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31White Plume Mountain — In the World of Greyhawk campaign setting for the Dungeons Dragons roleplaying game, White Plume Mountain is the name of a lone, geyser spitting mountain on the plains of the central Flanaess, north of the Nyr Dyv and south of Rift Canyon. White… …
32deluge — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. flood, inundation; downpour, spate; plethora. See sufficiency, water. II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) I n. flood, inundation, torrent, downpour, cloudburst, spate, cataract, ocean, sea, *rain of… …
33flood — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. deluge, inundation, torrent, freshet, cloudburst, spate; superabundance. See sufficiency, water, assemblage. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A Great flow of water] Syn. deluge, surge, tide, high tide, freshet …
34inundate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. flood, deluge. See water, sufficiency. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. submerge, engulf, deluge, overwhelm; see flood , immerse 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. flood, deluge, engulf, drown, swamp,… …
35overwhelm — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. overpower, crush, submerge, overcome. See destruction, confutation, water. Ant., underwhelm (inf.). II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To defeat] Syn. overcome, overthrow, conquer, destroy; see confute ,… …
36swamp — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. swampland, marsh, bog, wetland, moor, slough, fen, morass, quagmire. v. t. submerge, sink, flood, inundate, immerse, drench, deluge; over whelm, snow under. See moisture, water. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn …
37overwhelm — o|ver|whelm [ˌəuvəˈwelm US ˌouvər ] v [T usually passive] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(emotion)¦ 2¦(too much)¦ 3¦(surprise somebody)¦ 4¦(defeat somebody)¦ 5¦(water)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: whelm to turn over, cover up (13 19 centuries)] 1.) ¦(EMOTION)¦… …
38underwhelm — un|der|whelm [ˌʌndəˈwelm US ər ] v [T] [Date: 1900 2000; Origin: under + whelm (as in overwhelm)] if you are underwhelmed by something, you do not think it is impressive used humorously ▪ We ve had an underwhelming response to our request for… …
39overwhelm — (v.) early 14c., to turn upside down, to overthrow, from OVER (Cf. over) + M.E. whelmen to turn upside down (see WHELM (Cf. whelm)). Meaning to submerge completely is mid 15c. Perhaps the connecting notion is a boat, etc., washed over, and… …
40swamp — I. n. Bog, fen, quagmire, morass, marsh, slough, marish, spongy land, soft and wet ground. II. v. a. 1. Engulf, sink, whelm, swallow up. 2. (Naut.) Upset, overset, sink, whelm, capsize. 3. Plunge into difficulties, sink, wreck, ruin, run aground …
