deluge (verb)

  • 51whelm — (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb 1. To flow over completely: deluge, drown, engulf, flood, flush, inundate, overflow, overwhelm, submerge. See FULL. 2. To affect as if by an outpouring of water: deluge, flood, inundate, overwhelm, swamp. See FULL …

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  • 52flood — 1. noun 1) a flood warning Syn: inundation, swamping, deluge, high water; torrent, overflow, flash flood, freshet, spate 2) a flood of tears Syn: outpouring, torrent, rush …

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  • 53rain — 1. noun 1) the rain had stopped Syn: rainfall, precipitation, raindrops, wet weather; drizzle, shower, rainstorm, cloudburst, torrent, downpour, deluge, storm 2) a rain of hot ash Syn …

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  • 54shower — 1. noun 1) a shower of rain Syn: (light) fall, drizzle, sprinkling, misting 2) a shower of arrows Syn: volley, hail, salvo, bombardment, barrage, fusillade, cannonade 3) …

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  • 55swamp — 1. noun her horse got stuck in a swamp Syn: marsh, bog, muskeg, quagmire, mire, morass, fen; quicksand, bayou; archaic quag 2. verb 1) the rain was swamping the dry roads Syn: flood, inundate, deluge …

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  • 56flood — 1. noun 1) a severe flood Syn: inundation, deluge, torrent, overflow, flash flood; Brit. spate 2) a flood of tears Syn: gush, outpouring, torrent, rush, stream, surge …

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  • 57swamp — 1. noun he got stuck in the swamp Syn: marsh, bog, fen, quagmire 2. verb 1) the rain was swamping the boat Syn: flood, inundate, deluge, fill 2) he was swamped by media attention …

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  • 58ROMAN — QUAND un genre littéraire, depuis plus de deux mille ans, produit par milliers des œuvres de qualité, et ce dans la plupart des grandes littératures – c’est le cas de ce qu’on appelle aujourd’hui en français le roman – qui, sans ridicule,… …

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  • 59Baptism — • One of the Seven Sacraments of the Christian Church; frequently called the first sacrament , the door of the sacraments , and the door of the Church Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Baptism     Baptism …

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  • 60immerse — I (engross) verb absorb, attend, be attentive, bury, engage, enthrall, fascinate, grip, hold, hold spellbound, interest, involve, monopolize, occupy, overwhelm, preoccupy, submerge, take up II (plunge into) verb bathe, cover with water, deluge,… …

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