Other

deluge

Definition of deluge

a severe flood: this may be the worst deluge in living memory
(the Deluge) the biblical Flood (recorded in Genesis 6-8): the world appeared to be emerging still from the waters of the Deluge
a heavy fall of rain:a deluge of rain hit the plains
a great quantity of something arriving at the same time:a deluge of complaints

[with object]

overwhelm with a flood: caravans were deluged by the heavy rains
inundate with a great quantity of something:he has been deluged with offers of work

Origin:

late Middle English: from Old French, variant of diluve, from Latin diluvium, from diluere 'wash away'

Definition of deluge in the US English dictionary

Nearby words

More results for deluge