FLOODS Synonyms

• a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something

• bedding that keeps a person warm in bed

• the act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of it

• the protective covering on the front, back, and spine of a book

• a natural object that covers or envelops

• covering for a hole (especially a hole in the top of a container)

• fire that makes it difficult for the enemy to fire on your own individuals or formations

• a fixed charge by a restaurant or nightclub over and above the charge for food and drink

• a recording of a song that was first recorded or made popular by somebody else

• a false identity and background (especially one created for an undercover agent)

• provide with a covering or cause to be covered

• form a cover over

• span an interval of distance, space or time

• provide for

• act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression

• include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory

• travel across or pass over

• be responsible for reporting the details of, as in journalism

• hold within range of an aimed firearm

• to take an action to protect against future problems

• hide from view or knowledge

• protect or defend (a position in a game)

• maintain a check on; especially by patrolling

• protect by insurance

• make up for shortcomings or a feeling of inferiority by exaggerating good qualities

• invest with a large or excessive amount of something

• help out by taking someone's place and temporarily assuming his responsibilities

• be sufficient to meet, defray, or offset the charge or cost of

• spread over a surface to conceal or protect

• cover as if with a shroud

• copulate with a female, used especially of horses

• put something on top of something else

• play a higher card than the one previously played

• be responsible for guarding an opponent in a game

• sit on (eggs)

• clothe, as if for protection from the elements

• an overwhelming number or amount

• a heavy rain

• the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land

• fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid

• charge someone with too many tasks

• fill or cover completely, usually with water

• cover completely or make imperceptible

• get rid of as if by submerging

• die from being submerged in water, getting water into the lungs, and asphyxiating

• kill by submerging in water

• be covered with or submerged in a liquid

• be in danger of dying from submersion in a liquid and asphyxiation

• devote (oneself) fully to

• flow over or cover completely

• fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid

• fill or cover completely, usually with water

• a large flow

• the occurrence of surplus liquid (as water) exceeding the limit or capacity

• flow or run over (a limit or brim)

• overflow with a certain feeling

• overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli

• charge someone with too many tasks

• cover completely or make imperceptible

• overcome by superior force

• sink below the surface; go under or as if under water

• cover completely or make imperceptible

• put under water

• fill or cover completely, usually with water

• low land that is seasonally flooded; has more woody plants than a marsh and better drainage than a bog

• a situation fraught with difficulties and imponderables

• drench or submerge or be drenched or submerged

• fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid

• an overwhelming number or amount

• a heavy rain

• the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land

• fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid

• charge someone with too many tasks

• fill or cover completely, usually with water

• fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid

• fill or cover completely, usually with water

• the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land

• an overwhelming number or amount

• low land that is seasonally flooded; has more woody plants than a marsh and better drainage than a bog

• a situation fraught with difficulties and imponderables

• drench or submerge or be drenched or submerged

• fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid

• 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

• light that is a source of artificial illumination having a broad beam; used in photography

• illuminate with floodlights

• gradual internal motion or deformation of a solid body (as by heat)

• a body of water that has been created by deliberately flooding an area

• the act of flooding; filling to overflowing

• the quality of being so overabundant that prices fall

• overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself

• supply with an excess of

• a natural flow of ground water

• a sudden rapid flow (as of water)

• the pouring forth of a fluid

• the rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written)

• a large flow

• fill beyond capacity

• a large flow

• the occurrence of surplus liquid (as water) exceeding the limit or capacity

• flow or run over (a limit or brim)

• overflow with a certain feeling