torrent
Plural: torrents
Noun
- A strong and fast-moving stream of water or other liquid.
- a heavy rain
- a violently fast stream of water (or other liquid)
- "the houses were swept away in the torrent"
- an overwhelming number or amount
- "a torrent of abuse"
- A violent flow, as of water, lava, etc.; a stream suddenly raised and running rapidly, as down a precipice.
- A large amount or stream of something.
- A set of files obtainable through a peer-to-peer network, especially BitTorrent.
Adj
- Rolling or rushing in a rapid stream.
Verb
- To download in a torrent.
Examples
- A TORRENT of challenges followed his bold opening play in Words With Friends.
- A torrent of green and white water broke over the hull of the sail-boat.
- I got a torrent of the complete works of Shakespeare the other day; I'm not sure why.
- Rain fell on the hills in torrents.
- The video rental place didn't have the film I was after, but I managed to torrent it.
- They endured a torrent of inquiries.
Origin / Etymology
Borrowed from French torrent, from Italian torrente, from Latin torrentem, accusative of torrēns (“burning, seething, roaring”), from Latin torrēre (“to parch, scorch”).
Synonyms
cloudburst, deluge, downpour, flood, inundation, pelter, soaker, violent stream, waterspout
Scrabble Score: 7
torrent: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordtorrent: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
torrent: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary