Associations to the word «Inundation»
Noun
- Oceanic
- Deposit
- Lava
- Evaporation
- Sufferer
- Fertility
- Water
- Canal
- Thebes
- Acacia
- Tempest
- Rise
- Flat
- River
- Sea
- Shu
- Shoal
- Plague
- Encampment
- Hazard
- Gibraltar
- Basin
- Crop
- Delta
- Pyramid
- Ditch
- Gorge
- Constellation
- Vulnerability
- Opener
- Storm
- Barrier
- Elevation
- Sandstone
- Sponge
- Irrigation
- Sand
- Serpent
- Stream
- Noah
- Height
- Depth
- Gravel
- Hog
- Bank
- Goddess
- Deity
- Holland
- Low
- Calendar
- Tract
- Suffering
Adjective
Wiktionary
INUNDATION, noun. The act of inundating, or the state of being inundated; an overflow; a flood; a rising and spreading of water over grounds.
INUNDATION, noun. (metaphorical) An overspreading of any kind; overflowing or superfluous abundance; a flood; a great influx; as, an inundation of tourists.
INUNDATION, proper noun. (Egyptology) One of the three seasons of Ancient Egypt.
Dictionary definition
INUNDATION, noun. The rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land; "plains fertilized by annual inundations".
INUNDATION, noun. An overwhelming number or amount; "a flood of requests"; "a torrent of abuse".
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.