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sight vs flood

flood vs sight

sight and flood both are nouns.

sight and flood both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
sight Yes No Yes No
flood Yes No Yes No
As nouns, flood is a hyponym of sight; that is, flood is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than sight:
  • sight: (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
  • flood: an overwhelming number or amount
Other hyponyms of sight include deluge, inundation, torrent, haymow.
sight (noun) flood (noun)
the act of looking or seeing or observing the act of flooding; filling to overflowing
the ability to see; the visual faculty a large flow
an instance of visual perception light that is a source of artificial illumination having a broad beam; used in photography
the range of vision the occurrence of incoming water (between a low tide and the following high tide)
a range of mental vision the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
a place of interest, especially to visitors an overwhelming number or amount
anything that is seen
(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
sight (verb) flood (verb)
catch sight of; to perceive with the eyes cover with liquid, usually water
take aim by looking through the sights of a gun (or other device) become filled to overflowing
fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid
supply with an excess of
Difference between sight and flood

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