freshet, spate
(noun) the occurrence of a water flow resulting from sudden rain or melting snow
Source: WordNet® 3.1
freshet (plural freshets)
A flood resulting from heavy rain or a spring thaw.
(poetic) A small stream, especially one flowing into the sea.
• fethers, hefters, three Fs
Source: Wiktionary
Fresh"et, n. Etym: [OE. fresche flood + -et. See Fresh, a.]
1. A stream of fresh water. [Obs.] Milton.
2. A flood or overflowing of a stream caused by heavy rains or melted snow; a sudden inundation. Cracked the sky, as ice in rivers When the freshet is at highest. Longfellow.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
According to Guinness World Records, the largest iced coffee is 14,228.1 liters and was created by Caffé Bene (South Korea), in Yangju, South Korea, on 17 July 2014. They poured iced black Americano on the giant cup that measured 3.3 meters tall and 2.62 meters wide.
