NOUN | phenomenon | torrent, downpour, cloudburst, deluge, waterspout, pelter, soaker | a heavy rain |
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event | torrent, violent stream | a violently fast stream of water (or other liquid / liquid) | |
quantity | torrent, flood, inundation, deluge | an overwhelming number or amount |
Sounds | tao'rahnt | |
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Rhymes | abandonment ... wonderment: 671 rhymes with ahnt... |
Meaning | A heavy rain. | |
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Synonyms | downpour, cloudburst, deluge, waterspout, pelter, soaker | |
Broader | rain, rainfall | water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere |
Spanish | aguacero, chaparrada, chaparrón, chubasco, diluvio, nubada, pelter, torrente, turbión | |
Catalan | aiguat, bàtec, diluvi, ruixat, torrent, xàfec | |
Adjectives | torrential | pouring in abundance |
Meaning | A violently fast stream of water (or other liquid / liquid). | |
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Example | "the houses were swept away in the torrent" | |
Synonym | violent stream | |
Broader | current, stream | A steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes) |
Spanish | torrente | |
Catalan | torrent | |
Adjectives | torrential | relating to or resulting from the action of a torrent |
Meaning | An overwhelming number or amount. | |
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Example | "a torrent of abuse" | |
Synonyms | flood, inundation, deluge | |
Broader | batch, deal, flock, good deal, great deal, hatful, heap, lot, mass, mess, mickle, mint, mountain, muckle, passel, peck, pile, plenty, pot, quite a little, raft, sight, slew, spate, stack, tidy sum, wad | (often followed by 'of') a large number or amount or extent |
Spanish | diluvio, inundación | |
Catalan | diluvi, inundació | |
Adjectives | torrential | resembling a torrent in force and abundance |
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