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Flood Definition–noun | 1. | a great flowing or overflowing of water, esp. over land not usually submerged. |
| 2. | any great outpouring or stream: a flood of tears. |
| 3. | the Flood, the universal deluge recorded as having occurred in the days of Noah. Gen. 7. |
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| 6. | Archaic. a large body of water. |
–verb (used with object) | 7. | to overflow in or cover with a flood; fill to overflowing: Don't flood the bathtub. |
| 8. | to cover or fill, as if with a flood: The road was flooded with cars. |
| 9. | to overwhelm with an abundance of something: to be flooded with mail. |
| 10. | Automotive. to supply too much fuel to (the carburetor), so that the engine fails to start. |
–verb (used without object) | 12. | to flow or pour in or as if in a flood. |
| 13. | to rise in a flood; overflow. |
| 14. | Pathology. | a. | to suffer uterine hemorrhage, esp. in connection with childbirth. |
| b. | to have an excessive menstrual flow. |
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Insurance Definition–noun | 1. | the act, system, or business of insuring property, life, one's person, etc., against loss or harm arising in specified contingencies, as fire, accident, death, disablement, or the like, in consideration of a payment proportionate to the risk involved. |
| 2. | coverage by contract in which one party agrees to indemnify or reimburse another for loss that occurs under the terms of the contract. |
| 3. | the contract itself, set forth in a written or printed agreement or policy. |
| 4. | the amount for which anything is insured. |
| 6. | any means of guaranteeing against loss or harm: Taking vitamin C is viewed as an insurance against catching colds. |
–adjective | 7. | of or pertaining to a score that increases a team's lead and insures that the lead will be held if the opposing team should score once more: The home run gave the team an insurance run, making the score 7-5. |
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Rate Definition–noun | 1. | the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation: a high rate of interest on loans. |
| 2. | a certain quantity or amount of one thing considered in relation to a unit of another thing and used as a standard or measure: at the rate of 60 miles an hour. |
| 3. | a fixed charge per unit of quantity: a rate of 10 cents a pound. |
| 4. | price; cost: to cut rates on all home furnishings. |
| 5. | degree of speed, progress, etc.: to work at a rapid rate. |
| 6. | degree or comparative extent of action or procedure: the rate of increase in work output. |
| 7. | relative condition or quality; grade, class, or sort. |
| 8. | assigned position in any of a series of graded classes; rating. |
| 9. | Insurance. the premium charge per u
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| 10. | a charge by a common carrier for transportation, sometimes including certain services involved in rendering such transportation. |
| 11. | a wage paid on a specified time basis: a salary figured on an hourly rate. |
| 12. | a charge or price established in accordance with a scale or standard: hotel rates based on length of stay. |
| 13. | Horology. the relative adherence of a timepiece to perfect timekeeping, measured in terms of the amount of time gained or lost within a certain period. |
| 14. | Usually, rates. Briti
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| b. | any tax assessed and paid to a local government, as any city tax or district tax. |
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–verb (used with object) | 15. | to estimate the value or worth of; appraise: to rate a student's class performance. |
| 16. | to esteem, consider, or account: He was rated one of the best writers around. |
| 17. | to fix at a certain rate, as of charge or payment. |
| 18. | to value for purposes of taxation or the like. |
| 19. | to make subject to the payment of a certain rate or tax. |
| 20. | to place in a certain rank, class, etc., as a ship or a sailor; give a specific rating to. |
| 21. | to be considered or treated as worthy of; merit: an event that doesn't even rate a mention in most histories of the period. |
| 22. | to arrange for the conveyance of (goods) at a certain rate. |
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–verb (used without object) | 23. | to have value, standing, etc.: a performance that didn't rate very high in the competition. |
| 24. | to have position in a certain class. |
| 25. | to rank very high in estimation: The new teacher really rates with our class. |
—Idiom| 26. | at any rate, | a. | in any event; in any case. |
| b. | at least: It was a mediocre film, but at any rate there was one outstanding individual performance. |
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Map Definition–noun | 1. | a representation, usually on a flat surface, as of the features of an area of the earth or a portion of the heavens, showing them in their respective forms, sizes, and relationships according to some convention of representation: a map of Canada. |
| 2. | a maplike delineation, representation, or reflection of anything: The old man's face is a map of time. |
| 4. | Slang. the face: Wipe that smile off that ugly map of yours. |
–verb (used with object) | 6. | to represent or delineate on or as if on a map. |
| 7. | to sketch or plan (often fol. by out): to map out a new career. |
—Idioms| 8. | off the map, out of existence; into oblivion: Whole cities were wiped off the map. |
| 9. | put on the map, to bring into the public eye; make known, famous, or prominent: The discovery of gold put our town on the map. |
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