Dictionary Check: flood
"flood" is a valid word!
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Definition
noun
the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
Example:
"plains fertilized by annual inundations"
noun
an overwhelming number or amount
Example:
"a flood of requests"
noun
light that is a source of artificial illumination having a broad beam; used in photography
noun
a large flow
noun
the act of flooding; filling to overflowing
noun
the occurrence of incoming water (between a low tide and the following high tide)
Example:
"a tide in the affairs of men which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune"
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