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Flood

Fluhd

/ˈflʌd/

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flood

Dictionary meaning

A large flow.

Examples

  • A tide in the affairs of men which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune -Shakespeare.
  • A flood of requests.

Synonyms: overflow, outpouring

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