Flood
Flood noun - A great flow of water or of something that overwhelms.
Lack
Lack noun - The fact or state of being absent.
Usage example: the lack of news about the fate of the soldiers was frustrating
How words are described
| complete | complete flood | complete lack |
| certain | certain flood | certain lack |
| current | current flood | current lack |
| initial | initial flood | initial lack |
| Other adjectives: sheer, actual, real, constant, massive, large, great, huge, infamous, new, general, occasional, previous, sudden, resulting. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- It's unclear whether they're a real metaphysical experience or some kind of hallucination brought on by lack of oxygen or a flood of neurotransmitters in the brain.
Source: Dying Dream -
Let's just say that blood flood in The Shining has nothing on this... Gender-Blender Name: In a minor twist (due to Japanese's general lack of gendered pronouns), the Misaki from 1972 was a boy.
Source: Literature / Another -
The timeline where Link sealed Ganon away now lacks a hero to take care of him, and the gods end up destroying hyrule in a Great Flood for lack of any other option.
Source: Set Right What Once Went Wrong
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