flood overflow outpouring | a large flow |
damage harm hurt scathe | the act of damaging something or someone |
wrong legal injury damage | any harm or injury resulting from a violation of a legal right |
damage control | an effort to minimize or curtail damage or loss |
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 |
damage equipment casualty | loss of military equipment |
battle damage combat casualty | loss of military equipment in battle |
operational damage operational casualty | loss of military equipment in field operations |
collateral damage | (euphemism) inadvertent casualties and destruction inflicted on civilians in the course of military operations |
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 |
damage harm impairment | the occurrence of a change for the worse |
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 |
price terms damage | the amount of money needed to purchase something, the price of gasoline, he got his new car on excellent terms, how much is the damage? |
flood inundation deluge torrent | an overwhelming number or amount, a flood of requests, a torrent of abuse |
attention deficit disorder ADD attention deficit hyperactivity disorder ADHD hyperkinetic syndrome minimal brain dysfunction minimal brain damage MBD | a condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders |
brain damage | injury to the brain that impairs its functions (especially permanently), can be caused by trauma to the head, infection, hemorrhage, inadequate oxygen, genetic abnormality, etc. |
flood | cover with liquid, usually water, The swollen river flooded the village, The broken vein had flooded blood in her eyes |
damage | inflict damage upon, The snow damaged the roof, She damaged the car when she hit the tree |
flood | become filled to overflowing, Our basement flooded during the heavy rains |
damage | suffer or be susceptible to damage, These fine china cups damage easily |
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 |
safety-related | providing or ensuring safety |
related | connected by kinship, common origin, or marriage |
akin(p) blood-related cognate consanguine consanguineous consanguineal kin(p) | related by blood |
related related to | being connected either logically or causally or by shared characteristics , painting and the related arts, school-related activities, related to micelle formation is the...ability of detergent actives to congregate at oil-water interfaces |
age-related | changing (increasing or decreasing) as an individual's age increases |