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stream
noun(stream)
something that resembles a flowing stream in moving continuously
Synonyms: flow,
Examples:
A stream of people emptied from the terminal.
stream
noun(stream)
a steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes)
Synonyms: current,
Examples:
The raft floated downstream on the current.
He felt a stream of air.
The hose ejected a stream of water.
stream
verb(stream)
rain heavily
Synonyms: pelt, pour, rain buckets, rain cats and dogs,
stream
verb(stream)
flow freely and abundantly
Synonyms: well out,
Examples:
Tears streamed down her face.
stream
noun(stream)
dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas
Synonyms: current, flow,
Examples:
Two streams of development run through American history.
Stream of consciousness.
stream
verb(stream)
move in large numbers
Synonyms: pour, pullulate, swarm, teem,
stream
noun(stream)
the act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression
Synonyms: flow,
stream
noun(stream)
a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
Synonyms: watercourse,
stream
verb(stream)
exude profusely
Examples:
She was streaming with sweat.
His nose streamed blood.
stream
verb(stream)
to extend, wave or float outward, as if in the wind
Examples:
Their manes streamed like stiff black pennants in the wind.

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