Meaning of flood | Babel Free

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1. inundation
2. The flood referred to in the Book of Genesis in the Hebrew Bible.
3. 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.
4. A surname.
5. flood, flooding
6. A lamp that gives a broad spread of light but is not focusable.
7. A large number or quantity of anything appearing more rapidly than can easily be dealt with.
   figuratively
8. to (cause something to) overflow with water. She left the water running and flooded the kitchen. die kombuis oorstroom يُغْرِق، يَغْمُر наводнявам inundar zaplavit unter Wasser setzen oversvømme πλημυρίζω, κατακλύζωinundar üle ujutama, üle voolama پر از آب کردن؛ سیل زده کردن tulvia inonder לְהָצִיף जलप्लावित कर देना poplaviti eláraszt membanjiri (láta) flæða yfir inondare, allagare 水浸しになる 물 등을 넘치게 하다 užpilti, užtvindyti applūdināt; pārplūdināt; pārplūst membanjiri doen overstromen sette under...
9. The flowing in of the tide, opposed to the ebb.
10. a kind of very strong light often used to light up the outside of buildings etc. There were floodlights in the sports stadium. spreiligte أنوار كاشِفَه أو غامِرَه прожектор holofote reflektor das Flutlicht projektør προβολέαςfoco tulvvalgus, tulvar نورافکن valonheitin projecteurזרקור तेज रोशनी वाली लाइट reflektor (za osvjetljavanje) reflektorfény lampu sorot flóðljós riflettore 投光照明 플러드라이트, 투광 조명 prožektorius starmetis; prožektors lampu suluh strijklicht flombelysning jupiter لایت holofote re...
    etc
11. A floodlight.
12. to light with floodlights. onder spreiligte يَغْمُرُ بالنّور، يضيء أنوارا كاشِفَه осветявам iluminar osvětlit světlometem anstrahlen oplyse med projektør φωτίζω με προβολέα iluminar tulvaritega valgustama با نورافکن نور تاباندن valaista valonheittimin éclairer לְהָאִיר בְּזַרקוֹר तेज रोशनी से प्रकाशित करना obasjati reflektorom kivilágít menerangi flóðlÿsa illuminare 投光照明する 투광 조명으로 비추다 apšviesti prožektoriais apgaismot ar starmeti menerangi met strijklicht verlichten flombelyse, opplyse oświet...
13. Menstrual discharge; menses.
14. Water as opposed to land.
    obsolete
15. spreiverligting إضاءَه غامِرَه أو كاشِفَه осветяване iluminação osvětlení reflektory die Flutlichtbeleuchtung projektørlys φωτισμός με προβολέα iluminación tulvvalgustus نور افکنی valaistus illumination תְּאוּרָת זַרקוֹרִים तेज रोशनी से प्रकाशित करना osvjetljenje reflektorima (dísz)kivilágítás penerangan flóðlÿsing illuminazione 投光照明 투광 조명 prožektorių apšvietimas apgaismošana ar starmeti menerangi strijklicht flombelysning oświetlenie jupiterami لایتی iluminação iluminaţie (cu reflec­toare) п...
16. onder spreiligte مُضاء بِأنوار كاشِفَه осветен iluminado osvětlený in Flutlicht getaucht projektørbelyst φωτισμένος με προβολείς iluminado (tulv)valgustatud نور باران valaistu illuminé מוּאָר בְּזַרקוֹרִים तेज रोशनी से प्रकाशित obasjan reflektorima kivilágított diterangi flóðlÿstur illuminato 投光照明された 투광 조명을 켠 apšviestas prožektoriais starmešu apgaismots diterangi cahaya door strijklicht verlicht flombelyst oświetlony jupiterami د باران رڼا iluminado iluminat (cu reflectoare) залитый светом пр...
17. the rising tide. vloedgety أوج المَد ، المَد المُرتَفِع прилив maré enchente příliv die Flut flod πλημυρίδα marea creciente tõus مد nousuvesi marée montanteגאות ज्वारीय बाढ़ plima dagály pasang naik flóð marea crescente/montante 満潮 밀물 kylantis potvynis paisums pasang naik vloedhøyvann, floprzypływ مد maré enchente flux прилив príliv plima plima högvatten, flod น้ำขึ้น med, kabarma 漲潮 припливна течія جوار triều cường; nước triều lên 涨潮
18. An overflowing of water onto land that is normally dry.
19. A flood tide.
20. A large amount or number, especially when moving from one place to another: received a flood of applications. See Synonyms at flow.

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Examples

“a covenant never to destroy the earth again by flood”

“Carried somehow, somewhither, for some reason, on these surging floods, were these travelers, of errand not wholly obvious to their fellows, yet of such sort as to call into query alike the nature of their errand and their own relations.”

“Floods in northern India, mostly in the small state of Uttarakhand, have wrought disaster on an enormous scale. The early, intense onset of the monsoon on June 14th swelled rivers, washing away roads, bridges, hotels and even whole villages. Rock-filled torrents smashed vehicles and homes, burying victims under rubble and sludge.”

“China's Ministry of Water Resources Saturday warned that floods are expected to hit the country and called on relevant departments to make preparation. Heavy rains have hit parts of southern, eastern and central China since Wednesday, pushing water levels in some rivers well above warning lines, the ministry said. China entered its flood season on Saturday, four days earlier than previous years, and the country may suffer from more and stronger rain as well as floods with more extreme weather forecast for the flood season, the ministry warned.”

“a flood of complaints”

“Deregulation of financial markets laid the groundwork for the subprime crisis in the United States, while a badly designed euro contributed to the debt crisis in Greece, and the Schengen system of open borders made it difficult to control the flood of refugees in Europe.”

“There is a tide in the affairs of men, / Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune.”

“It was ebb tide when she touched, and it was supposed that when the flood made she would float off again.”

“The flood had made, the wind was nearly calm, and being bound down the river, the only thing for us was to come to and wait for the turn of the tide.”

“Who beheld from the safe shore their floating carcasses and broken chariot-wheels. So thick bestrown, abject and lost, lay these, covering the flood, under amazement of their hideous change.”

“The result of the Dispensation of Conscience was that “all flesh had corrupted his way on the earth;” that “the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually ;” and God closed the second testing of the natural man with judgment—the Flood.[…] Out of the fearful judgment of the Flood God saved eight persons to whom, after the waters were assuaged, He gave the purified earth with ample power to govern it. This, Noah and his descendants were responsible to do.”

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