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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | stream of water |
| Synonyms: | beck, branch, burn, creek, rill, rindle, river, rivulet, run, runnel, streamlet, watercourse |
| Notes: | a stream is smaller than a river, a creek is smaller than a stream but larger than a brook; stream, brook, creek, and rivulet are applied interchangeably to any small river |
| Main Entry: | race |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | stream, river |
| Synonyms: | branch, brook, creek, duct, gill, raceway, rill, rindle, rivulet, run, runnel, sluice, tide |
| Main Entry: | stream |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | small river |
| Synonyms: | beck, branch, brook, burn, course, creek, current, drift, flood, flow, freshet, race, rill, rindle, rivulet, run, runnel, rush, spate, spritz, surge, tide, torrent, tributary, watercourse |
| Notes: | a stream is smaller than a river, a creek is smaller than a stream but larger than a brook; stream, brook, creek, and rivulet are applied interchangeably to any small river |
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| Concept: | [Fluid in motion] Stream. |
| Category: | 2. Fluid matter; fluids in motion |
| Synonyms: |
-nouns
stream (of water), (of air) [more].
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