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    stream - Dictionary definition and meaning for word stream

    Definition
    (noun) a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
    Synonyms : watercourse
    Definition
    (noun) dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas
    Synonyms : current , flow
    Example Sentence
    • two streams of development run through American history
    • stream of consciousness
    • the flow of thought
    • the current of history
    Definition
    (noun) the act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression
    Synonyms : flow
    Definition
    (noun) something that resembles a flowing stream in moving continuously
    Synonyms : flow
    Example Sentence
    • a stream of people emptied from the terminal
    • the museum had planned carefully for the flow of visitors
    Definition
    (noun) a steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes)
    Synonyms : current
    Example Sentence
    • the raft floated downstream on the current
    • he felt a stream of air
    • the hose ejected a stream of water
    Definition
    (verb) to extend, wave or float outward, as if in the wind
    Example Sentence
    • their manes streamed like stiff black pennants in the wind
    Definition
    (verb) exude profusely
    Example Sentence
    • She was streaming with sweat
    • His nose streamed blood
    Definition
    (verb) move in large numbers
    Synonyms : pour , pullulate , swarm , teem
    Example Sentence
    • people were pouring out of the theater
    • beggars pullulated in the plaza
    Definition
    (verb) rain heavily
    Example Sentence
    • Put on your rain coat-- it's pouring outside!
    Definition
    (verb) flow freely and abundantly
    Synonyms : well out
    Example Sentence
    • Tears streamed down her face

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