spate

n. sudden outpouring; flood (British); sudden heavy rainstorm (British)

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Noun
1. (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"; "it must have cost plenty"
(synonym) batch, deal, flock, good deal, great deal, hatful, heap, lot, mass, mess, mickle, mint, muckle, peck, pile, plenty, pot, quite a little, raft, sight, slew, stack, tidy sum, wad, whole lot, whole slew
(hypernym) large indefinite quantity, large indefinite amount
(hyponym) flood, inundation, deluge, torrent
2. a sudden forceful flow
(synonym) rush, surge, upsurge
(hypernym) flow, flowing
(hyponym) debris surge, debris storm
3. the occurrence of a water flow resulting from sudden rain or melting snow
(synonym) freshet
(hypernym) flow, flowing

nm. spar, spavin

adj. late, belated

n. vlna