flashflood vs flood

flood vs flashflood

flashflood and flood both are nouns.

flashflood is not a verb while flood is a verb.

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

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

flashflood: 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 flashflood include alluvion, deluge, inundation.

flashflood (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

flashflood (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 flashflood and flood

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