flood vs filling

filling vs flood

flood and filling both are nouns.

flood is a verb but filling is not a verb.

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

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

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

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

flood (verb)	filling (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 filling

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