1.Definition: a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth

Related Noun(s):watercourse

Category: Objects

2.Definition: a steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes)

"The raft floated downstream on the current", "He felt a stream of air", "The hose ejected a stream of water"

Related Noun(s):current

Category: General

3.Definition: dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas

"Two streams of development run through American history", "Stream of consciousness", "The flow of thought", "The current of history"

Related Noun(s):current, flow

Category: General

4.Definition: something that resembles a flowing stream in moving continuously

"A stream of people emptied from the terminal", "The museum had planned carefully for the flow of visitors"

Related Noun(s):flow

Category: General

5.Definition: the act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression

Related Noun(s):flow

Category: General