flood vs tide

flood and tide both are nouns.

flood and tide both are verbs.

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

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

flood: the occurrence of incoming water (between a low tide and the following high tide)
tide: the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon

flood (noun)	tide (noun)
the act of flooding; filling to overflowing	the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon
a large flow	something that may increase or decrease (like the tides of the sea)
light that is a source of artificial illumination having a broad beam; used in photography	there are usually two high and two low tides each day
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)	tide (verb)
cover with liquid, usually water	rise or move forward
become filled to overflowing	be carried with the tide
fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid	cause to float with the tide
supply with an excess of

Difference between flood and tide

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