There has been a spate of thefts in our area recently.
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Spate
//speɪt//
Synonyms for "spate" (295 found)
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Closest matches (59)
batchfreshetrushabundanceacresaffluenceaffluxaffluxionample sufficiencyamplenessamplitudearmyasperseavalanchebagsbarrelbarrelsbefoulbelchbespatter
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bespotblackenbonanzabountifulnessbountiousnessbrashbumper cropburstburst of rainbushelcascadecataclysmcataractcloudburstclustercohueconcourseconfluenceconfluxconsiderablecopiousnesscountlessnesscoursecrosscurrentcrowdcrushcurrentdealdebouchmentdefamedefluxiondelugedenigratedissiliencydousedownfalldownflow
Strong matches (89)
downpourdrencherdriftdriftageembarras de richessesenougheructationeruptionextravaganceextravagancyexuberancefat of the landfertilityflare upflare-upflockfloodfloodingflowflowing
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fluencyfluxfoisonfreshfull measurefullnessgalaxygenerositygenerousnessgobsgood dealgreat abundancegreat dealgreat plentygushgushing rainheapheapsheavy rainhordehostinflowinundationjamjetlandslidelashingslavishnesslegionliberalityliberalnessloadloadslotlotsluxuriancemassmaximummessmill runmillracemintmobmoney to burnmore than enoughmountainmuchmultitudemyriadmyriadsniagaranumerousnessoceanoceansonrushonset
Related words (147)
onward courseoodlesopulenceopulencyoutbreakoutburstoutflowoutflowingoutpouringoverabundanceoveraccumulationoverbounteousnessovercopiousnessoverdoseoverflowoverlavishnessoverluxurianceovermeasureovermuchnessovernumerousness
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overplentifulnessoverplentyoverpopulationoverprofusionoversufficiencyoversupplypackpanoplypeckpilepilesplashplenitudeplenteousnessplentifulnessplentyplethorapotpourpressprevalenceprodigalityproductivenessprofusenessprofusionprogressionquantitiesquantityquite a littlerabbleraceraftraftsrainrainburstrainspoutrainstormrapidsrashredundancyrepletenessrepletionrich harvestrich veinrichnessriotriotousnessriverroundroutruckrunscadsscudseaseriessetshowersightslewslewsslopsloshslursmearsoakersoaking rainspargespewspitsplattersploshsplurgesplutterspoutspurtspurtlestackstacksstreakstreamsubstantialitysubstantialnesssuccessionsuperabundancesuperfluitysuperfluxsurgeswashteemingnessthrongtidetidy sumtonstorrenttorrent of raintraducetrendundercurrentundertowvolcanvolcanovolumewadwadswater flowwaterfloodwaterspoutwealthwhole slewworldworlds
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49 translations across 16 languages.
