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flood vs spate

spate vs flood

flood and spate both are nouns.

flood is a verb but spate is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
flood Yes No Yes No
spate Yes No No No
As nouns, spate is a hypernym of flood; that is, spate is a word with a broader meaning than flood:
  • flood: an overwhelming number or amount
  • spate: (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, raft, sight, slew, stack, tidy sum, wad.
flood (noun) spate (noun)
the act of flooding; filling to overflowing the occurrence of a water flow resulting from sudden rain or melting snow
a large flow a sudden forceful flow
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) spate (verb)
cover with liquid, usually water
become filled to overflowing
fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid
supply with an excess of
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