flood

nouns

the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
"plains fertilized by annual inundations"
alluvion, deluge, flood, inundation
an overwhelming number or amount
"a flood of requests"; "a torrent of abuse"
deluge, flood, inundation, torrent
light that is a source of artificial illumination having a broad beam; used in photography
flood, flood lamp, floodlight, photoflood
a large flow
flood, outpouring, overflow
the act of flooding; filling to overflowing
flood, flowage
the occurrence of incoming water (between a low tide and the following high tide)
"a tide in the affairs of men which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune" -Shakespeare
flood, flood tide, rising tide

verbs

fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid
"the basement was inundated after the storm"; "The images flooded his mind"
deluge, flood, inundate, swamp
is derived from
flooding
see also
flood in
cover with liquid, usually water
"The swollen river flooded the village"; "The broken vein had flooded blood in her eyes"
flood
see also
flood out
is a type of (narrower)
form a cover over
"The grass covered the grave"
cover, spread over
supply with an excess of
"flood the market with tennis shoes"; "Glut the country with cheap imports from the Orient"
flood, glut, oversupply
become filled to overflowing
"Our basement flooded during the heavy rains"
flood
is a type of (narrower)
become full
"The pool slowly filled with water"; "The theater filled up slowly"
fill, fill up