deluges

Meaning of deluges

plural noun
  1. a severe flood.
    this may be the worst deluge in living memory
verb, 3rd person present
  1. overwhelm with a flood.
    caravans were deluged by the heavy rains

late Middle English: from Old French, variant of diluve, from Latin diluvium, from diluere ‘wash away’.

Information about deluges

  • The singular form of deluges is: deluge.
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Hyphenation of deluges

del-uges

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
  • deluges is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

deluges synonyms

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

flood

Meaning a strong and fast-moving stream of water or other liquid:

torrent

Meaning a large number of similar things coming in quick succession:

spate

Meaning flood:

inundate

Meaning (of a natural force) sweep over (something) so as to surround or cover it completely:

engulf

Meaning cause (something) to be under water:

submerge

Meaning overwhelm or flood with water:

swamp

Meaning submerge or flood (an area):

drown

Words that rhyme with deluges

gauges, misgauges, rampauges, regauges, euges, calcifuges, centrifuges, febrifuges, insectifuges, nucleofuges, recentrifuges, refuges, subterfuges, teniafuges, ultracentrifuges, vermifuges, kluges, luges, bouges, gouges, rouges, scrouges, vouges, Bruges, bruges

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