Definitions
cover with liquid, usually water
Word origin
From Middle English flod, from Old English flōd, from Proto-West Germanic *flōdu, from Proto-Germanic *flōduz, from *plew- (“to flow”). Cognate with Scots flude, fluid, Saterland Frisian Floud, Dutch vloed, German Flut, Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, and Swedish flod, Icelandic flóð, and Gothic 𐍆𐌻𐍉𐌳𐌿𐍃 (flōdus).
Used in a sentence
“a covenant never to destroy the earth again by flood”
“a flood of complaints”
“There is a tide in the affairs of men, / Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Overflow of water”5 letters
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