English-Thai Dictionary
flood
N จำนวนมาก torrent profusion jam-nuan-mak
flood
N น้ำท่วม อุทกภัย inundation overflow nam-tuam
flood
VI หลั่งไหล flow pour in lang-lai
flood
VI ไหลบ่า ไหล ล้น ท่วม overflow stagnate lai-ba
flood
VT ท่วม ไหลบ่า เจิ่ง นอง ล้น เอ่อ ท้น overflow inundate submerge tuam
flood
VT เต็มไปด้วย มากมาย ไป ด้วย fill cover tem-pai-duai
flood in
PHRV เข้ามา อย่าง ท่วมท้น ท่วม เต็ม ปรี่ ล้น flood into kao-ma-yang-tuam-ton
flood into
PHRV เข้ามา อย่าง ท่วมท้น ท่วม เต็ม ปรี่ ล้น flood in kao-ma-yang-tuam-ton
flood out
PHRV ทำให้ ไร้ ที่อยู่อาศัย เพราะ น้ำท่วม drown out tam-hai-rai-ti-yu-ar-sai-prow-nam-tuam
flood tide
N น้ำขึ้น nam-kuan
flood with
PHRV ท่วม ไป ด้วย ล้น ไป ด้วย เจิ่ง นอง ไป ด้วย deluge with inundate with swamp with tuam-pai-duai
flood with
PHRV แน่นขนัด ไป ด้วย เต็มไปด้วย (สิ่งของ จำนวนมาก naen-ka-nad-pai-duai
floodgate
N ประตูระบายน้ำ ประตูน้ำ pra-tu-ra-bai-nam
floodlight
N แสงไฟ ที่ สว่างจ้า ใช้ ใน สนามกีฬา หรือ นอก อาคาร saeng-fai-ti-sa-wang-ja-pai-tua-sa-nam-rue-nok-bo-ri-wen-ar-kan
floodlight
VT ฉายแสง ไฟ ที่ สว่างจ้า ไป ทั่ว สนาม หรือ นอก บริเวณ อาคาร chai-saeng-fai-ti-sa-wang-ja-pai-tua-sa-nam-rue-nok-bo-ri-wen-ar-kan
floodlit
VT กริยา ช่อง ที่ 2 และ 3 ของ floodlight kri-ya-chong-ti-lea-kong
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
FLOOD
n.flud. 1. A great flow of water; a body of moving water; particularly, a body of water, rising, swelling and overflowing land not usually covered with water. Thus there is a flood, every spring, in the Connecticut, which inundates the adjacent meadows. There is an annual flood in the Nile, and in the Mississippi.
2. The flood, by way of eminence, the deluge; the great body of water which inundated the earth in the days of Noah. Before the flood, men live to a great age.
3. A river; a sense chiefly poetical.
4. The flowing of the tide; the semi-diurnal swell or rise of water in the ocean; opposed to ebb. The ship entered the harbor on the flood. Hence flood-tide; young flood; high flood.
5. A great quantity; an inundation; an overflowing; abundance; superabundance; as a flood of bank notes; a flood of paper currency.
6. A great body or stream of any fluid substance; as a flood of light; a flood of lava. Hence, figuratively, a flood of vice.
7. Menstrual discharge.
FLOOD
v.t.To overflow; to inundate; to deluge; as, to flood a meadow.
FLOODED
pp. Overflowed inundated.
FLOODGATE
n. 1. A gate to be opened for letter water flow through, or to be shut to prevent it.
2. An opening or passage; an avenue for a flood or great body.
FLOODING
ppr. Overflowing; inundating.
FLOODING
n.Any preternatural discharge of blood from the uterus.
FLOOD-MARK
n.The mark or line to which the tide rises; high water mark.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
FLOOD
Flood, n. Etym: [OE. flod a flowing, stream, flood, AS. flod; akin to D. vloed, OS. flod, OHG. fluot, G. flut, Icel. floedh, Sw. & Dan. flod, Goth. flodus; from the root of E. flow. sq. root8 . See Flow, v. i.]
1. A great flow of water; a body of moving water; the flowing stream, as of a river; especially, a body of water, rising, swelling, and overflowing land not usually thus covered; a deluge; a freshet; an inundation. A covenant never to destroy The earth again by flood. Milton.
2. The flowing in of the tide; the semidiurnal swell or rise of water in the ocean; -- opposed to ebb; as, young flood; high flood. There is a tide in the affairs of men, Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune. Shak.
3. A great flow or stream of any fluid substance; as, a flood of light; a flood of lava; hence, a great quantity widely diffused; an overflowing; a superabundance; as, a flood of bank notes; a flood of paper currency.
