deluge
Meanings
Plural: deluges
Noun
- an overwhelming number or amount
- a heavy rain
- the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
- A great flood or rain.
- An overwhelming amount of something; anything that overwhelms or causes great destruction.
- A system for flooding or drenching a space, container, or area with water in an emergency to prevent or extinguish a fire.
Verb
- fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid
- charge someone with too many tasks
- fill or cover completely, usually with water
- To flood with water.
- To overwhelm.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English deluge, from Old French deluge, alteration of earlier deluvie, from Latin dīluvium, from dīluō (“wash away”). Doublet of diluvium.
Synonyms
alluvion, cloudburst, downpour, flood, flood out, inundate, inundation, overwhelm, pelter, soaker, submerge, swamp, torrent, waterspout
Scrabble Score: 8
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