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English noun: deluge | |||
| 1. | deluge (quantity) an overwhelming number or amount | ||
| Samples | A flood of requests. A torrent of abuse. | ||
| Synonyms | flood, inundation, torrent | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | batch, deal, flock, good deal, great deal, hatful, heap, lot, mass, mess, mickle, mint, mountain, muckle, passel, peck, pile, plenty, pot, quite a little, raft, sight, slew, spate, stack, tidy sum, wad | ||
| 2. | deluge (phenomenon) a heavy rain | ||
| Synonyms | cloudburst, downpour, pelter, soaker, torrent, waterspout | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | rain, rainfall | ||
| 3. | deluge (phenomenon) the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land | ||
| Samples | Plains fertilized by annual inundations. | ||
| Synonyms | alluvion, flood, inundation | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | geological phenomenon | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | debacle, flash flood, flashflood, Noachian deluge, Noah and the Flood, Noah's flood, the Flood | ||
English verb: deluge | |||
| 1. | deluge (contact) fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid | ||
| Samples | The basement was inundated after the storm. The images flooded his mind. | ||
| Synonyms | flood, inundate, swamp | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something with something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | fill, fill up, make full | ||
| 2. | deluge (communication) charge someone with too many tasks | ||
| Synonyms | flood out, overwhelm | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s somebody with something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | burden, charge, saddle | ||
| 3. | deluge (change) fill or cover completely, usually with water | ||
| Examples | The swollen rivers deluge the area with water | ||
| Synonyms | inundate, submerge | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | flood | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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