Influx - English meaning

noun

An overflow of a large amount of water beyond its normal limits, especially over what is normally dry land.

Usage examples:

The villagers had been cut off by floods and landslides

verb

Short for floodlight.

verb

To fill or become covered with water or to cause this to happen to something

Usage examples:

[ t ] a burst pipe flooded the bathroom., [ i ] the basements of many downtown buildings would floo…

noun

An invasion or attack, especially a sudden or brief one.

Usage examples:

Incursions into enemy territory

noun

A sudden and unwanted entrance to a place or area controlled by others, esp. in a military attack

noun

The movement of liquid or air into a place.

Usage examples:

An inflow of less salty water

noun

The movement of money or assets into a business, an economy, an industry, etc.

Usage examples:

An inflow of sth the booming economy has attracted an inflow of funds from both domestic and foreig…

noun

The action or fact of going in or entering; the capacity or right of entrance.

Usage examples:

In fact, most ports are designed for easy ingress and egress.

noun

The act of entering something

Usage examples:

There had been an ingress of water into the site.

noun

The sudden arrival or entry of something.

Usage examples:

A great inrush of water occurred

noun

The action of intruding.

Usage examples:

He was furious about this intrusion into his private life

noun

The act of going into a place or becoming involved in a situation where you are not wanted or do not belong

Usage examples:

[ u ] they complained that building a new airport nearby would be a noisy intrusion on their quiet …

noun

An overwhelming abundance of people or things.

Usage examples:

An inundation of rugby fans

noun

A flood, or the fact of being flooded with water

Usage examples:

The dam saved the area from inundation., a debate over the best ways to deal with repeated inundati…

noun

An instance of invading a country or region with an armed force.

Usage examples:

Napoleon's disastrous invasion of russia in 1812

noun

The act of entering a place by force, often in large numbers

Usage examples:

The invasion of the normandy coast on d-day, fig. i certainly regarded the tapping of my phone as a…

verb

Move with urgent haste.

Usage examples:

Oliver rushed after her

noun

A sudden quick movement towards something, typically by a number of people.

Usage examples:

There was a rush for the door

noun

An erect, tufted marsh or waterside plant resembling a sedge or grass, with inconspicuous greenish or brownish flowers. widely distributed in temperate areas, some kinds are used for matting, chair seats, and baskets.

Usage examples:

Then the land went down, and there was marsh of rushes and willow and hazel.

noun

A small, narrow river.

Usage examples:

A perfect trout stream

verb

(of liquid, air, gas, etc.) run or flow in a continuous current in a specified direction.

Usage examples:

She sat with tears streaming down her face

noun

A small river that flows on or below the surface of the ground

Usage examples:

Rivers are wider, deeper, and longer than streams., the faucet leaked in a steady stream., an endle…