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flood
Overview of noun flood
The noun flood has 6 senses (first 5 from tagged texts)
1. (5) flood, inundation, deluge, alluvion -- (the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land; "plains fertilized by annual inundations")
2. (2) flood, inundation, deluge, torrent -- (an overwhelming number or amount; "a flood of requests"; "a torrent of abuse")
3. (2) flood, floodlight, flood lamp, photoflood -- (light that is a source of artificial illumination having a broad beam; used in photography)
4. (2) flood, overflow, outpouring -- (a large flow)
5. (1) flood, flowage -- (the act of flooding; filling to overflowing)
6. flood tide, flood, rising tide -- (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)
Overview of verb flood
The verb flood has 4 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (6) deluge, flood, inundate, swamp -- (fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid; "the basement was inundated after the storm"; "The images flooded his mind")
2. (3) flood -- (cover with liquid, usually water; "The swollen river flooded the village"; "The broken vein had flooded blood in her eyes")
3. flood, oversupply, glut -- (supply with an excess of; "flood the market with tennis shoes"; "Glut the country with cheap imports from the Orient")
4. flood -- (become filled to overflowing; "Our basement flooded during the heavy rains")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun flood
6 senses of flood
Sense 1
flood, inundation, deluge, alluvion
=> geological phenomenon
=> natural phenomenon
=> phenomenon
=> process, physical process
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 2
flood, inundation, deluge, torrent
=> batch, deal, flock, good deal, great deal, hatful, heap, lot, mass, mess, mickle, mint, muckle, peck, pile, plenty, pot, quite a little, raft, sight, slew, spate, stack, tidy sum, wad, whole lot, whole slew
=> large indefinite quantity, large indefinite amount
=> indefinite quantity
=> measure, quantity, amount
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 3
flood, floodlight, flood lamp, photoflood
=> light, light source
=> source of illumination
=> device
=> instrumentality, instrumentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 4
flood, overflow, outpouring
=> flow, stream
=> motion, movement, move
=> change
=> action
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 5
flood, flowage
=> filling
=> change of integrity
=> change
=> action
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 6
flood tide, flood, rising tide
=> tide
=> periodic event, recurrent event
=> happening, occurrence, occurrent, natural event
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun flood
2 of 6 senses of flood
Sense 1
flood, inundation, deluge, alluvion
=> debacle
=> flash flood, flashflood
=> Noah's flood, Noachian deluge, Noah and the Flood, the Flood
Sense 4
flood, overflow, outpouring
=> effusion
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun flood
6 senses of flood
Sense 1
flood, inundation, deluge, alluvion
=> geological phenomenon
Sense 2
flood, inundation, deluge, torrent
=> batch, deal, flock, good deal, great deal, hatful, heap, lot, mass, mess, mickle, mint, muckle, peck, pile, plenty, pot, quite a little, raft, sight, slew, spate, stack, tidy sum, wad, whole lot, whole slew
Sense 3
flood, floodlight, flood lamp, photoflood
=> light, light source
Sense 4
flood, overflow, outpouring
=> flow, stream
Sense 5
flood, flowage
=> filling
Sense 6
flood tide, flood, rising tide
=> tide
Antonyms of noun flood
Member Holonyms of noun flood
Substance Holonyms of noun flood
Part Holonyms of noun flood
1 of 6 senses of flood
Sense 3
flood, floodlight, flood lamp, photoflood
PART OF: photographic equipment
Member Meronyms of noun flood
Substance Meronyms of noun flood
Part Meronyms of noun flood
Meronyms of noun flood
