flood
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.
Noun 4 meanings
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 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.
A floodlight.
Verb 4 meanings
To overflow, as by water from excessive rainfall.
“People flooded into the streets in protest.”
To cover or partly fill as if by a flood.
“The floor was flooded with beer.”
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.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English flod, from Old English flōd, from Proto-West Germanic *flōdu, from Proto-Germanic *flōduz, from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₃(w)-.
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FLOOD at a glance
FLOOD has 5 letters and scores 9 points in Scrabble (F 4 + L 1 + O 1 + O 1 + D 2) and 10 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #3,941 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with flood
All rhymes- GOOD6
- FOOD8
- BLOOD8
- WOOD8
- UNDERSTOOD12
- STOOD6
- CHILDHOOD19
- NEIGHBORHOOD22
- MOOD7
- HOOD8
- NEIGHBOURHOOD23
- LIKELIHOOD18
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