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The synonyms of “Stream” are: flow, current, watercourse, brook, rivulet, rill, runnel, streamlet, freshet, jet, rush, gush, surge, spurt, spout, torrent, flood, cascade, fountain, outpouring, outflux, outflow, effusion, crowd, swarm, multitude, horde, host, mob, gang, throng, mass, body, band, troop, legion, flock, herd, pack, drove, sea, array, succession, series, string, chain, pelt, pour, rain buckets, rain cats and dogs, well out, pullulate, teem, course, run, sluice, pile, flutter, float, flap, fly, blow, waft
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “stream” as a noun can have the following definitions:
array | Especially fine or decorative clothing. A bewildering array of choices. |
band | A range of frequencies between two limits. He noted that she wore a wedding band. |
body | A woman s close fitting stretch garment for the upper body fastening at the crotch. It s important to keep your body in good condition. |
brook | A small stream. The Lake District boasts lovely lakes and babbling brooks. |
cascade | A process whereby something, typically information or knowledge, is successively passed on. The waterfall raced down in a series of cascades. |
chain | A measure of length equivalent to a chain 66 ft. A mountain chain. |
crowd | The mass or multitude of ordinary people. A huge crowd gathered in the street outside. |
current | A flow of electricity through a conductor. The student movement formed a distinct current of protest. |
drove | A hard straight return (as in tennis or squash. |
effusion | An escape of fluid into a body cavity. He studied the rates of effusion of gases. |
flock | A church congregation guided by a pastor. A flock of gulls. |
flood | The act of flooding filling to overflowing. His column provoked a flood of complaints. |
flow | The act of flowing or streaming continuous progression. The flow of thought. |
fountain | An artificially produced flow of water. Little fountains of dust. |
freshet | The occurrence of a water flow resulting from sudden rain or melting snow. |
gang | An organized group of workmen. Gang warfare. |
gush | An unrestrained expression of emotion. A gush of blood. |
herd | A group of cattle or sheep or other domestic mammals all of the same kind that are herded by humans. A herd of elephants. |
horde | A moving crowd. Tartar hordes. |
host | A person who acts as host at formal occasions makes an introductory speech and introduces other speakers. Atlanta was chosen to be host for the Olympic Games. |
jet | A nozzle or narrow opening for sending out a jet of liquid or gas. A jet of boiling water spurted over his hand. |
legion | A division of 3,000–6,000 men, including a complement of cavalry, in the ancient Roman army. Legions of photographers and TV cameras. |
mass | The ordinary people. Separate the warriors from the mass. |
mob | A disorderly crowd of people. The local mob called this spot Gimba which means good pastures. |
multitude | A large indefinite number. A multitude of medical conditions are due to being overweight. |
outflow | A natural flow of ground water. An outflow of foreign currency. |
outflux | An exit or flowing out of a large amount of a substance or a large number of people. A major outflux of gas. |
outpouring | Something that streams out rapidly. Outpourings of nationalist discontent. |
pack | A quantity of fish fruit or other foods packed or canned in a particular season. A pack of girls in Georgia s class have been making her life a misery. |
rill | A small stream. |
rivulet | A small stream of water or another liquid. Sweat ran in rivulets down his back. |
runnel | A small stream. Muddy lanes with runnels for effluent. |
rush | An attempt to advance the ball by running into the line. The linebackers were ready to stop a rush. |
sea | A roughly definable area of the sea. Heavy seas. |
series | Several contests played successively by the same teams. A comedy series. |
spout | A tube or lip projecting from a container, through which liquid can be poured. The tall spouts of geysers. |
spurt | A sudden marked burst or increase of activity or speed. A sudden spurt of blood gushed into her eyes. |
streamlet | A small stream. |
string | A necklace made by a stringing objects together. A string of islands. |
succession | Acquisition of property by descent or by will. She had been secretary to a succession of board directors. |
surge | A powerful rush of an emotion or feeling. Stimulated a surge of speculation. |
swarm | A large number of honeybees that leave a hive en masse with a newly fertilized queen in order to establish a new colony. A swarm of locusts. |
throng | A large, densely packed crowd of people or animals. He pushed his way through the throng. |
torrent | An overwhelming number or amount. After the rains the stream becomes a raging torrent. |
troop | A unit of artillery and armoured formation. A troop of musicians. |
watercourse | The bed along which a watercourse flows. A dry watercourse. |
