nnoun.phenomenonthe rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry landSynset:alluvion deluge flood
Examples:- plains fertilized by annual inundations
Derivationally Related Form:floodinundatedeluge
Hypernyms:geological phenomenon
Inherited Hypernyms:floodgeological phenomenonnatural phenomenonphenomenonprocessphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:Noachian delugeNoah's floodNoah and the Flooddebacleflash floodflashfloodthe Flood
Full Hyponyms:debacleflash floodfloodheadnoah's flood
nnoun.quantityan overwhelming number or amountSynset:deluge flood torrent
Examples:- a flood of requests
- a torrent of abuse
Derivationally Related Form:floodinundatedelugetorrential
Hypernyms:batch deal flock good deal great deal hatful heap lot mass mess mickle mint mountain muckle passel peck pile plenty pot quite a little raft sight slew spate stack tidy sum wad
Inherited Hypernyms:floodbatchlarge indefinite quantityindefinite quantitymeasureabstractionentity