4. Menstrual disharge; menses. Harvey. Flood anchor (Naut. ), the anchor by which a ship is held while the tide is rising. -- Flood fence, a fence so secured that it will not be swept away by a flood. -- Flood gate, a gate for shutting out, admitting, or releasing, a body of water; a tide gate. -- Flood mark, the mark or line to which the tide, or a flood, rises; high-water mark. -- Flood tide, the rising tide; -- opposed to ebb tide. -- The Flood, the deluge in the days of Noah.
FLOOD
Flood, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Flooded; p. pr. & vb. n. Flooding. ]
1. To overflow; to inundate; to deluge; as, the swollen river flooded the valley.
2. To cause or permit to be inundated; to fill or cover with water or other fluid; as, to flood arable land for irrigation; to fill to excess or to its full capacity; as, to flood a country with a depreciated currency.
FLOODAGE
FLOODAGE Flood "age (; 48 ), n.
Defn: Inundation. [R.] Carlyle.
FLOODER
FLOODER Flood "er, n.
Defn: One who floods anything.
FLOODING
FLOODING Flood "ing, n.
Defn: The filling or covering with water or other fluid; overflow; inundation; the filling anything to excess.
2. (Med. )
Defn: An abnormal or excessive discharge of blood from the uterus. Dunglison.
New American Oxford Dictionary
flood
flood |fləd fləd | ▶noun 1 an overflowing of a large amount of water beyond its normal confines, esp. over what is normally dry land: in a thousand miles the flood destroyed every bridge | people uprooted by drought or flood | [ as modifier ] : a flood barrier. • ( the Flood ) the biblical flood brought by God upon the earth because of the wickedness of the human race (Gen. 6 ff. ). • the inflow of the tide. • literary a river, stream, or sea. 2 an outpouring of tears or emotion: Rose burst into such a flood of tears and sobs as I had never seen. • a very large quantity of people or things that appear or need to be dealt with: a constant flood of callers. 3 short for floodlight. ▶verb 1 [ with obj. ] cover or submerge (a place or area ) with water: the dam burst, flooding a small town | watching her father flood their backyard skating rink | (as noun flooding ) : a serious risk of flooding. • [ no obj. ] become covered or submerged in this way: part of the vessel flooded | figurative : Sarah's eyes flooded with tears. • (usu. be flooded out ) drive someone out of their home or business with a flood: most of the families who have been flooded out will receive compensation. • (of a river or sea ) become swollen and overflow (its banks ): the river flooded its banks | [ no obj. ] : the river will flood if it gets much worse. • overfill the carburetor of (an engine ) with fuel, causing the engine to fail to start. 2 [ no obj. ] arrive in overwhelming amounts or quantities: congratulatory messages flooded in | his old fears came flooding back. • [ with obj. ] overwhelm or swamp with large amounts or quantities: our switchboard was flooded with calls. • [ with obj. ] fill or suffuse completely: she flooded the room with light. PHRASES be in ( full ) flood (of a river ) be swollen and overflowing its banks. • ( be in full flood ) (of a person or action ) have gained momentum; be at the height of activity: discussion was already in full flood and refused to be dammed. ORIGIN Old English flōd, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch vloed and German Flut, also to flow .
floodgate
flood gate |ˈflədˌgāt ˈflədˌɡeɪt | ▶noun a gate that can be opened or closed to admit or exclude water, esp. the lower gate of a lock. • (usu. the floodgates ) a last restraint holding back an outpouring of something powerful or substantial: his lawsuit could open the floodgates for thousands of similar claims.
floodlight
flood light |ˈflədˌlīt ˈflədˌlaɪt | ▶noun a large, powerful light, typically one of several used to illuminate a sports field, a stage, or the exterior of a building. • the illumination provided by such a light: a tennis court where you can play by floodlight. ▶verb ( past and past participle floodlit ) [ with obj. ] (usu. as adj. floodlit ) illuminate (a building or outdoor area ) with such lights: floodlit football fields.
floodplain
flood plain |ˈflədˌplān ˈflədpleɪn | ▶noun an area of low-lying ground adjacent to a river, formed mainly of river sediments and subject to flooding.
flood tide
flood tide |ˈfləd ˈˌtaɪd | ▶noun an incoming tide. • a powerful surge or flow of something: the trickle of tourists has become a flood tide.
floodwater
flood wa ter |ˈflədˌwôtər, -ˌwätər ˈflʌdwɔːtər |(also floodwaters ) ▶noun water overflowing as the result of a flood: trying to track the rising floodwaters and coordinate relief efforts.
