spate
(noun)
noun
1. (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
Similar word(s): batch, deal, flock, hatful, heap, lot, mass, mess, mickle, mint, mountain, muckle, passel, peck, pile, plenty, pot, raft, sight, slew, stack, wad
Definition categories: quantity
2. a sudden forceful flow
Similar word(s): rush, surge, upsurge
Definition categories: event, flow, flowing
3. the occurrence of a water flow resulting from sudden rain or melting snow
Similar word(s): freshet