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flow
the act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression
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noun
the act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression
noun
the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)
noun
dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas
“two streams of development run through American history”
noun
any uninterrupted stream or discharge
noun
the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause
“the women were sickly and subject to excessive menstruation”
noun
something that resembles a flowing stream in moving continuously
“a stream of people emptied from the terminal”
noun
the amount of fluid that flows in a given time
verb
undergo menstruation
“She started menstruating at the age of 11”
verb
cover or swamp with water
verb
fall or flow in a certain way
“This dress hangs well”
verb
move or progress freely as if in a stream
“The crowd flowed out of the stadium”
verb
move along, of liquids
“Water flowed into the cave”
verb
cause to flow
“The artist flowed the washes on the paper”
verb
be abundantly present
“The champagne flowed at the wedding”
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Example Sentences
two streams of development run through American history
stream of consciousness
the flow of thought
the current of history
the women were sickly and subject to excessive menstruation
{'source': 'Hippocrates', 'text': 'a woman does not take the gout unless her menses be stopped'}
{'source': 'Aristotle', 'text': 'the semen begins to appear in males and to be emitted at the same time of life that the catamenia begin to flow in females'}
a stream of people emptied from the terminal
the museum had planned carefully for the flow of visitors
She started menstruating at the age of 11
This dress hangs well
Her long black hair flowed down her back
The crowd flowed out of the stadium
Water flowed into the cave
the Missouri feeds into the Mississippi
The artist flowed the washes on the paper
The champagne flowed at the wedding
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