flood

simple noun44 collocationsAvg. frequency: 6.9
flash flood8.5

a sudden, local flood of great volume and short duration

devastating flood6.8
sudden flood of6.6
severe flood6.5
constant flood of6.3
catastrophic flood6.0
great flood of5.9
great flood5.5
spring flood5.0
summer flood4.8
flood control8.3
flood damage8.2
flood water8.0

(usually floodwater or floodwaters)

flood victim7.9
flood warning7.8
flood insurance7.7
flood relief7.6
flood protection7.5
flood prevention7.4
flood plain7.2
flood defence/defense7.0
flood alert6.7
flood cause sth7.3
flood subside7.1
flood hit sth7.0
flood strike sth6.9
flood come6.2
flood inundate sth6.0
flood inundate sb/sth5.7
be badly flooded7.4
in floods of tears7.0

(= crying a lot)

flood its banks6.9

(burst its banks in BrE)

a flood of memories6.8
be in (full) flood5.8

(= had flooded its banks)

flood of9.0
cause flood7.5
cause a flood of6.5
bring a flood of6.4
unleash a flood of6.2
release a flood of6.1
be liable to flood6.0

Collocations with "flood"