"spate" | Definition and Related Words

Noun

(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent (synset 113796604)
"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"

is a type of: large indefinite amount, large indefinite quantity - an indefinite quantity that is above the average in size or magnitude
subtypes:
- deluge, flood, inundation, torrent - an overwhelming number or amount
- haymow - a mass of hay piled up in a barn for preservation
same as: batch, deal, flock, good deal, great deal, hatful, heap, lot, mass, mess, mickle, mint, mountain, muckle, passel, peck, pile, plenty, pot, quite a little, raft, sight, slew, stack, tidy sum, wad
A sudden forceful flow (synset 107454840)
is a type of: flow, flowing - the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)
subtypes:
- debris storm, debris surge - the sudden spread of dust and debris from a collapsing building
- onrush - a forceful forward rush or flow
same as: rush, surge, upsurge
The occurrence of a water flow resulting from sudden rain or melting snow (synset 107421737)
is a type of: flow, flowing - the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)

same as: freshet