Floods Word Search
This Floods word search hides 12 words on a 15×15 grid — the terms and ideas of a school subject. Trace each one with a finger or mouse and it locks in as soon as the whole word is covered. No signup, no download.
Words to find: FLOOD, RAINFALL, PRECIPITATION, RUNOFF, RIVER, TRIBUTARY, WATERSHED, DRAINAGE, EROSION, SEDIMENT, INUNDATION, OVERFLOW.
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Floods word list, defined
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- FLOOD /flʌd/ · noun
- An overflow of water onto land that is normally dry, especially when a river, sea, or heavy rainfall causes water to submerge an area. It is also used figuratively to mean an overwhelming influx or outpouring of people, things, or emotions. Related: deluge, inundation, torrent, spate.
- RAINFALL /ˈreɪnfɔːl/ · noun
- The amount of rain that falls in a particular area or during a particular period. It can also refer to the occurrence of rain falling. Related: precipitation, rain, rains, rainfall amount.
- PRECIPITATION /prɪˌsɪpɪˈteɪʃən/ · noun
- Precipitation is water in the form of rain, snow, sleet, hail, or other droplets or ice particles that falls from clouds to the Earth's surface. The term can also refer more generally to the process of such water falling or to the formation of a solid from a solution. Related: rainfall, rain, snowfall, downpour.
- RUNOFF /ˈrʌnˌɔːf/ · noun
- Water or another liquid that flows off land or a surface rather than soaking into it. The term can also refer to an extra contest or election held to determine a result that was not settled in the first vote. Related: drainage, overflow, discharge, surplus.
- RIVER /ˈrɪvər/ · noun and verb
- A river is a large natural stream of water flowing through a defined channel toward a sea, lake, or another body of water. The word can also describe a continuous flow or abundance of something. Related: stream, watercourse, waterway, brook.
- TRIBUTARY /ˈtrɪbjʊtəri/ · noun and adjective
- As a noun, a tributary is a stream or river that flows into a larger river or body of water. As an adjective, it means contributing indirectly to a larger whole; in historical contexts, it can also mean subject to or owing tribute. Related: stream, creek, brook, rivulet.
- WATERSHED /ˈwɔːtəʃed, ˈwɔːtərʃed/ · noun
- A decisive turning point that marks a significant change in direction or character. In geography, a ridge or boundary separating drainage basins, or the area draining into a particular river or body of water. Related: turning point, milestone, landmark, divide.
- DRAINAGE /ˈdreɪnɪdʒ/ · noun
- The process or system by which water or other liquids are drained from an area, typically through channels, pipes, or drains. It also refers to the act or state of draining away. Related: runoff, sewage, outflow, drain.
- EROSION /ɪˈroʊʒən/ · noun
- The gradual wearing away or removal of rock, soil, or other material by natural forces such as water, wind, or ice. More broadly, the slow destruction, diminishment, or weakening of something abstract such as rights, trust, or value. Related: wearing away, corrosion, abrasion, attrition.
- SEDIMENT /ˈsɛdɪmənt/ · noun and verb
- As a noun, sediment is solid material that settles to the bottom of a liquid or is deposited in layers by natural processes. As a verb, it means to form or settle as sediment. Related: deposit, silt, dregs, residue.
- INUNDATION /ˌɪnʌnˈdeɪʃən/ · noun
- The flooding of an area by an overwhelming amount of water, or a sudden abundance of people, things, or information. Related: flooding, deluge, overflow, immersion.
- OVERFLOW /ˈoʊvərfləʊ/ · noun, verb, adjective
- To exceed the capacity of a container, system, or limit, or to flow beyond the boundary of a space. As a noun, overflow refers to the excess beyond a stated capacity and, in technical contexts, to an outlet or channel designed to receive excess liquid. Related: excess, surplus, spillover, overrun.
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