spate

[1]	batch , flood , inundation , deal , flock , onrush , onset , good deal , great deal , rush , deluge , hatful , heap , outpouring , outflow , lot , outflowing , mass , mess , flow , mickle , mint , mountain , muckle , passel , peck , pile , plenty , pot , quite a little , raft , sight , slew , stack , tidy sum , wad
[2]	rush , surge , upsurge
[3]	freshet