flood vs alluvion

alluvion vs flood

flood and alluvion both are nouns.

flood is a verb but alluvion is not a verb.

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

As nouns, flood and alluvion are synonyms defined as:

flood and alluvion: the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land

Other synonyms of flood include deluge, inundation.

flood (noun)	alluvion (noun)
the act of flooding; filling to overflowing	clay or silt or gravel carried by rushing streams and deposited where the stream slows down
a large flow	the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
light that is a source of artificial illumination having a broad beam; used in photography	gradual formation of new land, by recession of the sea or deposit of sediment
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

flood (verb)	alluvion (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 flood and alluvion

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