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Textual thesaurus for "stream"

(noun) flow

the act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression


(noun) current

a steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes)

the raft floated downstream on the current; he felt a stream of air; the hose ejected a stream of water


(noun) current, flow

dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas

two streams of development run through American history; stream of consciousness; the flow of thought; the current of history


(noun) watercourse

a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth


(noun) flow

something that resembles a flowing stream in moving continuously

a stream of people emptied from the terminal; the museum had planned carefully for the flow of visitors


(verb) swarm, teem, pullulate, pour

move in large numbers

people were pouring out of the theater; beggars pullulated in the plaza


(verb) well out

flow freely and abundantly

Tears streamed down her face


(verb) pelt, pour, rain buckets, rain cats and dogs

rain heavily

Put on your rain coat-- it's pouring outside!