Entry Word: flood

Function: noun

Meaning: a great flow of water or of something that overwhelms <a flood nearly wiped out the town> <a flood of messages on my computer>

Synonyms cataclysm, cataract, deluge, flood tide, inundation, overflow, spate, torrent

Related Words current, river, stream, tide; discharge, flush, gush, outflow, outpouring; flux, inflow, influx; engulfment, washout; avalanche; cascade, waterfall; excess, glut,

Synonyms overabundance, overage, overkill, overmuch, oversupply, superabundance, superfluity, surfeit, surplus

Near Antonyms dribble, drip, trickle

Antonyms drought