deluge
Nouns
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(n) an overwhelming number or amount
- a flood of requests
- a torrent of abuse
- (n) a heavy rain cloudburst, downpour, pelter, soaker, torrent, waterspout,
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(n) the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
- plains fertilized by annual inundations
Verbs
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(v) fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid
- the basement was inundated after the storm
- The images flooded his mind
- (v) charge someone with too many tasks flood out, overwhelm,
- (v) fill or cover completely, usually with water inundate, submerge,