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FLOWAGE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of flooding; filling to overflowing
Synonyms:
flood; flowage
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("flowage" is a kind of...):
filling (the act of filling something)
Derivation:
flow (cover or swamp with water)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A body of water that has been created by deliberately flooding an area
Example:
many campsites were located near the flowage
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Hypernyms ("flowage" is a kind of...):
body of water; water (the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean))
Derivation:
flow (cover or swamp with water)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Gradual internal motion or deformation of a solid body (as by heat)
Example:
rock fracture and rock flowage are different types of geological deformation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural processes
Hypernyms ("flowage" is a kind of...):
flow (any uninterrupted stream or discharge)
