- - -

Please use the form below to search our dictionaries by entering a word you wish to define. (If you search this site to define words regularly, support this FREE site - Donate! )

Define Word:
Use dictionary:

Or browse by Letter:

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M
N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Define the word freshet

"Freshet" gcide "The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48"

Freshet \Fresh"et\, n. [OE. fresche flood + -et. See Fresh,
   a.]
   1. A stream of fresh water. [Obs.] --Milton.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. A flood or overflowing of a stream caused by heavy rains
      or melted snow; a sudden inundation.
      [1913 Webster]

            Cracked the sky, as ice in rivers
            When the freshet is at highest.       --Longfellow.
      [1913 Webster]

"freshet" wn "WordNet (r) 2.0"

freshet
     n : the occurrence of a water flow resulting from sudden rain or
         melting snow [syn: spate]