Holonyms of noun flood
1 of 6 senses of flood
Sense 3
flood, floodlight, flood lamp, photoflood
PART OF: photographic equipment
Attributes of noun flood
Derived Forms of noun flood
3 of 6 senses of flood
Sense 1
flood, inundation, deluge, alluvion
RELATED TO>(verb) flood#4
=> flood
RELATED TO>(verb) flood#2
=> flood
RELATED TO>(verb) flood#1
=> deluge, flood, inundate, swamp
Sense 2
flood, inundation, deluge, torrent
RELATED TO>(verb) flood#3
=> flood, oversupply, glut
Sense 5
flood, flowage
RELATED TO>(verb) flood#4
=> flood
RELATED TO>(verb) flood#1
=> deluge, flood, inundate, swamp
Domain of noun flood
Domain Terms of noun flood
Familiarity of noun flood
flood used as a noun is common (polysemy count =6)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun flood
6 senses of flood
Sense 1
flood, inundation, deluge, alluvion
> geological phenomenon
=> earthquake, quake, temblor, seism
=> endogeny
=> alluvial fan, alluvial cone
=> catastrophe, cataclysm
=> continental drift
=> deposit, sedimentation, alluviation
=> flood, inundation, deluge, alluvion
=> frost heave, frost heaving
=> transgression
=> volcanism
Sense 2
flood, inundation, deluge, torrent
> batch, deal, flock, good deal, great deal, hatful, heap, lot, mass, mess, mickle, mint, muckle, peck, pile, plenty, pot, quite a little, raft, sight, slew, spate, stack, tidy sum, wad, whole lot, whole slew
=> flood, inundation, deluge, torrent
=> haymow
Sense 3
flood, floodlight, flood lamp, photoflood
> light, light source
=> anchor light, riding light, riding lamp
=> blinker, flasher
=> fairy light
=> flood, floodlight, flood lamp, photoflood
=> headlight, headlamp
=> houselights
=> jacklight
=> navigation light
=> night-light
=> panel light
=> room light
=> searchlight
=> sidelight, running light
=> strip lighting
=> theater light
=> torch
Sense 4
flood, overflow, outpouring
> flow, stream
=> spill, spillage, release
=> flood, overflow, outpouring
Sense 5
flood, flowage
> filling
=> saturation
=> flood, flowage
Sense 6
flood tide, flood, rising tide
> tide
=> high tide, high water, highwater
=> low tide, low water
=> ebbtide
=> flood tide, flood, rising tide
=> leeward tide, lee tide
=> slack water, slack tide
Meronyms of noun flood
6 senses of flood
Sense 3
flood, floodlight, flood lamp, photoflood
=> light, light source
=> source of illumination
=> device
=> instrumentality, instrumentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Sense 6
flood tide, flood, rising tide
=> tide
HAS PART: tidal flow, tidal current
HAS PART: riptide, rip current
HAS PART: undertide, undercurrent
Holonyms of noun flood
1 of 6 senses of flood
Sense 3
flood, floodlight, flood lamp, photoflood
PART OF: photographic equipment
Grep of noun flood
flash flood
flashflood
flood
flood control
flood lamp
flood plain
flood tide
flooded gum
floodgate
floodhead
flooding
floodlight
floodplain
noah's flood
noah and the flood
photoflood
the flood
Antonyms of verb flood
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb flood
4 senses of flood
Sense 1
deluge, flood, inundate, swamp
=> fill, fill up, make full
=> change, alter, modify
Also See> flood in#1
Sense 2
flood
=> cover, spread over
=> touch, adjoin, meet, contact
Also See> flood out#1
Sense 3
flood, oversupply, glut
=> supply, provide, render, furnish
=> give
=> transfer
Sense 4
flood
=> fill, fill up
=> change state, turn
=> change
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb flood
1 of 4 senses of flood
Sense 2
flood
=> flow
=> inundate, deluge, submerge
=> swamp, drench
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb flood
4 senses of flood
Sense 1
deluge, flood, inundate, swamp
=> fill, fill up, make full
Also See> flood in#1
Sense 2
flood
=> cover, spread over
Also See> flood out#1
Sense 3
flood, oversupply, glut
=> supply, provide, render, furnish
Sense 4
flood
=> fill, fill up
'Cause To' of verb flood