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “stream” as a verb can have the following definitions:
blow | Be blowing or storming. The engines sounded as if their exhausts had blown. |
cascade | Rush down in big quantities like a cascade. Blonde hair cascaded down her back. |
course | Move along, of liquids. Exultation coursed through him. |
crowd | Cause to herd drive or crowd together. As demands crowd in on you it becomes difficult to keep things in perspective. |
flap | Move with a flapping motion. She flapped my hands away as she sat up. |
float | Allow a currency to float. The dancer floated across the stage. |
flood | Cover or submerge an area with water in a flood. Flood the market with tennis shoes. |
flow | Cause to flow. Their talk and laughter grew louder as the excellent brandy flowed. |
flutter | (of a pulse or heartbeat) beat feebly or irregularly. The seagulls fluttered overhead. |
fly | Cause to fly or float. Close the door or the moths will fly in. |
gush | Gush forth in a sudden stream or jet. The tanker began to gush oil from its damaged hull. |
pelt | Attack and bombard with or as if with missiles. I pelted across the road. |
pile | Place or lay as if in a pile. We all piled in and headed off to our mysterious destination. |
pour | Pour out. Water poured all over the floor. |
pullulate | Be full of or teeming with. The place pullulated with writers. |
rain buckets | Precipitate as rain. |
rain cats and dogs | Precipitate as rain. |
run | Cover by running run a certain distance. Cameras triggered by cars running red lights at intersections. |
sluice | Transport in or send down a sluice. Sluice the earth. |
spurt | Cause to gush out suddenly. The other car had spurted to the top of the ramp. |
surge | Rise rapidly. Shares surged to a record high. |
swarm | Of flying insects move in or form a swarm. A plague of locusts swarmed across the countryside. |
teem | Be teeming be abuzz. Every garden is teeming with wildlife. |
throng | Press tightly together or cram. The pavements are thronged with people. |
waft | (with reference to a scent, sound, etc.) pass or cause to pass gently through the air. Models wafted down the catwalk in filmy organza skirts. |
well out | Come up, as of a liquid. |
beck | A beckoning gesture. |
brook | Put up with something or somebody unpleasant. The Lake District boasts lovely lakes and babbling brooks. |
canyon | A ravine formed by a river in an area with little rainfall. The Grand Canyon. |
cascade | Rush down in big quantities like a cascade. Blonde hair cascaded down her back. |
confluence | An act or process of merging. A major confluence of the world s financial markets. |
creek | A natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river. A sandy beach in a sheltered creek. |
downstream | In or towards the part of a sequence of genetic material where transcription takes place later than at a given point. A termination signal was found downstream from the coding region. |
erosion | Erosion by chemical action. Patients with gastric erosions. |
estuary | The tidal mouth of a large river, where the tide meets the stream. |
fluvial | Of or found in a river. Fluvial deposits. |
foothill | A relatively low hill on the lower slope of a mountain. The camp lies in the foothills of the Andes. |
ford | A shallow area in a stream that can be forded. |
glen | A narrow valley, especially in Scotland or Ireland. |
gorge | Eat a large amount greedily; fill oneself with food. They gorged themselves on Cornish cream teas. |
inlet | An opening through which fluid is admitted to a tube or container. An air inlet. |
lake | A pool of liquid. The EU wine lake. |
lamprey | Primitive eellike freshwater or anadromous cyclostome having round sucking mouth with a rasping tongue. |
mound | A small hill. A mound of dirty crockery. |
ravine | A deep, narrow gorge with steep sides. |
river | Used in names of animals and plants living in or associated with rivers e g river dolphin. The river was navigable for 50 miles. |
riverbank | The bank of a river. |
rivulet | A small stream. Sweat ran in rivulets down his back. |
sedimentary | Relating to sediment. |
steep | A steep place as on a hill. She pushed the bike up the steep hill. |
thames | The longest river in England; flows eastward through London to the North Sea. |
tributary | A branch that flows into the main stream. The Illinois River a tributary of the Mississippi. |
trout | A chiefly freshwater fish of the salmon family, found in both Eurasia and North America and highly valued for food and game. |
vale | A valley (used in place names or as a poetic term. The Vale of Glamorgan. |
valley | A low area of land between hills or mountains, typically with a river or stream flowing through it. The valley floor. |
waterfall | Relating to or denoting a method of project management that is characterized by sequential stages and a fixed plan of work. Each phase of a waterfall project must be complete prior to moving to the next phase. |
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