Oxford Dictionary
flood
flood |flʌd | ▶noun 1 an overflow of a large amount of water beyond its normal limits, especially over what is normally dry land: the villagers had been cut off by floods and landslides | [ as modifier ] : a flood barrier. • ( the Flood ) the biblical flood brought by God upon the earth because of the wickedness of the human race (Gen. 6 ff. ). • the inflow of the tide. • literary a river, stream, or sea. 2 an outpouring of tears: she burst into floods of tears. • an overwhelming quantity of things or people happening or appearing at the same time: his column provoked a flood of complaints | floods of tourists come each year to marvel at the sights. 3 short for floodlight. ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 cover or submerge (an area ) with water in a flood: the dam burst, flooding a small town | (as noun flooding ) : a serious risk of flooding. • [ no obj. ] become covered or submerged by a flood: part of the vessel flooded | figurative : Sarah's eyes flooded with tears. • (usu. be flooded out ) (of a flood ) force (someone ) to leave their home. • (of a river ) become swollen and overflow (its banks ). 2 fill or suffuse completely: she flooded the room with light | [ no obj., with adverbial of direction ] : sunlight flooded in at the windows. • overfill the carburettor of (an engine ) with petrol, causing the engine to fail to start. 3 [ no obj., with adverbial of direction ] arrive in overwhelming amounts or quantities: congratulatory messages flooded in | figurative : his old fears came flooding back. • [ with obj. ] overwhelm with large amounts or quantities: our switchboard was flooded with calls. 4 [ no obj. ] (of a woman ) experience a uterine haemorrhage. PHRASES be in ( full ) flood (of a river ) be overflowing its banks. • (be in full flood ) be progressing vigorously: discussion was already in full flood and refused to be dammed. ORIGIN Old English flōd, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch vloed and German Flut, also to flow .
floodgate
flood |gate |ˈflʌdgeɪt | ▶noun a gate that can be opened or closed to admit or exclude water, especially the lower gate of a lock. • (the floodgates ) a last restraint holding back an outpouring of something powerful or substantial: his lawsuit could open the floodgates for thousands of similar claims.
floodlight
flood |light |ˈflʌdlʌɪt | ▶noun a large, powerful light, typically one of several used to illuminate a sports ground, a stage, or the exterior of a building. • [ mass noun ] the illumination provided by a floodlight: a tennis court where you can play by floodlight. ▶verb ( past and past participle floodlit ) [ with obj. ] (usu. as adj. floodlit ) illuminate (a building or outdoor area ) with floodlights: floodlit football pitches.
floodplain
floodplain ▶noun an area of low-lying ground adjacent to a river, formed mainly of river sediments and subject to flooding.
flood tide
flood tide ▶noun an incoming tide. • an overwhelming quantity or amount of people or things: the trickle of tourists has become a flood tide.
floodwater
floodwater |ˈflʌdwɔːtə (r ) |(also floodwaters ) ▶noun [ mass noun ] water left by flooding.
American Oxford Thesaurus
flood
flood noun 1 a flood warning: inundation, swamping, deluge, high water; torrent, overflow, flash flood, freshet, spate. 2 a flood of tears: outpouring, torrent, rush, stream, gush, surge, cascade. 3 a flood of complaints: succession, series, string, chain; barrage, volley, battery; avalanche, torrent, stream, tide, spate, storm, shower, cascade. ANTONYMS trickle. ▶verb 1 the whole town was flooded: inundate, swamp, deluge, immerse, submerge, drown, engulf. 2 the river could flood: overflow, burst its banks, brim over, run over. 3 imports are flooding the domestic market: glut, swamp, saturate, oversupply. 4 refugees flooded in: pour, stream, flow, surge, swarm, pile, crowd. ANTONYMS trickle.
floodgate
floodgate noun heavy rains may prove too much for the East Creek floodgate: sluice, watergate; lock, dam, weir.
Oxford Thesaurus
flood
flood noun 1 several villages were cut off by the flood: inundation, swamping, deluge; torrent, overflow, flash flood, freshet; downpour, cloudburst; Brit. spate. 2 she came home in a flood of tears: outpouring, torrent, rush, stream, gush, surge, cascade, flow. 3 a flood of complaints: succession, series, string, chain; barrage, volley, battery; avalanche, torrent, stream, tide, spate, storm, shower, cascade, wave, rush, outpouring. ANTONYMS trickle. ▶verb 1 the dam burst, flooding a small town: inundate, swamp, deluge, immerse, submerge, drown, engulf. 2 the major river in the area has already flooded: overflow, burst its banks, brim over, run over; rare overbrim, disembogue. 3 imports were allowed to flood the domestic market: glut, swamp, saturate, oversupply, overfill, overload, overwhelm. 4 congratulatory messages flooded in: pour, stream, surge, swarm, pile, crowd, throng. ANTONYMS trickle. WORD LINKS flood diluvial relating to floods antlophobia fear of floods Word Links sections supply words that are related to the headword but do not normally appear in a thesaurus because they are not actual synonyms.
