FLOOD
What does "FLOOD" mean?
An overflow of a large amount of water beyond its normal limits, especially over dry land.
Meanings
- An overflowing of water onto land that is normally dry. The river burst its banks and the flood swallowed the lower fields.
- An overwhelmingly large quantity of something arriving at once. A flood of messages crashed the support inbox after the announcement. figurative
- To cover or fill with water, or to arrive in overwhelming amounts. Donations flooded in within hours of the appeal.
Did you know?
- It takes only about 30 centimetres of moving water - roughly to your shin - to float a car and carry it off, which is why flood agencies urge drivers to turn around rather than chance a flooded road.
Word origin
From Old English 'flod', meaning a flowing of water, tide, or river, from the same Germanic root as 'flow' and 'float'.
Remember it
FLOOD has two O's like two wide eyes watching the water rise.
Wordplay
- My inbox after the sale was a flood. I told my boss I was drowning; he thought I meant the basement.
What it teaches
Water and trouble share a habit: shallow and moving is more dangerous than deep and still.
Quick facts
What does FLOOD mean?
An overflow of a large amount of water beyond its normal limits, especially over dry land.
Is FLOOD a valid word?
Yes — FLOOD is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is FLOOD?
FLOOD has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does FLOOD come from?
From Old English 'flod', meaning a flowing of water, tide, or river, from the same Germanic root as 'flow' and 'float'.
What can FLOOD teach us?
Water and trouble share a habit: shallow and moving is more dangerous than deep and still.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.