deluge vs alluvion
alluvion vs delugedeluge and alluvion both are nouns.
deluge is a verb but alluvion is not a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| deluge | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| alluvion | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
deluge and alluvion
are synonyms defined as:
- deluge and alluvion: the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
Other synonyms of deluge include
flood, inundation.
| deluge (noun) | alluvion (noun) |
|---|---|
| a heavy rain | clay or silt or gravel carried by rushing streams and deposited where the stream slows down |
| the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land | the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land |
| an overwhelming number or amount | gradual formation of new land, by recession of the sea or deposit of sediment |
| deluge (verb) | alluvion (verb) |
|---|---|
| fill or cover completely, usually with water | |
| charge someone with too many tasks | |
| fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid |
Words related to "deluge"
- Noachian deluge
- Noah and the Flood
- Noah's flood
- alluvion
- batch
- burden
- charge
- cloudburst
- deal
- debacle
- downpour
- fill
- fill up
- flash flood
- flashflood
- flock
- flood
- flood out
- geological phenomenon
- good deal
- great deal
- hatful
- heap
- inundate
- inundation
- lot
- make full
- mass
- mess
- mickle
- mint
- mountain
- muckle
- overwhelm
- passel
- peck
- pelter
- pile
- plenty
- pot
- quite a little
- raft
- rain
- rainfall
- saddle
- sight
- slew
- soaker
- spate
- stack
- submerge
- swamp
- the Flood
- tidy sum
- torrent
- wad
- waterspout
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