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floodan overflow of a large amount of water beyond its normal limits

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: an overflow of a large amount of water beyond its normal limits

Pronunciation (IPA): /flʌd/

Korean meaning: 물이 정상적인 범위를 벗어나 대량으로 넘쳐흐르는 현상, 홍수

Korean pronunciation: **플**러드

Example Sentences

  • My inbox was flooded with spam emails after I won the 'Congratulations! You're our millionth visitor!' lottery.
  • The basement flooded during the storm, turning our storage room into an indoor swimming pool.
  • Social media was flooded with memes about the new fashion trend.

flood

NOUN

//flʌd//

an overflow of a large amount of water beyond its normal limits

flood concept
💡 Concept

an overflow of a large amount of water beyond its normal limits

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/flʌd/
🇬🇧 UK/flʌd/

🌳Etymology

Rootflood

Origin

고대 영어 'flod'에서 유래되었으며, 이는 '흐르는 물, 조수'를 의미했습니다. 게르만어족의 공통 조상에서 나온 말로, 독일어 'Flut'와도 관련이 있어요.

🎵Rhyme

bloodmudbud
blood
mud
bud

🔗Collocations

flash flood
flood control
flood with
flood of tears
flood plain
flood damage
flood warning

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My inbox was flooded with spam emails after I won the 'Congratulations! You're our millionth visitor!' lottery.

😄 Fun example

The basement flooded during the storm, turning our storage room into an indoor swimming pool.

Social media was flooded with memes about the new fashion trend.

The restaurant was flooded with orders after the celebrity review.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

inundatedelugeoverflowswampengulf

Antonyms

droughtdrydrain

Related

riverraindisasterwaterflow

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