Examples: plains fertilized by annual inundations
Examples: a flood of requests a torrent of abuse
Examples: a tide in the affairs of men which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune
Examples: the basement was inundated after the storm The images flooded his mind
Examples: The swollen river flooded the village The broken vein had flooded blood in her eyes
Examples: flood the market with tennis shoes Glut the country with cheap imports from the Orient
Examples: Our basement flooded during the heavy rains
flood (English)└── flod (Middle English (1100-1500)) └── flod (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
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