 flooded |
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| 1. | [ adjective ] covered with water | |
| Synonyms: | awash inundated overflowing afloat | |
| Examples: | "the main deck was afloat (or awash)" "the monsoon left the whole place awash" "a flooded bathroom" "inundated farmlands" "an overflowing tub" |
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| Related terms: | full | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] rendered powerless especially by an excessive amount or profusion of something | |
| Synonyms: | overwhelmed overcome overpowered swamped engulfed inundated | |
| Examples: | "a desk flooded with applications" "felt inundated with work" "too much overcome to notice" "a man engulfed by fear" "swamped by work" |
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| Related terms: | powerless | |
| Similar spelling: |
floodhead flood_out flood_tide Fleetwood |
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