flood vs flash flood

flash flood vs flood

flood and flash flood both are nouns.

flood is a verb but flash flood is not a verb.

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

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

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

Other hyponyms of flood include debacle, flashflood, Noachian deluge, Noah's flood, Noah and the Flood, the Flood.

flood (noun)	flash flood (noun)
the act of flooding; filling to overflowing	a sudden local flood of great volume and short duration
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

flood (verb)	flash 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 flood and flash flood

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