deluge

Everyday

1. A deluge is a very heavy fall of rain or a great flood. tree →
2. A deluge is a huge amount of something arriving at once, like letters, questions or emails. tree →
3. To be deluged with something is to get far too much of it at once. tree →
4. (Bible) The Deluge is another name for the great flood in the story of Noah. tree →

In the lessons

In weather and geography lessons, a deluge causes flooding; in stories it soaks the characters. In everyday life a teacher is deluged with questions, a shop with customers. In RE, the Deluge is Noah's flood. Phrases: «a deluge of rain», «a deluge of emails», «deluged with complaints».

Examples

• The deluge flooded the streets in minutes. tree →
• We got caught in a deluge on the way home from school. tree →
• The teacher was deluged with questions about the trip. tree →
• After the advert, the shop received a deluge of orders. tree →
• The story of the Deluge tells how Noah built the ark. tree →
• The river burst its banks after three days of deluge. tree →
• [14] This frightful monster had sprung from the slimy and stagnant waters which remained on the surface of the earth after the deluge of Deucalion. tree →

Note

Said «DEL-yooj». Verb forms: deluged, deluging. A deluge is more than a shower: it is a downpour. Similar: downpour, torrent, flood.