stream (noun)

  • 31stream tin — noun : cassiterite occurring in the form of rolled fragments or pebbles in alluvial deposits …

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  • 32stream — I UK [striːm] / US [strɪm] noun [countable] Word forms stream : singular stream plural streams ** 1) a small narrow river A path runs alongside the stream. 2) a) a continuous flow of liquid or gas Blood ran from his nose in a steady stream.… …

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  • 33stream — stream1 [ strim ] noun count ** 1. ) a small narrow river: A path runs alongside the stream. 2. ) stream of a continuous flow of people or things: a steady stream of visitors/traffic/cars He was great company with his endless stream of stories. a …

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  • 34stream — /strim / (say streem) noun 1. a body of water flowing in a channel or bed, as a river, rivulet, or brook. 2. a steady current in water, as in a river or the ocean: to row against the stream. 3. any flow of water or other liquid or fluid: streams… …

  • 35stream — 1 noun (C) 1 SMALL RIVER a natural flow of water that moves across the land and is narrower than a river: a mountain stream see also: downstream, upstream 2 CONTINUOUS SERIES a long and almost continuous series of events, people, objects, etc (+… …

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  • 36stream — I. noun Etymology: Middle English streme, from Old English strēam; akin to Old High German stroum stream, Greek rhein to flow Date: before 12th century 1. a body of running water (as a river or brook) flowing on the earth; also any body of… …

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  • 37stream — 1. noun /strim/ a) A small river; a large creek; a body of moving water confined by banks He poured the milk in a thin stream from the jug to the glass. b) A thin connected passing of a liquid through a lighter gas (e.g. air) …

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  • 38stream*/ — [striːm] noun [C] I 1) a small narrow river 2) a continuous flow of liquid or gas A stream of blood was running down his face.[/ex] 3) a continuous flow of people or things a stream of visitors/traffic[/ex] 4) a group of school students of the… …

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  • 39stream — 1. noun 1) a mountain stream Syn: creek, river, rivulet, rill, runnel, streamlet, freshet; tributary; bourn; brook 2) a stream of boiling water Syn: jet, flow …

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  • 40stream — 1. noun 1) a mountain stream Syn: brook, rivulet, tributary; Scottish & N.English burn; N.English beck; S.English bourn; N.Amer. & Austral. / NZ creek 2) a stream of boiling water Syn: jet, flow, rush …

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