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Meaning of FLOODED

Pronunciation:  'fludid

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [adj]  covered with water; "the main deck was afloat (or awash)"; "the monsoon left the whole place awash"; "a flooded bathroom"; "inundated farmlands"; "an overflowing tub"
  2. [adj]  rendered powerless especially by an excessive amount or profusion of something; "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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 Synonyms: afloat(p), awash(p), engulfed, full, inundated, overcome, overflowing, overpowered, overwhelmed, powerless, swamped, weak
 

 

 

Biology Dictionary
 
 Definition: A condition in which the soil surface is temporarily covered with flowing water from any source, such as streams overflowing their banks, runoff from adjacent or surrounding slopes, inflow from high tides or any combination of sources.
 
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 Related Terms: afloat, at flood, awash, bathed, buried, deluged, dipped, drenched, dribbling, dripping, dripping wet, drowned, engulfed, immersed, in spate, inflood, inundated, macerated, oozing, overflowed, overwhelmed, permeated, saturated, seeping, soaked, soaking, soaking wet, soaky, sodden, soggy, sopping, sopping wet, soppy, soused, steeped, subaqueous, submarine, submerged, submersed, sunken, swamped, swept, undersea, underwater, washed, waterlogged, watersoaked, water-washed, weeping, weltering, whelmed, wringing wet
 

 

 

 

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