Synonyms for water spout
- noun
All synonyms
Noun
cloud burst, deluge, downpour, torrent, soaker, downspout, willy willy AU, cataract, pelter
Definitions
- n. 1
A whirlwind that forms over water, not associated with a mesocyclone of a thunderstorm (contrary to a true tornado).
Related words
- Is a kind of
- whirlwind
- Other spellings
- waterspout
Example sentences
- torrent For a man, passion is a torrent; for a woman, an abyss.
- deluge Gabriel received a deluge of messages from his students.
- downpour That river quickly overflowed due to the downpour.
- cataract Six months ago I had an operation for the cataract in my right eye.
By length
- 6 letters
- deluge2, soaker2, pelter
- 7 letters
- torrent2
- 8 letters
- cataract3, downpour2
- 9 letters
- downspout
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (deluge2 = 2 syllables).