stream
[noun]
Synonyms:
- river, bayou, beck, brook, burn (Scot.), rivulet, tributary
- flow, course, current, drift, run, rush, surge, tide, torrent
[verb]
Synonyms:
- flow, cascade, flood, gush, issue, pour, run, spill, spout

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English Thesaurus: river, tributary, estuary, canal, delta, ...

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

I. stream¹ W3 /striːm/ noun [countable]
[Language: Old English]

1. SMALL RIVER a natural flow of water that moves across the land and is narrower than a river ⇒ downstream, upstream

2. CONTINUOUS SERIES a long and almost continuous series of events, people, objects etc
stream of
a stream of traffic
a stream of abuse
steady/constant/endless etc stream
A steady stream of visitors came to the house.

3. AIR/WATER a flow of water, air, smoke etc, or the direction in which it is flowing:
A stream of cold air rushed through the open door. ⇒ Gulf Stream, jet stream

4. come on stream especially British English to start working or producing something:
The new factory will come on stream at the end of the year.

5. SCHOOL British English a level of ability within a group of students of the same age:
Kim’s in the top stream.
⇒ bloodstream, mainstream¹, stream of consciousness

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II. stream² verb

1. POUR [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to flow quickly and in great amounts Synonym : pour
stream out/from/onto etc
Water came streaming out of the burst pipe.
Tears streamed down her cheeks.

2. FLOW [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to move in a continuous flow in the same direction
stream out/across/past etc
People streamed past us on all sides.

3. GIVE OUT LIQUID [intransitive and transitive] to produce a continuous flow of liquid
stream with
When I got up, my face was streaming with blood.
streaming cold British English (=an illness in which a lot of liquid comes out of your nose)

4. LIGHT [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] if light streams somewhere, it shines through an opening into a place or onto a surface Synonym : flood
stream in/through/from etc
The first rays of morning sunlight streamed through the open doorway.

5. MOVE FREELY [intransitive always + adverb/preposition, usually in progressive] to move freely in a current of wind or water
stream in/out/behind etc
Elise ran, her hair streaming out behind her.

6. COMPUTER [transitive] if you stream sound or video, you play it on your computer while it is being downloaded from the Internet, rather than saving it as a file and then playing it

7. SCHOOL [transitive] British English to put school children in groups according to their ability Synonym : track American English
—streaming noun [uncountable]

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

stream
noun
I. small river
ADJ. little, small | shallow | clear | fast-flowing | bubbling We picknicked beside a bubbling stream.
mountain, underground
VERB + STREAM cross
STREAM + VERB flow, run The stream flows through a narrow valley.
STREAM + NOUN bed
PREP. across a/the ~, down a/the ~, in a/the ~ There are small fish in the stream.
on a/the ~ a leaf floating on the stream
up a/the ~
PHRASES the side/edge of the stream

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

stream
II. continuous flow of a liquid/gas/light
ADJ. thin | air, gas
VERB + STREAM let in
STREAM + VERB flow A stream of blood flowed from the wound.
PREP. ~ of

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stream
III. continuous flow of people/vehicles/things happening
ADJ. constant, continuous, endless, never-ending, steady a constant stream of letters Cars filed past in an endless stream.
VERB + STREAM let loose/out
PREP. ~ of He let loose a stream of abuse.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

river a line of water that flows into the sea:
They crossed the river by ferry.
the River Tweed
the Yangtze river
tributary a stream or river that flows into a larger river:
The River Trombetas is a tributary of the River Amazon.
estuary the wide part of a river where it goes into the sea:
plans to build a big new airport on the Thames estuary
canal a long passage dug into the ground and filled with water, either for boats to travel along, or to take water to a place:
Venice’s famous canals
a canal boat
delta an area of low land where a river spreads into many smaller rivers near the sea:
the Nile delta
stream a small narrow river:
a cool mountain stream
brook literary a small stream:
There was a small brook, rushing and sparkling along between green banks.
creek a narrow area of sea that goes into the land, or a small river:
The River Fal with its many creeks was a perfect place for smugglers.
The kids hunted for crabs in the muddy creek.
mouth the part of a river where it joins the sea:
Havre-Marat was a port at the mouth of the River Seine.
bank land along the side of a river:
the river bank
He owns a chateau on the banks of the River Loire.
source the place where a river or stream starts:
The source of the River Nile was discovered by a British explorer, John Speke.

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲

stream
stri:m
See: change horses in the middle of the stream , swim against the current or swim against the stream

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