DELUGES Synonyms
There are 35 hypernyms of the word deluges. (close relations)
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| cascades | nounn | |||||
noun • a mountain range in the northwestern United States extending through Washington and Oregon and northern California; a part of the Coast Range | ||||||
| cataracts | nounn | |||||
noun • an eye disease that involves the clouding or opacification of the natural lens of the eye • a large waterfall; violent rush of water over a precipice | ||||||
| downpours | nounn | |||||
noun • a heavy rain | ||||||
| floods | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land • an overwhelming number or amount • light that is a source of artificial illumination having a broad beam; used in photography • a large flow • the act of flooding; filling to overflowing • the occurrence of incoming water (between a low tide and the following high tide) verb • fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid • cover with liquid, usually water • supply with an excess of • become filled to overflowing | ||||||
| gushes | verbv | |||||
noun • a sudden rapid flow (as of water) • an unrestrained expression of emotion verb • gush forth in a sudden stream or jet • praise enthusiastically • issue in a jet; come out in a jet; stream or spring forth | ||||||
| inundations | nounn | |||||
noun • the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land • an overwhelming number or amount | ||||||
| overflowings | nounn | |||||
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| showers | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a plumbing fixture that sprays water over you • someone who organizes an exhibit for others to see • washing yourself by standing upright under water sprayed from a nozzle • a brief period of precipitation • a sudden downpour (as of tears or sparks etc) likened to a rain shower • a party of friends assembled to present gifts (usually of a specified kind) to a person verb • expend profusely; also used with abstract nouns • spray or sprinkle with • take a shower; wash one's body in the shower • rain abundantly • provide abundantly with | ||||||
| spates | nounn | |||||
noun • (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent • a sudden forceful flow • the occurrence of a water flow resulting from sudden rain or melting snow | ||||||
| torrents | nounn | |||||
noun • a heavy rain • a violently fast stream of water (or other liquid) • an overwhelming number or amount | ||||||
| flood | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land • an overwhelming number or amount • light that is a source of artificial illumination having a broad beam; used in photography • a large flow • the act of flooding; filling to overflowing • the occurrence of incoming water (between a low tide and the following high tide) verb • fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid • cover with liquid, usually water • supply with an excess of • become filled to overflowing | ||||||
| inundate | verbv | |||||
verb • fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid • fill or cover completely, usually with water | ||||||
| inundation | nounn | |||||
noun • the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land • an overwhelming number or amount | ||||||
| torrent | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a heavy rain • a violently fast stream of water (or other liquid) • an overwhelming number or amount | ||||||
| alluvion | nounn | |||||
noun • gradual formation of new land, by recession of the sea or deposit of sediment • the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land • clay or silt or gravel carried by rushing streams and deposited where the stream slows down | ||||||
| cloudburst | nounn | |||||
noun • a heavy rain | ||||||
| downpour | nounn | |||||
noun • a heavy rain | ||||||
| overwhelm | verbv | |||||
verb • overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli • charge someone with too many tasks • cover completely or make imperceptible • overcome by superior force | ||||||
| pelter | nounn | |||||
noun • a heavy rain • a thrower of missiles | ||||||
| soaker | nounn | |||||
noun • a heavy rain • a person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually | ||||||