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
flood
flood /flʌd / (! -oo-は /ʌ /) 〖原義は 3 〗名詞 複 ～s /-dz /1 a. C U 〖しばしば ～s 〗洪水 , 大水 , (水の )氾濫 （はんらん ）▸ cause [prevent ] floods 洪水をひき起こす [防ぐ ]▸ The flood is expected to hit this area .この地域は河水の氾濫のおそれがある ▸ Their house was destroyed by floods .彼らの家は洪水で破壊された ▸ a catastrophic [destructive ] flood 壊滅的な洪水 b. 〖the F- 〗ノアの洪水 (Noah's Flood ).2 C 〖通例a ～/～s of A 〗A 〈物 人 〉の殺到 ; 多数のA (!Aは C 名詞複数形か U 名詞 ) ▸ a flood of information 情報の氾濫 ▸ a flood of light 大量の光 ▸ in floods of tears とめどなく泣いて 3 C 上げ潮 (↔ebb )▸ at the flood よい潮時に, 好機に 4 ｟話 ｠＝floodlight .5 C ｟詩 古 ｠海, 川, 湖 .bef ò re the Fl ó od 大昔に .in (full ) fl ó od 1 〈川が 〉氾濫して ; 浸水して .2 〖in full flood 〗〈人 活動が 〉活気にあふれて, 最高潮で .動詞 ～s /-dz /; ～ed /-ɪd /; ～ing 他動詞 1 〈川などが 〉〈場所 〉を水浸しにする , 冠水させる; 〈容器など 〉を水であふれさせる; 〈場所 〉を 灌漑 （かんがい ）する ▸ The rain flooded the city .雨でその町は水浸しになった ▸ Tears flooded his eyes .涙が彼の目にあふれた 2 a. 〈多くの人 物が 〉〈場所など 〉にあふれる, 殺到する ▸ Camera flashes flooded the accident site .事故の現場はカメラのフラッシュであふれていた ▸ The gas [light ] flooded the room .ガス [光 ]が部屋に充満した [いっぱいに広がった ]b. 【物 光 苦情などで 】〈場所など 〉をいっぱいにする «with » ;〖be ～ed 〗 «…で » あふれかえる «with , by » ▸ flood the market with Japanese cars 市場を日本車であふれさせる ▸ The office was flooded with calls [complaints ].オフィスに電話 [苦情 ]が殺到した 3 〈エンジン 〉にガソリンを入れすぎる .4 〈感情 記憶が 〉〈人 〉に込み上げる, 〈人 〉をとらえる ▸ I felt flooded with relief .私はすっかり安心した 自動詞 1 〈場所が 〉水浸しになる .2 〈川などが 〉氾濫 （はんらん ）する, あふれる .3 〈多くの人 物が 〉大量に押し寄せる, 殺到する (in ) (!しばしば方向を表す 副詞 を伴う ) ▸ More than 200 letters flooded (in ) from around the world .世界中から200を超える手紙が舞い込んだ 4 〈エンジンが 〉ガソリン過多になる .5 子宮から (大量 )出血する .be fl ò oded ó ut (of [from ] A )(A 〈家など 〉から )〈人が 〉洪水で追い出される .fl ò od b á ck 〈感情 記憶が 〉込み上げる, 呼び起こされる ▸ Memories of the night came flooding back .その夜の記憶が突然よみがえってきた .fl ó od into A 〈人 物が 〉A 〈場所 〉になだれ込む, 殺到する .fl ò od ó ut (of A )(A 〈場所 〉から )〈多くの人 物が 〉出て行く, 流出する .fl ò od ó ver [thr ó ugh ] A 〈感情が 〉A 〈人 〉に込み上げる .fl ò od with t é ars 大泣きする .～́ pl à in 氾濫 （はんらん ）原 〘洪水の堆積物でできる 〙.～́ t ì de 上げ潮, 満ち潮 (↔ebb tide ; →high tide ); 最高潮, ピーク .
flooded
fl ó od ed /-ɪd /形容詞 1 水浸しの, 冠水した ▸ a flooded road [area ]浸水した道路 [地域 ]2 〈エンジンが 〉 (ガソリン過多で )作動しない .
floodgate
fl ó od g à te 名詞 C (大きな湖 河の )水門 ; 【感情などの 】はけ口 «to » . ò pen the fl ó odgates 1 (規制などを廃して )一挙に開放する .2 (抑制していた感情などを )爆発させる .
flooding
fl ó od ing 名詞 U 洪水 .
floodlight
fl ó od l ì ght 名詞 C 〖通例 ～s 〗投光照明 (灯 ) 〘競技場など屋外の夜間照明に用いる 〙.
floodlit
fl ó od l ì t fl ó od l ì ght ed /-ɪd /形容詞 〈建物 道路などが 〉 (投光 )照明された .
floodwater
fl ó od w à ter 名詞 U 洪水の水 .
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