English words for 'Alternative spelling of flash flood.'
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noun
- (figurative) An overwhelming downpour or rush; a flood.
- (by extension) A flood of water; specifically, steep rapids in a river.
- A (large) waterfall, specifically one flowing over the edge of a cliff.
- (mechanics, chiefly historical) A type of governor used in single-acting steam engines, where a flow of water through an opening regulates the stroke.
- (figurative) Something which obscures.
- (ophthalmology, pathology) A clouding of the lens in the eye leading to a decrease in vision.
- 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
verb
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noun
- An act of flooding; a flood or gush.
- (psychology, figurative) Emotional overwhelm sometimes leading to a primal state of rage or panic.
- (psychology) A form of therapy that treats a phobia by suddenly exposing the patient to the object of the phobia, instead of approaching it gradually.
- a technique used in behavior therapy; client is flooded with experiences of a particular kind until becoming either averse to them or numbed to them
verb
adj
name
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- Initialism of home economics.
- Initialism of high explosive.
- Initialism of human era (“current epoch”).
- Initialism of hydrogen embrittlement.
- Initialism of higher education.
- Initialism of health education.
- Initialism of His Excellency / Her Excellency.
- Initialism of home entertainment.
- Abbreviation of hydroelectricity.
- Initialism of His Eminence.
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verb
noun
- A great flood or rain.
- An overwhelming amount of something; anything that overwhelms or causes great destruction.
- (firefighting) A system for flooding or drenching a space, container, or area with water in an emergency to prevent or extinguish a fire.
- the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
- a heavy rain
- an overwhelming number or amount
noun
- (proscribed) A large, sudden inundation of water from the storm surge, or waves of that surge; a sudden surge of river water.
- (proscribed) A large, sudden, and disastrous wave of water caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean; a tsunami. (See Usage notes below.)
- A large and sudden rise and fall in the tide.
- (figuratively) A sudden and powerful surge.
- (oceanography) A crest of ocean water resulting from tidal forces.
- an overwhelming manifestation of some emotion or phenomenon
- a wave resulting from the periodic flow of the tides that is caused by the gravitational attraction of the moon and sun
- an unusual (and often destructive) rise of water along the seashore caused by a storm or a combination of wind and high tide
verb
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see flood, the, zone.
- To inundate something or someone (especially an information space and the people using it), especially with undesirable things (such as disinformation or noise).
- (chiefly US, idiomatic, sports) To fill a relevant region of the field of play.
- (idiomatic, by extension) To provide or supply a very large quantity (of something).
noun
- (informal) Something that tends to flood.
- (informal) A person employed to handle issues arising from flooding.
- (Internet slang) A person who floods message boards, chat rooms etc. with unwanted or repetitive comments.
- (engineering) A device for controlling or maintaining the flow of liquid.
- (agriculture) A channel or device for carrying and controlling water used in flood irrigation.
noun
- (figurative) An overwhelming downpour or rush; a flood.
- (by extension) A flood of water; specifically, steep rapids in a river.
- A (large) waterfall, specifically one flowing over the edge of a cliff.
- (mechanics, chiefly historical) A type of governor used in single-acting steam engines, where a flow of water through an opening regulates the stroke.
- (figurative) Something which obscures.
- (ophthalmology, pathology) A clouding of the lens in the eye leading to a decrease in vision.
- 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
verb
noun
- An act of flooding; a flood or gush.
- (psychology, figurative) Emotional overwhelm sometimes leading to a primal state of rage or panic.
- (psychology) A form of therapy that treats a phobia by suddenly exposing the patient to the object of the phobia, instead of approaching it gradually.
- a technique used in behavior therapy; client is flooded with experiences of a particular kind until becoming either averse to them or numbed to them
verb
noun
- (proscribed) A large, sudden inundation of water from the storm surge, or waves of that surge; a sudden surge of river water.
- (proscribed) A large, sudden, and disastrous wave of water caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean; a tsunami. (See Usage notes below.)
- A large and sudden rise and fall in the tide.
- (figuratively) A sudden and powerful surge.
- (oceanography) A crest of ocean water resulting from tidal forces.
- an overwhelming manifestation of some emotion or phenomenon
- a wave resulting from the periodic flow of the tides that is caused by the gravitational attraction of the moon and sun
- an unusual (and often destructive) rise of water along the seashore caused by a storm or a combination of wind and high tide
noun
- (informal) Something that tends to flood.
- (informal) A person employed to handle issues arising from flooding.
- (Internet slang) A person who floods message boards, chat rooms etc. with unwanted or repetitive comments.
- (engineering) A device for controlling or maintaining the flow of liquid.
- (agriculture) A channel or device for carrying and controlling water used in flood irrigation.
verb
noun
- A great flood or rain.
- An overwhelming amount of something; anything that overwhelms or causes great destruction.
- (firefighting) A system for flooding or drenching a space, container, or area with water in an emergency to prevent or extinguish a fire.
- the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
- a heavy rain
- an overwhelming number or amount
noun
- (figurative) An overwhelming downpour or rush; a flood.
- (by extension) A flood of water; specifically, steep rapids in a river.
- A (large) waterfall, specifically one flowing over the edge of a cliff.
- (mechanics, chiefly historical) A type of governor used in single-acting steam engines, where a flow of water through an opening regulates the stroke.
- (figurative) Something which obscures.
- (ophthalmology, pathology) A clouding of the lens in the eye leading to a decrease in vision.
- 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
verb
verb
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see flood, the, zone.
- To inundate something or someone (especially an information space and the people using it), especially with undesirable things (such as disinformation or noise).
- (chiefly US, idiomatic, sports) To fill a relevant region of the field of play.
- (idiomatic, by extension) To provide or supply a very large quantity (of something).
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name
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- Initialism of home economics.
- Initialism of high explosive.
- Initialism of human era (“current epoch”).
- Initialism of hydrogen embrittlement.
- Initialism of higher education.
- Initialism of health education.
- Initialism of His Excellency / Her Excellency.
- Initialism of home entertainment.
- Abbreviation of hydroelectricity.
- Initialism of His Eminence.