Drought vs. Flood

Droughtnoun

A period of unusually low rainfall, longer and more severe than a dry spell.

Droughtnoun

A longer than expected term without success, particularly in sport.

Droughtnoun

Dryness; want of rain or of water; especially, such dryness of the weather as affects the earth, and prevents the growth of plants; aridity.

Droughtnoun

Thirst; want of drink.

Droughtnoun

Scarcity; lack.

Droughtnoun

a temporary shortage of rainfall

Droughtnoun

a prolonged shortage

Droughtnoun

a prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall, leading to a shortage of water

Droughtnoun

a prolonged absence of a specified thing

Droughtnoun

thirst

Drought

A drought is an event of prolonged shortages in the water supply, whether atmospheric (below-average precipitation), surface water or ground water. A drought can last for months or years, or may be declared after as few as 15 days.

Floodnoun

A (usually disastrous) overflow of water from a lake or other body of water due to excessive rainfall or other input of water.

Floodnoun

(figuratively) A large number or quantity of anything appearing more rapidly than can easily be dealt with.

Floodnoun

The flowing in of the tide, opposed to the ebb.

Floodnoun

A floodlight.

Floodnoun

Menstrual discharge; menses.

Floodnoun

(obsolete) Water as opposed to land.

Floodverb

To overflow, as by water from excessive rainfall.

Floodverb

To cover or partly fill as if by a flood.

Floodverb

(figuratively) To provide (someone or something) with a larger number or quantity of something than can easily be dealt with.

Floodverb

To paste numerous lines of text to (a chat system) in order to disrupt the conversation.

Floodnoun

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.

Floodnoun

The flowing in of the tide; the semidiurnal swell or rise of water in the ocean; - opposed to ebb; as, young flood; high flood.

Floodnoun

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.

Floodnoun

Menstrual disharge; menses.

Floodverb

To overflow; to inundate; to deluge; as, the swollen river flooded the valley.

Floodverb

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.

Floodnoun

the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land;

Floodnoun

an overwhelming number or amount;

Floodnoun

light that is a source of artificial illumination having a broad beam; used in photography

Floodnoun

a large flow

Floodnoun

the act of flooding; filling to overflowing

Floodnoun

the inward flow of the tide;

Floodverb

fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid;

Floodverb

cover with liquid, usually water;

Floodverb

supply with an excess of;

Floodverb

become filled to overflowing;

Floodnoun

an overflow of a large amount of water beyond its normal limits, especially over what is normally dry land

Floodnoun

the biblical flood brought by God upon the earth because of the wickedness of the human race (Gen. 6 ff.).

Floodnoun

the inflow of the tide.

Floodnoun

a river, stream, or sea.

Floodnoun

an outpouring of tears

Floodnoun

an overwhelming quantity of things or people happening or appearing at the same time

Floodnoun

short for floodlight

Floodverb

cover or submerge (an area) with water in a flood

Floodverb

become covered or submerged by a flood

Floodverb

(of a flood) force (someone) to leave their home.

Floodverb

(of a river) become swollen and overflow (its banks).

Floodverb

overfill the carburettor of (an engine) with petrol, causing the engine to fail to start.

Floodverb

arrive in overwhelming amounts or quantities

Floodverb

completely fill or suffuse

Floodverb

overwhelm with large amounts or quantities

Floodverb

(of a woman) experience a uterine haemorrhage.

Flood

A flood is an overflow of water that submerges land that is usually dry. In the sense of , the word may also be applied to the inflow of the tide.