floods

floods · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    Plural of flood; multiple instances of water overflowing onto normally dry land.

  2. 2.

    Large quantities of things arriving at once.

  3. 3.

    (third person singular verb) Covers or fills with water.

Forms

plural: floods

Related words

Antonyms: droughts, dry_spells
See also: flood, flooded, flooding
Synonyms: deluges, inundations, torrents

Etymology

From Old English flod ("flood") + -s (plural/verb suffix).