Word

stream, n.
(streams)
freq. cnt. 31

a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
<noun.object> freq. cnt.: 20 freq. cnt.: 20

stream watercourse

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

streamlet stream

semantic pointers

hypernym

water, body of water

hyponym

branch creek, brook headstream river rivulet, rill, run, runnel, streamlet tidal river, tidewater river, tidal stream, tidewater stream

part meronym

ford, crossing meander midstream

dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas
<noun.group> freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

current flow stream

sample sentences

"two streams of development run through American history"
"stream of consciousness"
"the flow of thought"
"the current of history"

semantic pointers

hypernym

course, line

the act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression
<noun.act> freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 3

flow stream

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

flow flow flow flow

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

stream

semantic pointers

hypernym

movement, motion, move

hyponym

spill, spillage, release flood, overflow, outpouring

a steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes)
<noun.event> freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 2

current stream

sample sentences

"the raft floated downstream on the current"
"he felt a stream of air"
"the hose ejected a stream of water"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

stream

semantic pointers

hyponym

tidal flow, tidal current riptide, rip current undertide, undercurrent torrent, violent stream eddy, twist whirlpool, vortex, maelstrom ocean current

hypernym

flow, flowing

something that resembles a flowing stream in moving continuously
<noun.state> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1

flow stream

sample sentences

"a stream of people emptied from the terminal"
"the museum had planned carefully for the flow of visitors"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

stream stream

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

flow

semantic pointers

hypernym

motion