stream (noun)

  • 41stream — 1) the technical term for any natural body of running water; a river is then just a large stream 2) a small body of running water 3) an oceanic current 4) a collective noun (a noun that denotes a collection of persons or things regarded as …

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  • 42stream channel — /ˈstrim tʃænəl/ (say streem chanuhl) noun a channel through which a natural stream may flow …

  • 43stream — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. river, streamlet, rivulet, rill; gush; trickle; creek, brook, runnel, runlet; current, flow, flux, course, flood, tide, race; shower, outpouring, downpouring. v. i. issue; pour out, forth, or down;… …

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  • 44stream of consciousness — UK / US noun [uncountable] the thoughts of a character in a book that are expressed as they happen …

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  • 45stream-of-consciousness novel — /ˌstrim əv kɒnʃəsnəs ˈnɒvəl/ (say .streem uhv konshuhsnuhs novuhl) noun a novel in which the action is reported through, or together with, the thoughts of one or several characters …

  • 46stream·er — /ˈstriːmɚ/ noun, pl ers [count] 1 : a long, narrow piece of colored paper or plastic that is used as a decoration 2 : a long, narrow flag …

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  • 47third stream — a style of music that uses features of both jazz and classical music in an attempt to develop a new and distinctive musical idiom. [1960 65] * * * third stream noun A style of music having features of both jazz and classical music • • • Main… …

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  • 48head-stream — headˈ stream noun 1. A headwater 2. A high tributary 3. The stream forming the highest or remotest source (of a river) • • • Main Entry: ↑head …

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  • 49trout stream — noun A stream in which trout are caught • • • Main Entry: ↑trout …

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  • 50jet stream — jet ,stream noun count TECHNICAL a powerful wind current in the air above the Earth …

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