| 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 |
| 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) |
| Catalan | torrent | |
| Spanish | torrente | |
| 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 |
| Adjectives | torrential | resembling a torrent in force and abundance |