flash flood vs flood

flood vs flash flood

flash flood and flood both are nouns.

flash flood is not a verb while flood is a verb.

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

As nouns, flood is a hypernym of flash flood; that is, flood is a word with a broader meaning than flash flood:

flash flood: a sudden local flood of great volume and short duration
flood: the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land

Other hypernyms of flash flood include alluvion, deluge, inundation.

flash flood (noun)	flood (noun)
a sudden local flood of great volume and short duration	the act of flooding; filling to overflowing
	a large flow
	light that is a source of artificial illumination having a broad beam; used in photography
	the occurrence of incoming water (between a low tide and the following high tide)
	the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
	an overwhelming number or amount

flash flood (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 flash flood and flood

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