Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

the flood

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.34 in modern English

Syllables: the flood
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

n

(Biblical) the great deluge that is said in the Book of Genesis to have occurred in the time of Noah; it was brought by God upon the earth because of the wickedness of human beings

Synonyms

Noah's flood Noachian deluge Noah and the Flood

Questions

What does the flood mean?: (Biblical) the great deluge that is said in the Book of Genesis to have occurred in the time of Noah; it was brought by God upon the earth because of the wickedness of human beings

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