Flood
Storm
Storm verb - To fall as water in a continuous stream of drops from the clouds.
Usage example: it storms so frequently up in the mountains that the peaks are rarely visible from the valley below
Flood and storm are semantically related in outburst topic. Sometimes you can use "Flood" instead the word "Storm" as a noun or a verb.
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| perfect | perfect flood | perfect storm |
| complete | complete flood | complete storm |
| endless | endless flood | endless storm |
| harsh | harsh flood | harsh storm |
| Other adjectives: actual, real, constant, massive, large, enormous, huge, dark, new, major, approaching, gigantic, worst, literal, veritable, rising, coming, freak, sudden, resulting, ensuing, incoming. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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In Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea, inverted: Ponyo's appearance is taken as a harbinger of a tsunami, and actually brings about a near-apocalyptic storm and flood.
Source: A Storm Is Coming -
Ponyo: The main conflict is the massive storm and flood, and while Fujimoto at first appears to be an antagonist, he's really just an Overprotective Dad.
Source: No Antagonist -
Not exactly; the storm and flood start when the Loser's Club begins to battle with IT, and the destruction peaks at IT's death... but trails off rapidly.
Source: Collapsing Lair
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