FLOODGATES Synonyms

• an overwhelming number or amount

• a heavy rain

• the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land

• fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid

• charge someone with too many tasks

• fill or cover completely, usually with water

• the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)

• the amount of fluid that flows in a given time

• the act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression

• any uninterrupted stream or discharge

• something that resembles a flowing stream in moving continuously

• dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas

• the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause

• move or progress freely as if in a stream

• move along, of liquids

• cause to flow

• be abundantly present

• fall or flow in a certain way

• cover or swamp with water

• undergo menstruation

• the process of flowing in

• a natural flow of ground water

• a sudden rapid flow (as of water)

• the pouring forth of a fluid

• the rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written)

• a large flow

• the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner

• physician and American Revolutionary leader; signer of the Declaration of Independence (1745-1813)

• a sudden forceful flow

• grasslike plants growing in wet places and having cylindrical often hollow stems

• the swift release of a store of affective force

• a sudden burst of activity

• (American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line

• not accepting reservations

• done under pressure

• move hurridly

• attack suddenly

• urge to an unnatural speed

• act at high speed

• run with the ball, in football

• cause to move fast or to rush or race

• cause to occur rapidly

• (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent

• a sudden forceful flow

• the occurrence of a water flow resulting from sudden rain or melting snow

• a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth

• dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas

• the act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression

• something that resembles a flowing stream in moving continuously

• a steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes)

• to extend, wave or float outward, as if in the wind

• exude profusely

• move in large numbers

• rain heavily

• flow freely and abundantly

• a sudden forceful flow

• a sudden or abrupt strong increase

• a large sea wave

• rise and move, as in waves or billows

• rise rapidly

• rise or move forward

• rise or heave upward under the influence of a natural force such as a wave

• see one's performance improve

• a heavy rain

• a violently fast stream of water (or other liquid)

• an overwhelming number or amount

• regulator consisting of a valve or gate that controls the rate of water flow through a sluice

• conduit that carries a rapid flow of water controlled by a sluicegate

• regulator consisting of a valve or gate that controls the rate of water flow through a sluice

• regulator consisting of a valve or gate that controls the rate of water flow through a sluice

• a gate upstream from a lock or canal that is used to control the flow of water at the upper end

• regulator consisting of a valve or gate that controls the rate of water flow through a sluice

• regulator consisting of a valve or gate that controls the rate of water flow through a sluice