floods
noun · verb
Form of flood , plural of flood.
Simple meaning
An overflow of a large amount of water from a lake or other body of water due to excessive rainfall or other input of water.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
fluhdzIPA pronunciation (US)
ˈflʌdz
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
plural of flood
An overflow of a large amount of water (usually disastrous) from a lake or other body of water due to excessive rainfall or other input of water.
plural of flood
A large flow
plural of flood
A large number or quantity of anything appearing more rapidly than can easily be dealt with.
plural of flood
The occurrence of incoming water (between a low tide and the following high tide)
verb
third-person singular of flood
To overflow, as by water from excessive rainfall.
third-person singular of flood
To provide (someone or something) with a larger number or quantity of something than can easily be dealt with.
third-person singular of flood
To bleed profusely, as after childbirth.
third-person singular of flood
To cover or partly fill as if by a flood.
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This meaning: An overflow of a large amount of water (usually disastrous) from a lake or other body of water due to excessive rainfall or other input of water.
Used this way, floods is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
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