flood

CEFRB1

/flʌd/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A large amount of water covering normally dry land.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A large number or quantity of anything appearing more rapidly than can easily be dealt with.

Examples

  • The bridge was carried away by the flood.

  • The bridge was washed away by the flood.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The flowing in of the tide, opposed to the ebb.

  2. 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.

  3. A floodlight.

More examples

In context

  • The flood level is marked by a white line on the wall.

  • People flooded into the streets in protest.

  • The basement flooded with rainwater.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English flod, from Old English flōd, from Proto-West Germanic *flōdu, from Proto-Germanic *flōduz, from *plew- (“to flow”). Cognate with Scots flude, fluid, Saterland Frisian Floud, Dutch vloed, German Flut, Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, and Swedish flod, Icelandic flóð, and Gothic 𐍆𐌻𐍉𐌳𐌿𐍃 (flōdus).