noun
a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
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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 act of flowing or streaming
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- continuous progression
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
a steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes)
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- the raft floated downstream on the current
- he felt a stream of air
- the hose ejected a stream of water
verb
to extend, wave or float outward, as if in the wind
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- their manes streamed like stiff black pennants in the wind
verb
exude profusely
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- She was streaming with sweat
- His nose streamed blood
verb
move in large numbers
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- people were pouring out of the theater
- beggars pullulated in the plaza
verb
rain heavily
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pour
pelt
rain cats and dogs
rain buckets
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- Put on your rain coat-- it's pouring outside!
verb
flow freely and abundantly
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well out
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- Tears streamed down her face