noun
the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)
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noun
the amount of fluid that flows in a given time
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flow rate
rate of flow
noun
the act of flowing or streaming
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- continuous progression
noun
any uninterrupted stream or discharge
noun
something that resembles a flowing stream in moving continuously
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- a stream of people emptied from the terminal
- the museum had planned carefully for the flow of visitors
noun
dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas
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- two streams of development run through American history
- stream of consciousness
- the flow of thought
- the current of history
noun
the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause
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- the women were sickly and subject to excessive menstruation
- a woman does not take the gout unless her menses be stopped"--Hippocrates
- the semen begins to appear in males and to be emitted at the same time of life that the catamenia begin to flow in females"--Aristotle
verb
move or progress freely as if in a stream
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- The crowd flowed out of the stadium
verb
move along, of liquids
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- Water flowed into the cave
- the Missouri feeds into the Mississippi
verb
cause to flow
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- The artist flowed the washes on the paper
verb
be abundantly present
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- The champagne flowed at the wedding
verb
fall or flow in a certain way
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- This dress hangs well
- Her long black hair flowed down her back
verb
cover or swamp with water
verb
undergo menstruation
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- She started menstruating at the age of 11