torrent

Definition of torrent

Nouns

a heavy rain
Synonyms:
cloudburst, deluge, downpour, pelter, soaker, waterspout
Type of:
rain, rainfall
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
a violently fast stream of water (or other liquid)
"the houses were swept away in the torrent"
Synonyms:
violent stream
Type of:
current, stream
a steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes)
an overwhelming number or amount
"a torrent of abuse"
Synonyms:
deluge, flood, inundation
Type of:
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

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Words that contain torrent

torrential