[flʌd], (Noun)

Definitions:
- an overflow of a large amount of water beyond its normal limits, especially over what is normally dry land
(e.g: the villagers had been cut off by floods and landslides)

- an outpouring of tears
(e.g: she burst into floods of tears)



Phrases:
- be in flood

Origin:
Old English flōd, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch vloed and German Flut, also to flow

[flʌd], (Verb)

Definitions:
- cover or submerge (an area) with water in a flood
(e.g: the dam burst, flooding a small town)

- arrive in overwhelming amounts or quantities
(e.g: sunlight flooded in at the windows)

- (of a woman) experience a uterine haemorrhage


Phrases:
- be in flood

Origin:
Old English flōd, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch vloed and German Flut, also to flow