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