flood overflow outpouring | a large flow |
flood control | (engineering) the art or technique of trying to control rivers with dams etc in order to minimize the occurrence of floods |
flood flowage | the act of flooding, filling to overflowing |
flood floodlight flood lamp photoflood | light that is a source of artificial illumination having a broad beam, used in photography |
limit bound boundary | the greatest possible degree of something, what he did was beyond the bounds of acceptable behavior, to the limit of his ability |
age limit | regulation establishing the maximum age for doing something or holding some position |
speed limit | regulation establishing the top speed permitted on a given road |
high tide high water highwater | the tide when the water is highest |
low tide low water | the lowest (farthest) ebb of the tide |
tide | the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon |
direct tide | the occurrence of high tide on one side of the earth coinciding with high tide on the opposite side |
flood tide flood rising tide | the occurrence of incoming water (between a low tide and the following high tide), a tide in the affairs of men which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune -Shakespeare |
neap tide neap | a less than average tide occurring at the first and third quarters of the moon |
leeward tide lee tide | a tide that runs in the same direction as the wind is blowing, a leeward tide is dangerous for small boats |
slack water slack tide | the occurrence of relatively still water at the turn of the (low) tide |
rip riptide tide rip crosscurrent countercurrent | a stretch of turbulent water in a river or the sea caused by one current flowing into or across another current |
climax flood tide | the highest point of anything conceived of as growing or developing or unfolding, the climax of the artist's career, in the flood tide of his success |
tide | something that may increase or decrease (like the tides of the sea), a rising tide of popular interest |
city limit city limits | the limits of the area occupied by a city or town |
limit demarcation demarcation line | the boundary of a specific area |
upper limit | the limit on the upper (or northernmost) side of something |
lower limit | the limit on the lower (or southernmost) side of something |
limit | as far as something can go |
three-mile limit | the limit of a nation's territorial waters |
floodplain flood plain | a low plain adjacent to a river that is formed chiefly of river sediment and is subject to flooding |
flood inundation deluge alluvion | the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land, plains fertilized by annual inundations |
flash flood flashflood | a sudden local flood of great volume and short duration |
Noah's flood Noachian deluge Noah and the Flood the Flood | (Biblical) the great deluge that is said in the Book of Genesis to have occurred in the time of Noah, it was brought by God upon the earth because of the wickedness of human beings |
debt limit debt ceiling | the maximum borrowing power of a governmental entity |
limit limitation | the greatest amount of something that is possible or allowed, there are limits on the amount you can bet, it is growing rapidly with no limitation in sight |
limit limit point point of accumulation | the mathematical value toward which a function goes as the independent variable approaches infinity |
minimum lower limit | the smallest possible quantity |
flood inundation deluge torrent | an overwhelming number or amount, a flood of requests, a torrent of abuse |
maximum upper limit | the largest possible quantity |
red tide | seawater that is discolored by large numbers of certain dinoflagellates that produce saxitoxin |
time limit | a time period within which something must be done or completed |
terminus ad quem terminal point limit | final or latest limiting point |
tide lunar time period | there are usually two high and two low tides each day |
turn the tables turn the tide | cause a complete reversal of the circumstances, The tables are turned now that the Republicans are in power! |
flood | cover with liquid, usually water, The swollen river flooded the village, The broken vein had flooded blood in her eyes |
restrict restrain trammel limit bound confine throttle | place limits on (extent or access), restrict the use of this parking lot, limit the time you can spend with your friends |
limit circumscribe confine | restrict or confine, I limit you to two visits to the pub a day |
flood | become filled to overflowing, Our basement flooded during the heavy rains |
overwhelm deluge flood out | charge someone with too many tasks |
specify set determine define fix limit | decide upon or fix definitely, fix the variables, specify the parameters |
deluge flood inundate swamp | fill quickly beyond capacity, as with a liquid, the basement was inundated after the storm, The images flooded his mind |
tide | be carried with the tide |
tide | cause to float with the tide |
tide surge | rise or move forward, surging waves |
flood in | arrive in great numbers |