deluge vs peck

deluge and peck both are nouns.

deluge and peck both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
deluge	Yes	No	Yes	No
peck	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, peck is a hypernym of deluge; that is, peck is a word with a broader meaning than deluge:

deluge: an overwhelming number or amount
peck: (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent

Other hypernyms of deluge include batch, deal, flock, good deal, great deal, hatful, heap, lot, mass, mess, mickle, mint, mountain, muckle, passel, pile, plenty, pot, quite a little, raft, sight, slew, spate, stack, tidy sum, wad.

deluge (noun)	peck (noun)
a heavy rain	a light kiss
the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land	bite by a bird
an overwhelming number or amount	(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
	a United States dry measure equal to 8 quarts or 537.605 cubic inches
	a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 2 gallons

deluge (verb)	peck (verb)
fill or cover completely, usually with water	bother persistently with trivial complaints
charge someone with too many tasks	eat by pecking at, like a bird
fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid	eat like a bird
	kiss lightly
	hit lightly with a picking motion

Difference between deluge and peck

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