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- [streem]
- /strim/
- /striːm/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [streem]
- /strim/
Definitions of stream word
- noun stream a body of water flowing in a channel or watercourse, as a river, rivulet, or brook. Synonyms: rill, run, streamlet, runnel. 1
- noun stream a steady current in water, as in a river or the ocean: to row against the stream; the Gulf Stream. Synonyms: flow, tide. 1
- noun stream any flow of water or other liquid or fluid: streams of blood. 1
- noun stream a current or flow of air, gas, or the like. 1
- noun stream a beam or trail of light: A stream of moonlight fell from the clouds. 1
- noun stream a continuous flow or succession of anything: a stream of words. Synonyms: torrent, rush. 1
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Origin of stream
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; (noun) Middle English streem, Old English strēam; cognate with German Strom, Old Norse straumr; akin to Greek rheîn to flow (see rheum); (v.) Middle English streamen, derivative of the noun
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Parts of speech for Stream
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
stream popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
stream usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for stream
noun stream
- ambulation — to walk about or move from place to place.
- arroyo — An arroyo is a dry stream bed with steep sides.
- backwater — A backwater is a place that is isolated.
- barrage — A barrage is continuous firing on an area with large guns and tanks.
- bayou — A bayou is a slow-moving, marshy area of water in the southern United States, especially Louisiana.
verb stream
- blow — When a wind or breeze blows, the air moves.
- bring up the rear — to be at the back in a procession, race, etc
- careered — an occupation or profession, especially one requiring special training, followed as one's lifework: He sought a career as a lawyer.
- careering — an occupation or profession, especially one requiring special training, followed as one's lifework: He sought a career as a lawyer.
- cataracted — a descent of water over a steep surface; a waterfall, especially one of considerable size.
adjective stream
- freshwater — of or living in water that is fresh or not salt: freshwater fish.
- lake — Simon, 1866–1945, U.S. engineer and naval architect.
Antonyms for stream
noun stream
- drip — to let drops fall; shed drops: This faucet drips.
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