peck vs flood

peck and flood both are nouns.

peck and flood both are verbs.

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

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

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

Other hyponyms of peck include deluge, inundation, torrent, haymow.

peck (noun)	flood (noun)
a light kiss	the act of flooding; filling to overflowing
bite by a bird	a large flow
(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent	light that is a source of artificial illumination having a broad beam; used in photography
a United States dry measure equal to 8 quarts or 537.605 cubic inches	the occurrence of incoming water (between a low tide and the following high tide)
a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 2 gallons	the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
	an overwhelming number or amount

peck (verb)	flood (verb)
bother persistently with trivial complaints	cover with liquid, usually water
eat by pecking at, like a bird	become filled to overflowing
eat like a bird	fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid
kiss lightly	supply with an excess of
hit lightly with a picking motion

Difference between peck and flood

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