Wake of the Flood

wake Verb

— If you wake up, you stop sleeping. I woke up early to catch the bus. I woke up at four o'clock this morning. — If someone or something wakes you up, they make you stop sleeping. Could you please wake Donald up? The alarm clock woke me up.

of Preposition

— Made using. It is a house of cards.

the Determiner

— Used, instead of a, to reference something specific, already known to exist. Compare "I read a book." and "I read the book." — Used with a stress, to show that the word following is special. Are you the John Smith that I went to school with? — Used with an adjective that acts like a noun to mean all of the people concerned The poor are always with us. — Used with superlatives forms of adjectives and adverbs. You are the best.

flood Noun

— A flood happens when there has been a lot of rain in a short time and the water covers the ground. The storm brought heavy rains, and the resulting flood caused $14 million in damage to crops.

flood Verb

— If a place is flooded, the water covers the ground and often causes a lot of damage. In 2005, a hurricane brought so much rain that much of Louisiana was flooded, killing many people, and destroying large parts of the city. — To flood means to overwhelm. The market has been flooded with boy band recordings. Stop flooding the editorial office with your complaints.