Associations to the word «Spate»
Noun
- Oskar
- Killing
- Torrent
- Irrigation
- Arson
- Bombing
- Robbery
- Karst
- Insurgency
- Suicide
- Attack
- Violence
- Cougar
- Roaring
- Injury
- Convenience
- Theft
- Incident
- Cope
- Laughter
- Murder
- Shooting
- Curse
- Rumor
- Hermann
- Publicity
- Closure
- Protest
- Burn
- Accident
- Miles
- Prosperity
- Pause
- Arrest
- Flood
- River
- Crime
- Anti
- Conspiracy
- Cave
- Legislation
- Russian
- Gang
- Accused
- Rod
- Burst
- Decade
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Wiktionary
SPATE, noun. A river flood; an overflow or inundation.
SPATE, noun. A sudden rush or increase.
Dictionary definition
SPATE, noun. (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent; "a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of money"; "he made a mint on the stock market"; "see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos"; "it must have cost plenty"; "a slew of journalists"; "a wad of money".
SPATE, noun. A sudden forceful flow.
SPATE, noun. The occurrence of a water flow resulting from sudden rain or melting snow.
Wise words
Every day we should hear at least one little song, read one
good poem, see one exquisite picture, and, if possible,
speak a few sensible words.