flood, overflow, outpouring
(noun) a large flow
barrage, bombardment, outpouring, onslaught
(noun) the rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written); “a barrage of questions”; “a bombardment of mail complaining about his mistake”
discharge, outpouring, run
(noun) the pouring forth of a fluid
flush, gush, outpouring
(noun) a sudden rapid flow (as of water); “he heard the flush of a toilet”; “there was a little gush of blood”; “she attacked him with an outpouring of words”
spring, fountain, outflow, outpouring, natural spring
(noun) a natural flow of ground water
Source: WordNet® 3.1
outpouring (plural outpourings)
The sudden outward flowing of a large amount of something.
Source: Wiktionary
Out*pour", v. t.
Definition: To pour out. Milton.
Out"pour`, n.
Definition: A flowing out; a free discharge.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
3 April 2025
(noun) an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity; “how big is that part compared to the whole?”; “the team is a unit”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
