Synonyms: flood, inundation, deluge, alluvion
Definition: the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
Usage: plains fertilized by annual inundations
Similar words: geological phenomenon
Definition: a natural phenomenon involving the structure or composition of the earth
Synonyms: flood, torrent, deluge, inundation
Definition: an overwhelming number or amount
Usage: a flood of requests; a torrent of abuse
Similar words: batch, mint, mountain, muckle, peck, passel, tidy sum, deal, spate, sight, slew, stack, heap, hatful, good deal, great deal, wad, pile, plenty, pot, quite a little, raft, lot, mass, mess, mickle, flock
Definition: (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
Usage: a batch of letters; a deal of trouble; a lot of money; he made a mint on the stock market; see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos; it must have cost plenty; a slew of journalists; a wad of money