event | something that happens at a given place and time |
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 |
sale cutate sale sales event | an occasion (usually brief) for buying at specially reduced prices, they held a sale to reduce their inventory, I got some great bargains at their annual sale |
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 |
happening occurrence occurrent natural event | an event that happens |
social event | an event characteristic of persons forming groups |
drama dramatic event | an episode that is turbulent or highly emotional |
periodic event recurrent event | an event that recurs at intervals |
accident stroke fortuity chance event | anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause, winning the lottery was a happy accident, the pregnancy was a stroke of bad luck, it was due to an accident or fortuity |
blessed event happy event | the live birth of a child |
news event | a newsworthy event |
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 |
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 |
turn turn of events twist | an unforeseen development, events suddenly took an awkward turn |
three-day event | an equestrian competition, the first day is dressage, the second is crossountry jumping, the third is stadium jumping |
diving diving event | an athletic competition that involves diving into water |
field event | a competition that takes place on a field rather than on a running track |
track event | a footrace performed on a track (indoor or outdoor) |
swimming event | an athletic competition that involves swimming |
floodplain flood plain | a low plain adjacent to a river that is formed chiefly of river sediment and is subject to flooding |
event planner | someone who plans social events as a profession (usually for government or corporate officials) |
consequence effect outcome result event issue upshot | a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon, the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise, his decision had depressing consequences for business, he acted very wise after the event |
event | a phenomenon located at a single point in space-time, the fundamental observational entity in relativity theory |
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 |
flood inundation deluge torrent | an overwhelming number or amount, a flood of requests, a torrent of abuse |
event case | a special set of circumstances, in that event, the first possibility is excluded, it may rain in which case the picnic will be canceled |
spacecraft event time SCET | the coordinated universal time on board the spacecraft, SCET TRMOWLT |
flood | cover with liquid, usually water, The swollen river flooded the village, The broken vein had flooded blood in her eyes |
flood | become filled to overflowing, Our basement flooded during the heavy rains |
overwhelm deluge flood out | charge someone with too many tasks |
deluge flood inundate swamp | fill quickly beyond capacity, as with a liquid, the basement was inundated after the storm, The images flooded his mind |
flood in | arrive in great numbers |
flood oversupply glut | supply with an excess of, flood the market with tennis shoes, Glut the country with cheap imports from the Orient |
anyhow anyway anyways in any case at any rate in any event | used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement, Anyhow, he is dead now, I think they're asleep, anyhow, they're quiet, I don't know what happened to it, anyway, it's gone, anyway, there is another factor to consider, I don't know how it started, in any case, there was a brief scuffle, in any event, the government faced a serious protest, but at any rate he got a knighthood for it |