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Type Words
Synonyms flow
Type of motion


a stream of people emptied from the terminal.
Type Words
Synonyms current
Type of flowing, flow
Has types eddy, whirlpool, tidal flow, maelstrom, rip current, riptide, ocean current, vortex, violent stream, undertide, undercurrent, twist, torrent, tidal current


the raft floated downstream on the current.
he felt a stream of air.
the hose ejected a stream of water.
Type Words
Synonyms pelt, pour, rain buckets, rain cats and dogs
Type of rain, rain down
Has types sluice down, sluice, sheet
Type Words
Synonyms well out
Type of flow, run, course, feed
Has types spin


Tears streamed down her face.
Type Words
Synonyms current, flow
Type of course, line


two streams of development run through American history.
stream of consciousness.
Type Words
Synonyms pour, pullulate, swarm, teem
Type of crowd, crowd together
Has types pour out, spill out, spill over
Type Words
Synonyms flow
Type of motion, move, movement
Has types spill, outpouring, release, overflow, flood, spillage
Type Words
Synonyms watercourse
Type of body of water, water
Has types brook, creek, tidewater stream, tidewater river, branch, river, rill, streamlet, runnel, run, rivulet, headstream, tidal stream, tidal river
Derivation streamlet
Type Words
Type of ooze, exudate, exude, ooze out, transude


She was streaming with sweat.
His nose streamed blood.
Type Words
Type of be adrift, blow, float, drift


their manes streamed like stiff black pennants in the wind.

Examples of stream

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Inside YouTube, that is the button they use when they want to run a live stream.
From the techcrunch.com
We would stream those games for people around the world, people in the military.
From the denverpost.com
The dialogue is light yet witty, offering a steady stream of well-earned laughs.
From the dailyherald.com
The live stream may be a way to show the capability to Apple users in real time.
From the cnn.com
It was still a pleasant enough stream when St. Louis annexed Carondelet in 1870.
From the stltoday.com
Pass over a stile and on through the wood with a stream to your right-hand side.
From the telegraph.co.uk
The rain had almost stopped, but the trail was still like a small stream itself.
From the dispatch.com
Peters said all stream-related work will be done on the western segment in time.
From the washingtonpost.com
The crowfoot flowers dot the surface of the stream in a carpet of white buttons.
From the independent.co.uk
More examples
  • A natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
  • To extend, wave or float outward, as if in the wind; "their manes streamed like stiff black pennants in the wind"
  • Dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas; "two streams of development run through American history"; "stream of consciousness"; "the flow of thought"; "the current of history"
  • Exude profusely; "She was streaming with sweat"; "His nose streamed blood"
  • Flow: the act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression
  • Pour: move in large numbers; "people were pouring out of the theater"; "beggars pullulated in the plaza"
  • A stream is a body of water with a current, confined within a bed and stream banks. Depending on its locale or certain characteristics, a stream may be referred to as a branch, brook, beck, burn, creek, crick, kill, lick, rill, river, syke, bayou, rivulet, streamage, wash, run or runnel.
  • Stream is the eighth album by Fischer-Z. The album contains the single "Protection", which explored the dark area of child exploitation. Following the album, John Watts concentrated on his solo career again, making this the last album by Fischer-Z, before its slight revival again in 2002.
  • In computing, the term stream is used in a number of ways, in all cases referring to a sequence of data elements made available over time. A stream can be thought of as a conveyor belt that allows items to be processed one at a time rather than in large batches.