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flood
a large flow
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Word Facts
- Word length
- 5
- Starts with
- F
- Ends with
- D
- Contains
- LOO
- Scrabble score
- 9
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
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noun
a large flow
noun
the act of flooding; filling to overflowing
noun
light that is a source of artificial illumination having a broad beam; used in photography
noun
the occurrence of incoming water (between a low tide and the following high tide)
“{'source': 'Shakespeare', 'text': 'a tide in the affairs of men which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune'}”
noun
the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
“plains fertilized by annual inundations”
noun
an overwhelming number or amount
“a flood of requests”
verb
cover with liquid, usually water
“The swollen river flooded the village”
verb
become filled to overflowing
“Our basement flooded during the heavy rains”
verb
fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid
“the basement was inundated after the storm”
verb
supply with an excess of
“flood the market with tennis shoes”
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Example Sentences
{'source': 'Shakespeare', 'text': 'a tide in the affairs of men which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune'}
plains fertilized by annual inundations
a flood of requests
a torrent of abuse
The swollen river flooded the village
The broken vein had flooded blood in her eyes
Our basement flooded during the heavy rains
the basement was inundated after the storm
The images flooded his mind
flood the market with tennis shoes
Glut the country with cheap imports from the Orient
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