English dictionary
stream
nounPronunciation
stɹiːm
Audio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
noun
- the act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression
noun
- a steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes)
noun
- dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas
noun
- a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
noun
- something that resembles a flowing stream in moving continuously
verb
- exude profusely
verb
- move in large numbers
verb
- flow freely and abundantly
verb
- to extend, wave or float outward, as if in the wind
verb
- rain heavily
Example sentences
the raft floated downstream on the current
he felt a stream of air
the hose ejected a stream of water
two streams of development run through American history
stream of consciousness
the flow of thought
the current of history
a stream of people emptied from the terminal
the museum had planned carefully for the flow of visitors
She was streaming with sweat
His nose streamed blood
people were pouring out of the theater
beggars pullulated in the plaza
Tears streamed down her face
their manes streamed like stiff black pennants in the wind
Put on your rain coat — it's pouring outside!