[noun] the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land; "plains fertilized by annual inundations" Synonyms:inundation, deluge, alluvion
[noun] an overwhelming number or amount; "a flood of requests"; "a torrent of abuse" Synonyms:inundation, deluge, torrent
[noun] light that is a source of artificial illumination having a broad beam; used in photography Synonyms:light, lamp, photo
[noun] the act of flooding; filling to overflowing Synonyms:flowage
[noun] the inward flow of the tide; "a tide in the affairs of men which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune" -Shakespeare
[verb] fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid; "the basement was inundated after the storm"; "The images flooded his mind" Synonyms:deluge, inundate, swamp
[verb] cover with liquid, usually water; "The swollen river flooded the village"; "The broken vein had flooded blood in her eyes"
[verb] supply with an excess of; "flood the market with tennis shoes"; "Glut the country with cheap imports from the Orient" Synonyms:oversupply, glut
[verb] become filled to overflowing; "Our basement flooded during the heavy rains"
