drenches
Soaks completely through
Drenches is the third-person singular of drench, meaning to soak thoroughly: Rain drenches the fields.
The word suggests complete saturation—not just wet but sopping.
Figuratively, something can drench a scene with light or emotion: Sunlight drenches the room.
As a noun, drenches are doses of liquid medicine forced down an animal's throat.
Wets through completely
- saturatesFills to maximum capacity
- floodsOverflowing onto dry land
- waterloggedSaturated with liquid
- soddenSaturated with liquid
doused · submerges · inundates · permeates · wringing · sopping · dampens · wets
Intense precipitation event
- cloudburstSudden heavy localized rainfall
- delugeSevere overflow of water
- monsoonSeasonal tropical wind pattern
- rainstormHeavy precipitation event
torrential · squall · thunderstorm · tempest · sheets · pelting · buckets · caught out
soaks
Wets through completely
- saturatesFills to maximum capacity
- floodsOverflowing onto dry land
- waterloggedSaturated with liquid
sodden · doused · submerges · inundates · permeates · wringing · sopping · dampens · wets · seeps
downpour
Intense precipitation event
- cloudburstSudden heavy localized rainfall
- delugeSevere overflow of water
- monsoonSeasonal tropical wind pattern
rainstorm · torrential · squall · thunderstorm · tempest · sheets · pelting · buckets · caught out · umbrella
overwhelms
Conquers by superior force
swamps · suffuses · bathes · blankets · smothers · consumes · permeates · envelops · overflows · washes over
irrigation
Artificial water supply for agriculture
- wateringSupplying with moisture
- sprinklerWater-dispersing lawn fixture
- cropsCultivated plants for harvest
fields · hose · spraying · pastures · livestock · cattle · dip · sheep · veterinary · orchards
drenchesdries
Loses moisture content
dehydrates · desiccates · parches · evaporates · drains