Flood
21flood — [[t]flʌ̱d[/t]] ♦♦♦ floods, flooding, flooded 1) N VAR If there is a flood, a large amount of water covers an area which is usually dry, for example when a river flows over its banks or a pipe bursts. More than 70 people were killed in the floods …
22Flood — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Sommaire 1 Nom 2 Informatique 3 Jeu vid …
23flood — 1 verb 1 COVER WITH WATER (I, T) to make a place become covered, or to become covered with water: Three days of heavy rain flooded many Eastern cities. | The basement flooded and everything got soaked. 2 GO/ARRIVE IN LARGE AMOUNTS/NUMBERS (I) to… …
24flood — n. & v. n. 1 a an overflowing or influx of water beyond its normal confines, esp. over land; an inundation. b the water that overflows. 2 a an outpouring of water; a torrent (a flood of rain). b something resembling a torrent (a flood of tears; a …
25flood — coun·ter·flood; flood·able; flood·age; flood; flood·er; flood·less; flood·om·e·ter; in·flood; pho·to·flood; pre·flood; …
26flood — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English flōd; akin to Old High German fluot flood, Old English flōwan to flow Date: before 12th century 1. a. a rising and overflowing of a body of water especially onto normally dry land; also a… …
27flood — /flʌd / (say flud) noun 1. a great flowing or overflowing of water, especially over land not usually submerged. 2. any great outpouring or stream: a flood of words; a flood of tears; a flood of light; a flood of lava. 3. the flowing in of the… …
28flood — There is no archaeological evidence for the universal flood described in Gen. 6–8, but there are several Mesopotamian stories about how a family marvellously survived such a flood. In Gen. the flood is a punishment [[➝ punishment, everlasting]]… …
29flood — [[t]flʌd[/t]] n. 1) a great flowing or overflowing of water, esp. over land not usu. submerged 2) any great outpouring or stream: a flood of tears[/ex] 3) bib the Flood, a universal deluge mentioned in various ancient religions, esp. the deluge… …
30flood — I n. 1) a flash; raging flood 2) the flood inundated; struck (several cities) 3) a flood subsides II v. (D; tr.) to flood with (to flood the market with cheap goods) * * * [flʌd] raging flood struck (several cities) a flash a flood subsides …
