- full flood
- noun the tide at its highest.Phrasesin full flood speaking enthusiastically and volubly.
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full flood — n. the tide or a river at its highest ■ in full flood speaking enthusiastically and volubly she was in full flood about the glories of bicycling … Useful english dictionary
in full flood — british phrase in as strong a way as possible The students’ protest was in full flood by the afternoon. Thesaurus: serious, severe and extremesynonym Main entry: flood … Useful english dictionary
in full flood — speaking enthusiastically and volubly. → full flood … English new terms dictionary
in full flood — British in as strong a way as possible The students protest was in full flood by the afternoon … English dictionary
Full pond — is an American phrase used to describe the water level of a lake, reservoir or other body of fresh water when the level is just below the spillway, or is otherwise at a maximum, sustainable and safe level. Technically, a body of water can have a… … Wikipedia
flood — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 large amount of water ADJECTIVE ▪ catastrophic, devastating, great, severe ▪ flash ▪ spring, summer … Collocations dictionary
flood — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English flōd; akin to Old High German fluot flood, Old English flōwan to flow Date: before 12th century 1. a. a rising and overflowing of a body of water especially onto normally dry land; also a… … New Collegiate Dictionary
flood */*/ — I UK [flʌd] / US verb Word forms flood : present tense I/you/we/they flood he/she/it floods present participle flooding past tense flooded past participle flooded 1) [transitive] if water floods a place, it covers it Water burst through the dam… … English dictionary
flood — n 1 *flow, stream, current, tide, flux Analogous words: *excess, superfluity, surplus: incursion, *invasion 2 Flood, deluge, inundation, torrent, spate, cataract are comparable when they mean a great or overwhelming flow of or as if of water.… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
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. [1913 Webster] 2. To cause or permit to be inundated; to fill or cover with water or other fluid; … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
