Definition of deluges Deluges
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What does deluges mean?
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- deluges (Noun)
Plural of deluge.
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| deluge - fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid; "the basement was inundated after the storm"; "The images flooded his mind" | ||
| flood, inundate, swamp | ||
| make full, fill up, fill eat until one is sated; "He filled up on turkey" | ||
| flood in arrive in great numbers | ||
| deluge - fill or cover completely, usually with water | ||
| inundate, submerge | ||
| flood cover with liquid, usually water; "The swollen river flooded the village"; "The broken vein had flooded blood in her eyes" | ||
| deluge - charge someone with too many tasks | ||
| overwhelm, flood out | ||
| burden, saddle, charge weight down with a load | ||
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Wiktionary
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- deluge (n.)
A washing away; an overflowing of the land by water; an inundation; a flood; specifically, The Deluge, the great flood in the days of Noah (Gen. vii.). - deluge (n.)
Fig.: Anything which overwhelms, or causes great destruction. - deluge (v. t.)
To overflow with water; to inundate; to overwhelm. - deluge (v. t.)
To overwhelm, as with a deluge; to cover; to overspread; to overpower; to submerge; to destroy; as, the northern nations deluged the Roman empire with their armies; the land is deluged with woe.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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deluge
An extreme heavy shower.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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deluge
del′ūj, n. a great overflow of water: a flood: esp. that in the days of Noah.—v.t. to inundate: to overwhelm as with water. [Fr.,—L. diluvium—diluĕre—dis, away, luĕre, to wash.]
