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cataract
cataract
noun
Definition of CATARACT
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a great flow of water or of something that overwhelms <in spring the melting snows usually produce a cataract that inundates the valley>
Synonyms alluvion, bath, cataclysm, cataract, deluge, flood tide, inundation, Niagara, overflow, spate, torrent
Related Words current, river, stream, tide; cloudburst, discharge, flush, gush, outflow, outpouring; flux, inflow, influx; engulfment, washout; avalanche, blizzard; cascade, waterfall; excess, glut, overabundance, overage, overkill, overmuch, oversupply, superabundance, superfluity, surfeit, surplus
Antonyms drought (also drouth)
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