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Nouns (1)

flow

n. the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)

Verbs (0)

Adverbs (0)

Adjectives (14)

artesian

adj. (of water) rising to the surface under internal hydrostatic pressure; "an artesian well"; "artesian pressure"

cursive

adj. having successive letter joined together; "cursive script"

streaming

adj. moving smoothly and continuously; "crowds flowing through the canyons of the streets"; "fan streaming into the concert hall"

pouring, gushing

adj. moving smoothly and continuously; "crowds flowing through the canyons of the streets"; "fan streaming into the concert hall"

running, fluid, runny

adj. characteristic of a fluid; capable of flowing and easily changing shape

smooth, connected

adj. (music) without breaks between notes; smooth and connected; "a legato passage"

smooth, liquid, fluid, fluent

adj. smooth and unconstrained in movement; "a long, smooth stride"; "the fluid motion of a cat"; "the liquid grace of a ballerina"

Fuzzynyms (11)

torrent, violent stream

n. a violently fast stream of water (or other liquid); "the houses were swept away in the torrent"

spout

n. an opening that allows the passage of liquids or grain

jet, squirt, spurt, spirt

n. the occurrence of a sudden discharge (as of liquid)

tide

n. the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon

twist, eddy

n. a miniature whirlpool or whirlwind resulting when the current of a fluid doubles back on itself

thin

adj. relatively thin in consistency or low in density; not viscous; "air is thin at high altitudes"; "a thin soup"; "skimmed milk is much thinner than whole milk"; "thin oil"

Synonyms (163)

adjacent, contiguous, conterminous, coterminous, abutting, adjoining, bordering

adj. having a common boundary or edge; touching; "abutting lots"; "adjoining rooms"; "Rhode Island has two bordering states; Massachusetts and Conncecticut"; "the side of Germany conterminous with France"; "Utah and the contiguous state of Idaho"; "neighboring cities"

adjunctive

adj. joining; forming an adjunct

affined

adj. closely related; "syllable to blessed syllable affined"- Wallace Stevens

attached

adj. fastened together; "a picnic table with attached benches"

connecting

adj. syntactically connecting sentences or elements of a sentence; "`and' is a copulative conjunction"

contiguous, in contact

adj. connecting without a break; within a common boundary; "the 48 conterminous states"; "the contiguous 48 states"

joined, coupled, linked

adj. connected by a link, as railway cars or trailer trucks

Siamese

adj. connecting two or more pipes or hoses or having such a connection; "a Y-shaped siamese joint"; "siamese fire-hose lines"

well-connected, socially connected

adj. connected by blood or close acquaintance with people of wealth or social position; "a well-connected Edinburgh family"

together

adj. (connected)

active, on the move

adj. being in physical motion: "active fish in the aquarium"; "a nurse is on the move all day"

walking, afoot, on foot

adj. traveling by foot; "she was afoot when I saw her this morning"

agitated, tossing

adj. thrown from side to side; "a tossing ship"

approaching, oncoming

adj. moving toward one

self-propelled, self-propelling, automotive

adj. containing within itself the means of propulsion or movement; "a self-propelled vehicle"

riding, awheel

adj. traveling by wheeled vehicle such as bicycle or automobile e.g.; "the riding public welcomed the new buses"

circling

adj. moving in a circle

circulating

adj. moving or flowing in a circuit and returning to the same point: "steam circulating through the pipes"; "the circulating thyroid hormones"

crawling, creeping

adj. moving or progressing very slowly or laboriously esp by or as if by dragging the body along close to the ground: "huge crawling reptiles"; "a creeping tractor"

pouring, flowing, gushing

adj. moving smoothly and continuously; "crowds flowing through the canyons of the streets"; "fan streaming into the concert hall"

fluttering, flittering

adj. moving rapidly to and fro (as wings): "fluttering birds"; "the flittering wings of a fledgling"

jetting, spouting, spurting, squirting

adj. propelled violently in a usually narrow stream

road, traveling, travelling, touring, itinerant, peripatetic

adj. working for a short time in different places; "itinerant laborers"; "a road show"; "traveling salesman"; "touring company"

kinetic

adj. characterized by motion; "modern dance has been called kinetic pantomime"

marching

adj. "marching orders"

shuffling, milling

adj. moving about or around: "the milling crowd"

mobile, movable

adj. having transportation available

passing

adj. allowing you to pass (e.g., an examination or inspection) satisfactorily; "a passing grade"

wheeling, turning, revolving, rotating

adj. turning about an axis

rushing

adj. moving or as if moving with extreme rapidity: "the typical mountain stream is a rushing torrent"; "the rushing yellow of the developing day"

shifting

adj. continuously varying; "taffeta with shifting colors"

