inundation vs waterfall

inundation

noun
  • The act of inundating; an overflow; a flood; a rising and spreading of water over grounds. 

  • The state of being inundated; flooding 

  • An overflowing or superfluous abundance; a flood; a great influx 

waterfall

noun
  • A waterfall-like outpouring of liquid, smoke, etc. 

  • A flow of water over the edge of a cliff. 

  • Waterfall model 

  • The action of drinking from a vessel without touching it with the lips, considered more sanitary for a shared vessel. 

verb
  • To drink (something) from a container by pouring it from a height so as not to touch one's lips to the rim. 

  • To fall like a waterfall. 

  • Synonym of recycle 

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