filling vs flood

flood vs filling

filling and flood both are nouns.

filling is not a verb while flood is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
filling	Yes	No	No	No
flood	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, flood is a hyponym of filling; that is, flood is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than filling:

filling: the act of filling something
flood: the act of flooding; filling to overflowing

Other hyponyms of filling include saturation, flowage.

filling (noun)	flood (noun)
the act of filling something	the act of flooding; filling to overflowing
the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving	a large flow
(dentistry) a dental appliance consisting of any of various substances (as metal or plastic) inserted into a prepared cavity in a tooth	light that is a source of artificial illumination having a broad beam; used in photography
a food mixture used to fill pastry or sandwiches etc.	the occurrence of incoming water (between a low tide and the following high tide)
flow into something (as a container)	the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
any material that fills a space or container	an overwhelming number or amount

filling (verb)	flood (verb)
	cover with liquid, usually water
	become filled to overflowing
	fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid
	supply with an excess of

Difference between filling and flood

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