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floods
noun(flood)
an overwhelming number or amount
Synonyms: deluge, inundation, torrent,
Examples:
A flood of requests.
floods
noun(flood)
a large flow
Synonyms: outpouring, overflow,
floods
noun(flood)
light that is a source of artificial illumination having a broad beam; used in photography
Synonyms: flood lamp, floodlight, photoflood,
floods
verb(flood)
fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid
Synonyms: deluge, inundate, swamp,
Examples:
The images flooded his mind.
floods
noun(flood)
the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
Synonyms: alluvion, deluge, inundation,
floods
noun(flood)
the act of flooding; filling to overflowing
Synonyms: flowage,
floods
verb(flood)
supply with an excess of
Synonyms: glut, oversupply,
Examples:
Flood the market with tennis shoes.
floods
noun(flood)
the occurrence of incoming water (between a low tide and the following high tide)
Synonyms: flood tide, rising tide,
Examples:
A tide in the affairs of men which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune.
floods
verb(flood)
become filled to overflowing
Examples:
Our basement flooded during the heavy rains.
floods
verb(flood)
cover with liquid, usually water
Examples:
The swollen river flooded the village.
The broken vein had flooded blood in her eyes.

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