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SOWPODS (Collins Scrabble Words)
OTCWL2014 (NASPA Word List 2014)
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SOWPODS (Collins Scrabble Words)
OTCWL2014 (NASPA Word List 2014)
TWL06 (NASPA List 2006)
"Spate" Definition
noun
A sudden flood, rush, or outpouring: "It issues a spate of words from the loudspeakers and the politicians” ( Virginia Woolf).
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
Chiefly British A flash flood.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
Chiefly British A freshet resulting from a downpour of rain or melting of snow.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
Chiefly British A sudden heavy fall of rain.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
A large number or amount .
Source: Merriam-Webster