flood

noun/flʌd/CEFR A2

বন্যা, প্লাবন

Meaning

A large amount of water covering land that is usually dry.

Example sentences

The flood covered the whole village.বন্যা পুরো গ্রামটি ডুবিয়ে দিল।
Many people lost their homes in the flood.বন্যায় অনেক মানুষ তাদের ঘর হারাল।
The flood destroyed many homes.বন্যায় অনেক ঘরবাড়ি ধ্বংস হয়ে গেল।
Heavy rain caused a sudden flood.ভারী বৃষ্টিতে হঠাৎ বন্যা দেখা দিল।

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: deluge, inundation

Antonyms: drought

Similar words, and what each means

deluge
প্লাবন, মহাবন্যা
A great flood or very heavy fall of rain.
inundation
প্লাবন
The covering of land by water, or an overwhelming quantity of something.
inundate
প্লাবিত করা, জলে ডুবিয়ে দেওয়া
To flood an area with a large amount of water.
torrent
প্রবল ধারা, স্রোত
A large amount of something flowing or coming very fast.
storm surge
ঘূর্ণিঝড়ে সাগরের পানির অস্বাভাবিক উত্থান
A rise in sea level pushed inland by a cyclone's wind and low pressure.

Other English words for “বন্যা, প্লাবন”

deluge
A great flood or very heavy fall of rain.
inundation
The covering of land by water, or an overwhelming quantity of something.

Opposite words

drought
খরা, অনাবৃষ্টি
A long period with little or no rain.

Word family

Words built on the same root. Learning them together is faster than learning them apart.

floodverbপ্লাবিত করা

“flood” elsewhere on EnglishBD

Fix the sentence: 'The news about the flood was very shocked.'
-ed and -ing Adjectives: Bored or Boring? →
Purpose: 'Why does the writer mention the 1998 flood?' → to give an example of what he has just claimed.
Types of Reading Comprehension Questions →
After the degree I plan to return to Bangladesh and work on flood forecasting for the Jamuna basin.
How to Write a Statement of Purpose (SOP) →

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“flood” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?
- • পেঁচা
- • মোজা
- • চাকা, চক্র
- • বন্যা, প্লাবন
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বন্যা, প্লাবন — flood (noun) — বন্যা, প্লাবন. A large amount of water covering land that is usually dry.
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deluge — deluge — প্লাবন, মহাবন্যা. A great flood or very heavy fall of rain.

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