Converse of object

• rise: Other days I found animals that were not able to escape the rising floodwaters.

• prevent: Install backflow valves or plugs on drains, toilets and other sewer connections to prevent floodwaters from entering your home.

• bring: Bringing the floodwater under a greater degree of control appears to be the key.

• collect: Such dams, supplemented by simple barriers made of dirt, were used to collect floodwaters and promote deep wetting of the ground.

Converse of subject

• affect: Monitoring 23 Percent of buildings in the Boro affected by floodwater.

• sweep: More than 35,000 people have been left homeless as their mud houses were swept away by floodwater.

• damage: The sewerage network in the village which had been damaged by the floodwater has also been restored and blockages cleared.

• inundate: The results were amazing too see, and had wide-spread effects with local homes and commercial premises inundated by floodwater.

• maroon: Thousands of homes were marooned by floodwater, experts estimated the total damage bill could exceed £ 100 million.

• contaminate: Disinfect hard surfaces, such as floors, walls and counters, that may have been contaminated by floodwaters.

Adjective modifier

• seasonal: There is a noticeable absence of formations in this section of the cave, no doubt due to the effect of the seasonal floodwaters.

• high: Do not wade through high floodwaters; manhole covers may have lifted, leaving deep and dangerous unseen holes.

Modifies a noun

• storage: It also performs an important floodwater storage role that the Environment Agency advises should be retained in any future redevelopment of the site.

Used with adjective complement

• prevent: Construction of Brick wall believed to prevent floodwater from entering College restaurant.

• rise: On arrival a miniature pony was up to its neck in rapidly rising floodwater.

• keep: Sandbags are one of the most well-known devices for keeping floodwater out of your property.

Noun used with modifier

• winter: Essentially a catchment area for winter floodwaters, it is a very important site for birds.

Preposition: from

• river: Wednesday 30 th August Most dams are built with the promise that they will capture floodwaters from the rivers that they dam.