STREAM as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • the act of flowing or streaming
    • continuous progression
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) stream is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • a steady flow (usually from natural causes)
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • the raft floated downstream on the current
    • he felt a stream of air
    Hypernyms(s) stream is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  3. Meaning
    • dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • two streams of development run through American history
    • stream of consciousness
    • the flow of thought
    • the current of history
    Hypernyms(s) stream is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  4. Meaning
    • a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) stream is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  5. Meaning
    • something that resembles a flowing stream in moving continuously
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • a stream of people emptied from the terminal
    • the museum had planned carefully for the flow of visitors
    Hypernyms(s) stream is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)

STREAM as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • exude profusely
    Usage Example(s)
    • She was streaming with sweat
    • His nose streamed blood
    Hypernyms(s) stream is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  2. Meaning
    • move in large numbers
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • people were pouring out of the theater
    • beggars pullulated in the plaza
    Hypernyms(s) stream is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  3. Meaning
    • flow freely and abundantly
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • Tears streamed down her face
    Hypernyms(s) stream is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  4. Meaning
    • to extend, wave or float outward, as if in the wind
    Usage Example(s)
    • their manes streamed like stiff black pennants in the wind
    Hypernyms(s) stream is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  5. Meaning
    • rain heavily
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • Put on your rain coat– it’’s pouring outside!
    Hypernyms(s) stream is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)