deluge
31Deluge — The theme of the deluge comes from the biblical story of Noah. God, who wanted to purge the world of evil and corruption, commanded Noah, the only righteous individual on Earth, to build an ark based on certain specifications so that he and… …
32deluge — v. (d; tr.) to deluge with (we were deluged with offers) * * * [ deljuːdʒ] (d; tr.) to deluge with (we were deluged with offers) …
33deluge — del|uge1 [ deljudʒ ] noun singular 1. ) a lot of things all happening or arriving at the same time, especially if they are hard to deal with: FLOOD: The company received a deluge of complaints about the defective product. 2. ) a very heavy fall… …
34deluge — 1 noun 1 (countable usually singular) a large flood, or period when there is a lot of rain 2 deluge of letters/questions etc a lot of letters, questions etc that all come at the same time: a deluge of complaints about the show 2 verb (T) 1… …
35deluge — del•uge [[t]ˈdɛl yudʒ, yuʒ, udʒ, uʒ, dɪˈludʒ, ˈluʒ[/t]] n. v. uged, ug•ing 1) a great flood of water; inundation; flood 2) a drenching rain; downpour 3) anything that overwhelms like a flood: a deluge of mail[/ex] 4) bib the Deluge flood 3) 5) to …
36deluge — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French deluje, from Latin diluvium, from diluere to wash away, from dis + lavere to wash more at lye Date: 14th century 1. a. an overflowing of the land by water b. a drenching rain 2. an overwhelming …
37deluge — Synonyms and related words: Niagara, abound, affusion, alluvion, alluvium, army, aspergation, aspersion, avalanche, baptism, baptize, bath, bathing, be prodigal with, bedewing, brash, burst of rain, bury, cascade, cataclysm, cataract, cloudburst …
38deluge — [ dɛlju:dʒ] noun 1》 a severe flood. ↘a very heavy fall of rain. 2》 a great quantity of something arriving at the same time: a deluge of complaints. verb 1》 flood. 2》 inundate; overwhelm. Origin ME: from OFr., var. of diluve, from L. diluvium …
39deluge — [ˈdeljuːdʒ] noun [singular] I 1) a lot of things all happening or arriving at the same time Syn: flood 2) a very heavy fall of rain Syn: downpour II verb deluge [ˈdeljuːdʒ] be deluged with sth to have a lot of things to deal with …
40deluge — n. & v. n. 1 a great flood. 2 (the Deluge) the biblical Flood (Gen. 6 8). 3 a great outpouring (of words, paper, etc.). 4 a heavy fall of rain. v.tr. 1 flood. 2 inundate with a great number or amount (deluged with complaints). Etymology: ME f. OF …
