis
| Español | diluvio universal |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 대홍수 daehongsu |
| 中文 | 大洪水 dàhóngshuǐ |
| Português | Dilúvio |
| Français | déluge, déluge universel |
| Deutsch | Sintflut |
| Italiano | diluvio universale |
| Русский | всеми́рный пото́п vsemírnyj potóp |
| العربية | الطُّوفَان aṭ-ṭūfān, طُوفَان نُوح ṭūfān nūḥ |
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