nnoun.phenomenona heavy rainSynset:cloudburst deluge downpour pelter soaker waterspout
Derivationally Related Form:peltsoakdelugetorrential
Hypernyms:rain rainfall
Inherited Hypernyms:downpourrainprecipitationweatheratmospheric phenomenonphysical phenomenonnatural phenomenonphenomenonprocessphysical entityentity
nnoun.eventa violently fast stream of water (or other liquid)Synset:violent stream
Examples:- the houses were swept away in the torrent
Derivationally Related Form:torrential
Hypernyms:current stream
Inherited Hypernyms:torrentcurrentflowchange of locationmovementhappeningeventpsychological featureabstractionentity
nnoun.quantityan overwhelming number or amountSynset:deluge flood inundation
Examples:- a flood of requests
- a torrent of abuse
Derivationally Related Form:floodinundatedelugetorrential
Hypernyms: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
Inherited Hypernyms:floodbatchlarge indefinite quantityindefinite quantitymeasureabstractionentity