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Meaning and definition for "deluge" word

[noun] the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land; "plains fertilized by annual inundations"1
[noun] a heavy rain
[noun] an overwhelming number or amount; "a flood of requests"; "a torrent of abuse"
[verb] fill or cover completely, usually with water
[verb] charge someone with too many tasks
[verb] fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid; "the basement was inundated after the storm"; "The images flooded his mind"

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\Del"uge\, n. [F. d['e]luge, L. diluvium, fr. diluere wash away; di- = dis- + luere, equiv. to lavare to wash. See {Lave}, and cf. {Diluvium}.] 1. A washing away; an overflowing of the land by water; an inundation; a flood; specifically, The Deluge, the great flood in the days of Noah (--Gen. vii.). 2. Fig.: Anything which overwhelms, or causes great destruction. ``The deluge of summer.'' --Lowell. A fiery deluge fed With ever-burning sulphur unconsumed. --Milton. As I grub up some quaint old fragment of a [London] street, or a house, or a shop, or tomb or burial ground, which has still survived in the deluge. --F. Harrison. After me the deluge. (Apr['e]s moi le d['e]luge.) --Madame de Pompadour.
\Del"uge\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Deluged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Deluging}.] 1. To overflow with water; to inundate; to overwhelm. The deluged earth would useless grow. --Blackmore. 2. To overwhelm, as with a deluge; to cover; to overspread; to overpower; to submerge; to destroy; as, the northern nations deluged the Roman empire with their armies; the land is deluged with woe. At length corruption, like a general flood . . . Shall deluge all. --Pope.

Synonyms for deluge

alluvion, cloudburst, downpour, flood, flood, flood, flood out, inundate, inundate, inundation, inundation, overwhelm, pelter, soaker, submerge, swamp, torrent, torrent, waterspout

Related terms: aspersion, avalanche, baptism, cluster, damping, drowning, embarras de richesses, flooding, host, irrigation, mob, more than enough, overplenty, overprofusion, plunge in water, sop, stream, superabundance, swamp, torrent, waterflood, wet

The fun area, different aproach to word »deluge«

Let's analyse "deluge" as pure text. This string has Six letters in Two syllables and Three vowels. 50% of vowels is 11.4% more then average English word. Written in backwards: EGULED. Average typing speed for these characters is 1725 milliseconds. [info]

Morse code: -.. . .-.. ..- --. .

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: deluge: 5 + 3 + 5 = 13, reduced: 4 . and the final result is Four.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: deluge: 4 + 5 + 3 + 3 + 7 + 5 = 27, reduced: 9, and the final result is Nine.

Tarot cards

Letter	Num.	Tarot c.	Meaning
D (1)	4	Emperor	Determined, Persistant, Idealist
E (2)	5	Hierophant	Wise, Crafty, Daring, Inventive
G (1)	7	Chariot	Strong, Sturdy, Decisive
L (1)	12	Hanged Man	Leader, Teacher, Healer, Decisive
U (1)	21	World	Gifted, Generous, Bountiful

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