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2. flood

verb. ['ˈflʌd'] fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid.

Etymology

  • flood (English)
  • flod (Middle English (1100-1500))
  • flod (Old English (ca. 450-1100))

3. flood

noun. ['ˈflʌd'] the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land.

Etymology

  • flood (English)
  • flod (Middle English (1100-1500))
  • flod (Old English (ca. 450-1100))

4. flood

verb. ['ˈflʌd'] cover with liquid, usually water.

Etymology

  • flood (English)
  • flod (Middle English (1100-1500))
  • flod (Old English (ca. 450-1100))

5. flood

noun. ['ˈflʌd'] an overwhelming number or amount.

Etymology

  • flood (English)
  • flod (Middle English (1100-1500))
  • flod (Old English (ca. 450-1100))

6. flood

noun. ['ˈflʌd'] a large flow.

Etymology

  • flood (English)
  • flod (Middle English (1100-1500))
  • flod (Old English (ca. 450-1100))

7. flood

noun. ['ˈflʌd'] light that is a source of artificial illumination having a broad beam; used in photography.

Etymology

  • flood (English)
  • flod (Middle English (1100-1500))
  • flod (Old English (ca. 450-1100))

8. flood

noun. ['ˈflʌd'] the act of flooding; filling to overflowing.

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Etymology

  • flood (English)
  • flod (Middle English (1100-1500))
  • flod (Old English (ca. 450-1100))

9. tide

noun. ['ˈtaɪd'] the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon.

Etymology

  • tide (English)
  • tide (Middle English (1100-1500))
  • tid (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
  • tiden (Middle English (1100-1500))

10. tide

noun. ['ˈtaɪd'] something that may increase or decrease (like the tides of the sea).

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Etymology

  • tide (English)
  • tide (Middle English (1100-1500))
  • tid (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
  • tiden (Middle English (1100-1500))
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