inun'dation
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inundate (ˈɪnʌnˌdeɪt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to cover completely with water; overflow; flood; swamp |
| 2. | to overwhelm, as if with a flood: to be inundated with requests |
| [C17: from Latin inundāre to flood, from unda wave] | |
| 'inundant | |
| —adj | |
| in'undatory | |
| —adj | |
| inun'dation | |
| —n | |
| 'inundator | |
| —n | |
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Inun'dation
is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
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