the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto land

someone who offers resistance

the striking of one body against another

a power to affect persons or events

be persistent, refuse to stop

something that stands in the way and must be surmounted

dash violently or with great speed

grant freedom to; free from confinement

any state or process known through the senses

the earth science dealing with phenomena of the atmosphere

the state of being decayed or destroyed

most frequent or common

from appearances alone

something gained

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract