Deluge Definition
dĕlyo͝oj, -yo͝ozh, dālo͝oj, -lo͝ozh, dĭ-lo͝oj, -lo͝ozh
deluged, deluges, deluging
noun
deluges
A great flood.
Webster's New World
A heavy rainfall.
Webster's New World
An overwhelming, floodlike rush of anything.
A deluge of visitors.
Webster's New World
In the Bible, the great flood that occurred in the time of Noah.
American Heritage
An overwhelming amount of something; anything that overwhelms or causes great destruction.
The rock concert was a deluge of sound.
Wiktionary
pronoun
(biblical) The Biblical flood during the time of Noah.
Wiktionary
verb
deluged, deluges, deluging
To flood; inundate.
Webster's New World
To overwhelm with a large number or amount; swamp.
The press secretary was deluged with requests for information.
American Heritage
To overwhelm as with a flood.
Webster's New World
idiom
the Deluge
- the great flood in Noah's time: Gen. 7
Webster's New World
Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Deluge
- the Deluge
Origin of Deluge
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From Middle English flood from Old French from Latin dīluvium from dīluere to wash away dis- apart dis– -luere to wash leu(ə)- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Old French deluge, alteration of earlier deluvie, from Latin dīluvium, from lavō (“wash”)
From Wiktionary
See deluge.
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