Definition of flood

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Flood (v. i.) A great flow of water; a body of moving water; the flowing stream, as of a river; especially, a body of water, rising, swelling, and overflowing land not usually thus covered; a deluge; a freshet; an inundation..

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Eger :: Eger (n.) An impetuous flood; a bore. See Eagre.
Aemail Ombrant :: Aemail ombrant () An art or process of flooding transparent colored glaze over designs stamped or molded on earthenware or porcelain.
Flood :: Flood (v. i.) Menstrual disharge; menses.
Subungual :: Subundation (n.) A flood; a deluge.
Cataclysm :: Cataclysm (n.) An extensive overflow or sweeping flood of water; a deluge.
Diluviate :: Diluviate (v. i.) To run as a flood.
Landflood :: Landflood (n.) An overflowing of land by river; an inundation; a freshet.
Spate :: Spate (n.) A river flood; an overflow or inundation.
Flooding :: Flooding (n.) An abnormal or excessive discharge of blood from the uterus.
Flash :: Flash (v. i.) To burst or break forth with a sudden and transient flood of flame and light; as, the lighting flashes vividly; the powder flashed..
Stanch :: Stanch (n.) A flood gate by which water is accumulated, for floating a boat over a shallow part of a stream by its release..
Floodage :: Floodage (n.) Inundation.
Flashing :: Flashing (n.) The creation of an artifical flood by the sudden letting in of a body of water; -- called also flushing.
Inundation :: Inundation (n.) The act of inundating, or the state of being inundated; an overflow; a flood; a rising and spreading of water over grounds..
Nilometer :: Nilometer (n.) An instrument for measuring the rise of water in the Nile during its periodical flood.
Torrent :: Torrent (n.) Fig.: A violent or rapid flow; a strong current; a flood; as, a torrent of vices; a torrent of eloquence..
Pour :: Pour (n.) A stream, or something like a stream; a flood..
Reigle :: Reigle (n.) A hollow cut or channel for quiding anything; as, the reigle of a side post for a flood gate..
Ebb :: Ebb (n.) The reflux or flowing back of the tide; the return of the tidal wave toward the sea; -- opposed to flood; as, the boats will go out on the ebb..
Sluice :: Sluice (n.) An artifical passage for water, fitted with a valve or gate, as in a mill stream, for stopping or regulating the flow; also, a water gate or flood gate..
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