Flood (Noun)
Meaning 1
Light that is a source of artificial illumination having a broad beam; used in photography.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
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Meaning 2
An overwhelming number or amount; "a flood of requests"; "a torrent of abuse".
Classification
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure.
Examples
- The company was inundated with a flood of applications after posting the job opening online.
- The news of the celebrity's scandal sparked a flood of negative comments on social media.
- The charity received a flood of donations after the devastating natural disaster.
- The customer service team struggled to keep up with the flood of complaints about the new product.
- The author's new book was met with a flood of positive reviews from critics and readers alike.
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- Mass
- Good Deal
- Lot
- Quite A Little
- Great Deal
- Flock
- Hatful
- Peck
- Tidy Sum
- Slew
- Raft
- Passel
- Wad
- Mountain
- Pot
- Sight
- Mint
- Pile
- Mickle
- Spate
- Stack
- Deal
- Plenty
- Muckle
- Mess
- Heap
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Meaning 4
The rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land; "plains fertilized by annual inundations".
Classification
Nouns denoting natural phenomena.
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Meaning 5
The act of flooding; filling to overflowing.
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
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Meaning 6
The occurrence of incoming water (between a low tide and the following high tide); "a tide in the affairs of men which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune" -Shakespeare.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural events.