Flood
nnoun.phenomenonthe rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry landSynset:alluvion deluge inundation
Examples:- plains fertilized by annual inundations
Derivationally Related Form:floodinundatedeluge
Hypernyms:geological phenomenon
Inherited Hypernyms:floodgeological phenomenonnatural phenomenonphenomenonprocessphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:Noachian delugeNoah's floodNoah and the Flooddebacleflash floodflashfloodthe Flood
Full Hyponyms:debacleflash floodfloodheadnoah's flood
nnoun.quantityan overwhelming number or amountSynset:deluge inundation torrent
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
nnoun.artifactlight that is a source of artificial illumination having a broad beam; used in photographySynset:flood lamp floodlight photoflood
Derivationally Related Form:floodlight
Part Holonyms:photographic equipment
Hypernyms:light light source
Inherited Hypernyms:floodlightsource of illuminationdeviceinstrumentalityartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
nnoun.acta large flowSynset:outpouring overflow
Derivationally Related Form:overflow
Hypernyms:flow stream
Inherited Hypernyms:floodflowmotionchangeactionacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:effusion
nnoun.actthe act of flooding; filling to overflowingSynset:flowage
Derivationally Related Form:floodflow
Hypernyms:filling
Inherited Hypernyms:floodfillingchange of integritychangeactionacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
nnoun.eventthe occurrence of incoming water (between a low tide and the following high tide)Synset:flood tide rising tide
Examples:- a tide in the affairs of men which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune" -Shakespeare
Antonyms:ebbtide
Hypernyms:tide
Inherited Hypernyms:flood tidetideperiodic eventhappeningeventpsychological featureabstractionentity
vverb.contactfill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquidSynset:deluge inundate swamp
Examples:- the basement was inundated after the storm
- The images flooded his mind
Derivationally Related Form:floodinundationfloodingdeluge
Hypernyms:fill fill up make full
Inherited Hypernyms:delugefillchange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s something with something
vverb.changecover with liquid, usually waterExamples:- The swollen river flooded the village
- The broken vein had flooded blood in her eyes
Derivationally Related Form:flood
Hypernyms:cover spread over
Inherited Hypernyms:floodcovertouch
Direct Hyponyms:delugedrenchflowinundatesubmergeswamp
Full Troponyms:flowinundatelaveswamp
Sentence Frame:Something ---s something
vverb.possessionsupply with an excess ofSynset:glut oversupply
Examples:- flood the market with tennis shoes
- Glut the country with cheap imports from the Orient
Derivationally Related Form:oversupplyfloodglut
Hypernyms:furnish provide render supply
Inherited Hypernyms:floodsupplygivetransfer
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody with something | Something ---s something
vverb.changebecome filled to overflowingExamples:- Our basement flooded during the heavy rains
Derivationally Related Form:flood
Hypernyms:fill fill up
Inherited Hypernyms:floodfillchange statechange
Sentence Frame:Something ---s