Derived Forms of verb flood
4 senses of flood
Sense 1
deluge, flood, inundate, swamp
RELATED TO>(noun) flood#5
=> flood, flowage
RELATED TO>(noun) flood#1
=> flood, inundation, deluge, alluvion
RELATED TO>(noun) flooding#1
=> implosion therapy, flooding
Sense 2
flood
RELATED TO>(noun) flood#1
=> flood, inundation, deluge, alluvion
Sense 3
flood, oversupply, glut
RELATED TO>(noun) flood#2
=> flood, inundation, deluge, torrent
Sense 4
flood
RELATED TO>(noun) flood#5
=> flood, flowage
RELATED TO>(noun) flood#1
=> flood, inundation, deluge, alluvion
Domain of verb flood
Domain Terms of verb flood
Familiarity of verb flood
flood used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count =4)
Sample Sentences of verb flood
4 senses of flood
Sense 1
deluge, flood, inundate, swamp
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Somebody ----s something with something
Sense 2
flood
*> Something ----s something
Sense 3
flood, oversupply, glut
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Something ----s something
*> Somebody ----s somebody with something
Sense 4
flood
*> Something ----s
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb flood
4 senses of flood
Sense 1
deluge, flood, inundate, swamp
> fill, fill up, make full
=> clutter, clutter up
=> clog, overload
=> brim
=> farce, stuff
=> stuff
=> pad, bolster
=> people, populate
=> top off
=> heap
=> overfill
=> ink
=> replenish, refill, fill again
=> prime
=> line
=> complete
=> impregnate, saturate
=> impregnate, infuse, instill, tincture
=> electrify
=> lubricate, lube
=> surcharge
=> load, lade, laden, load up
=> load, charge
=> deluge, flood, inundate, swamp
=> stuff
=> pack
Sense 2
flood
> cover, spread over
=> flood
=> bloody
=> mist, mist over
=> glaciate
=> strew
=> grass, grass over
=> coat, cake
=> submerge, drown, overwhelm
=> mantle
=> blanket
=> carpet
=> smother
=> shroud
Sense 3
flood, oversupply, glut
> supply, provide, render, furnish
=> hydrate
=> charge
=> date
=> feed
=> calk
=> fund
=> stint, skimp, scant
=> terrace, terrasse
=> dado
=> innervate
=> offer
=> signalize, signalise
=> extend, offer
=> stock
=> stock, buy in
=> caption
=> tube
=> ticket
=> stock
=> stock
=> rim
=> fret
=> step
=> rail
=> grate
=> capitalize, capitalise
=> alphabetize
=> wharf
=> air-cool, air-condition
=> uniform
=> railroad
=> partner
=> bewhisker, whisker
=> subtitle
=> headline
=> match
=> hobnail
=> wive
=> victual
=> surfeit, cloy
=> heat
=> seat
=> seat
=> ramp
=> arm
=> interleave
=> glass, glaze
=> crenel, crenelate, crenellate
=> causeway
=> canal, canalize, canalise
=> bush
=> brattice
=> furnish
=> slat
=> berth
=> bed
=> computerize, computerise
=> costume
=> bottom
=> rafter
=> tool
=> key
=> fuel
=> provision, purvey
=> yield, give, afford
=> equip, fit, fit out, outfit
=> transistorize, transistorise
=> upholster
=> cleat
=> coal
=> corbel
=> cornice
=> constitutionalize
=> copper-bottom
=> curtain
=> gate
=> index
=> joint, articulate
=> pour
=> pump
=> fuel, fire
=> flood, oversupply, glut
=> toggle
=> patch
=> water
=> leverage
=> tap
=> top
=> reflectorize, reflectorise
=> retrofit
=> border, edge
=> machicolate
=> sanitate
=> hat
=> theme
=> kern
=> shelter
Sense 4
flood
> fill, fill up
=> water
=> flood
=> rack up
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb flood
Sense 1
deluge, flood, inundate, swamp
=> fill, fill up, make full
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Sense 2
flood
=> cover, spread over
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Sense 3
flood, oversupply, glut
=> supply, provide, render, furnish
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Sense 4
flood
=> fill, fill up
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Grep of verb flood
flood
flood in
flood out
floodlight
Grep of adj flood
flooded
flooding
floodlighted
floodlit
in flood
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