Afrikaans
2 entries- oorstroming noun ((countable) (sudden) flood or inundation of water; (uncountable) flooding, inundation)
- vloed noun ((countable) (sudden) flood or inundation of water; (uncountable) flooding, inundation)
Bulgarian
2 entries- наводне́ние noun ((countable) (sudden) flood or inundation of water; (uncountable) flooding, inundation)
- прииждане noun ((countable) (sudden) flood or inundation of water; (uncountable) flooding, inundation)
Chinese Mandarin
3 entries- 氾濫 /氾滥 noun ((countable) (sudden) flood or inundation of water; (uncountable) flooding, inundation)
- 洪水 noun ((countable) (sudden) flood or inundation of water; (uncountable) flooding, inundation)
- 突然迸發 /突然迸发 noun (sudden increase or rush of something — see also flood, outburst, outpouring)
Czech
3 entries- příval noun (sudden heavy downpour of rain)
- příval noun (sudden increase or rush of something — see also flood, outburst, outpouring)
- záplava noun ((countable) (sudden) flood or inundation of water; (uncountable) flooding, inundation)
Dutch
4 entries- bandjir noun ((countable) (sudden) flood or inundation of water; (uncountable) flooding, inundation)
- overstroming noun ((countable) (sudden) flood or inundation of water; (uncountable) flooding, inundation)
- stroom noun (sudden increase or rush of something — see also flood, outburst, outpouring)
- toevloed noun (sudden increase or rush of something — see also flood, outburst, outpouring)
Finnish
4 entries- hyöky noun (sudden increase or rush of something — see also flood, outburst, outpouring)
- kaatosade noun (sudden heavy downpour of rain)
- tulva noun ((countable) (sudden) flood or inundation of water; (uncountable) flooding, inundation)
- vyöry noun (sudden increase or rush of something — see also flood, outburst, outpouring)
French
2 entries- crue noun ((countable) (sudden) flood or inundation of water; (uncountable) flooding, inundation)
- recrudescence noun (sudden increase or rush of something — see also flood, outburst, outpouring)
Irish
1 entries- roiseadh noun (sudden increase or rush of something — see also flood, outburst, outpouring)
Japanese
4 entries- ほとばしり noun (sudden increase or rush of something — see also flood, outburst, outpouring)
- 大水 noun ((countable) (sudden) flood or inundation of water; (uncountable) flooding, inundation)
- 洪水 noun ((countable) (sudden) flood or inundation of water; (uncountable) flooding, inundation)
- 続発 noun (sudden increase or rush of something — see also flood, outburst, outpouring)
Korean
1 entries- 홍수 noun ((countable) (sudden) flood or inundation of water; (uncountable) flooding, inundation)
Polish
1 entries- powódź noun ((countable) (sudden) flood or inundation of water; (uncountable) flooding, inundation)
Russian
3 entries- наводне́ние noun ((countable) (sudden) flood or inundation of water; (uncountable) flooding, inundation)
- наплыв noun (sudden increase or rush of something — see also flood, outburst, outpouring)
- па́водок noun ((countable) (sudden) flood or inundation of water; (uncountable) flooding, inundation)
Serbo-Croatian
3 entries- bujica noun (sudden increase or rush of something — see also flood, outburst, outpouring)
- poplava noun ((countable) (sudden) flood or inundation of water; (uncountable) flooding, inundation)
- povodanj noun ((countable) (sudden) flood or inundation of water; (uncountable) flooding, inundation)
Spanish
3 entries- aluvión noun ((countable) (sudden) flood or inundation of water; (uncountable) flooding, inundation)
- avalancha noun (sudden increase or rush of something — see also flood, outburst, outpouring)
- riada noun ((countable) (sudden) flood or inundation of water; (uncountable) flooding, inundation)
Swedish
4 entries- flod noun (sudden increase or rush of something — see also flood, outburst, outpouring)
- flöde noun (sudden increase or rush of something — see also flood, outburst, outpouring)
- skur noun (sudden increase or rush of something — see also flood, outburst, outpouring)
- ström noun (sudden increase or rush of something — see also flood, outburst, outpouring)
Ukrainian
4 entries- наплив noun (sudden increase or rush of something — see also flood, outburst, outpouring)
- повінь noun ((countable) (sudden) flood or inundation of water; (uncountable) flooding, inundation)
- потік noun (sudden increase or rush of something — see also flood, outburst, outpouring)
- розлив noun ((countable) (sudden) flood or inundation of water; (uncountable) flooding, inundation)
Sample sentences
28 total sentences available.
The river is in high spate.
Source: tatoeba (3968547)
Tom had a back-to-base security system installed in his house, following a spate of burglaries in his street.
Source: tatoeba (4271284)
Thys Lepidium that Pliny & Paul [of Aegina] deſcribe⸝ groweth plentuouſly about the water ſyde that rynneth thorow Morpeth in Northumberland⸝ in ſuche places as great heapes of ſtones are caſten together wyth the myght of a great ſpat or flood.
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