flood vs raft

flood and raft both are nouns.

flood and raft both are verbs.

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

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

flood: an overwhelming number or amount
raft: (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent

Other hypernyms of flood include batch, deal, flock, good deal, great deal, hatful, heap, lot, mass, mess, mickle, mint, mountain, muckle, passel, peck, pile, plenty, pot, quite a little, sight, slew, spate, stack, tidy sum, wad.

flood (noun)	raft (noun)
the act of flooding; filling to overflowing	a flat float (usually made of logs or planks) that can be used for transport or as a platform for swimmers
a large flow	a foundation (usually on soft ground) consisting of an extended layer of reinforced concrete
light that is a source of artificial illumination having a broad beam; used in photography	(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
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)	raft (verb)
cover with liquid, usually water	make into a raft
become filled to overflowing	travel by raft in water
fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid	transport on a raft
supply with an excess of

Difference between flood and raft

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