torrents

[tawr-uhnt, tor-]

tor·rent

[tawr-uhnt, tor-]
noun
1.
a stream of water flowing with great rapidity and violence.
2.
a rushing, violent, or abundant and unceasing stream of anything: a torrent of lava.
3.
a violent downpour of rain.
4.
a violent, tumultuous, or overwhelming flow: a torrent of abuse.
adjective

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Torrents is always a great word to know.
So is gobo. Does it mean:
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.

Origin:
1595–1605; < Latin torrent- (stem of torrēns) seething, literally, burning, present participle of torrēre to burn, parch; see torrid, -ent


4. outburst, deluge, flood, spate.

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