whirling, spinning

adj. moving or driven rapidly in a rotary or twisting motion; "a tornado's whirling winds"; "swirling currents"

twisting, squirming, wiggling, wriggling, writhing, vermiculate

adj. having a twisting or snake-like or wormlike motion; "squirming boys"; "wiggly worms"; "writhing snakes"

waving, streaming

adj. "banners waving in the breeze"

sweeping

adj. taking in or moving over (or as if over) a wide area; often used in combination; "a sweeping glance"; "a wide-sweeping view of the river"

underway, under way

adj. currently in progress; "there is mischief afoot"; "plans are afoot"; "preparations for the trial are underway"

unreeling, unwinding

adj. unwinding from or as if from a reel; "recorded on the unreeling film inside her"; "a long unwinding silk cocoon"

whirling, swirling

adj. moving or driven rapidly in a rotary or twisting motion; "a tornado's whirling winds"; "swirling currents"

active, on the move

adj. being in physical motion: "active fish in the aquarium"; "a nurse is on the move all day"

walking, afoot, on foot

adj. traveling by foot; "she was afoot when I saw her this morning"

agitated, tossing

adj. thrown from side to side; "a tossing ship"

approaching, oncoming

adj. moving toward one

self-propelled, self-propelling, automotive

adj. containing within itself the means of propulsion or movement; "a self-propelled vehicle"

riding, awheel

adj. traveling by wheeled vehicle such as bicycle or automobile e.g.; "the riding public welcomed the new buses"

circling

adj. moving in a circle

circulating

adj. moving or flowing in a circuit and returning to the same point: "steam circulating through the pipes"; "the circulating thyroid hormones"

crawling, creeping

adj. moving or progressing very slowly or laboriously esp by or as if by dragging the body along close to the ground: "huge crawling reptiles"; "a creeping tractor"

flowing, streaming

adj. moving smoothly and continuously; "crowds flowing through the canyons of the streets"; "fan streaming into the concert hall"

fluttering, flittering

adj. moving rapidly to and fro (as wings): "fluttering birds"; "the flittering wings of a fledgling"

jetting, spouting, spurting, squirting

adj. propelled violently in a usually narrow stream

road, traveling, travelling, touring, itinerant, peripatetic

adj. working for a short time in different places; "itinerant laborers"; "a road show"; "traveling salesman"; "touring company"

kinetic

adj. characterized by motion; "modern dance has been called kinetic pantomime"

marching

adj. "marching orders"

shuffling, milling

adj. moving about or around: "the milling crowd"

mobile, movable

adj. having transportation available

passing

adj. allowing you to pass (e.g., an examination or inspection) satisfactorily; "a passing grade"

wheeling, turning, revolving, rotating

adj. turning about an axis

rushing

adj. moving or as if moving with extreme rapidity: "the typical mountain stream is a rushing torrent"; "the rushing yellow of the developing day"

shifting

adj. continuously varying; "taffeta with shifting colors"

whirling, spinning

adj. moving or driven rapidly in a rotary or twisting motion; "a tornado's whirling winds"; "swirling currents"

twisting, squirming, wiggling, wriggling, writhing, vermiculate

adj. having a twisting or snake-like or wormlike motion; "squirming boys"; "wiggly worms"; "writhing snakes"

waving, streaming

adj. "banners waving in the breeze"

sweeping

adj. taking in or moving over (or as if over) a wide area; often used in combination; "a sweeping glance"; "a wide-sweeping view of the river"

underway, under way

adj. currently in progress; "there is mischief afoot"; "plans are afoot"; "preparations for the trial are underway"

unreeling, unwinding

adj. unwinding from or as if from a reel; "recorded on the unreeling film inside her"; "a long unwinding silk cocoon"

whirling, swirling

adj. moving or driven rapidly in a rotary or twisting motion; "a tornado's whirling winds"; "swirling currents"

liquefied, liquified

adj. reduced to a liquid state; "liquefied petroleum gas"

watery

adj. relating to or resembling or consisting of water; "a watery substance"; "a watery color"

deft

adj. skillful in physical movements; especially of the hands; "a deft waiter"; "deft fingers massaged her face"; "dexterous of hand and inventive of mind"

elegant

adj. displaying effortless beauty and simplicity in movement or execution; "an elegant dancer"; "an elegant mathematical solution -- simple and precise"

fluent

adj. smooth and unconstrained in movement; "a long, smooth stride"; "the fluid motion of a cat"; "the liquid grace of a ballerina"

gainly

adj. graceful and pleasing; "gainly conduct"; "a gainly youth with dark hair and eyes"

gracile, willowy

adj. slender and graceful

slender, supple, lissome, lissom, lithe, lithesome, svelte, sylphlike, sylph-like

adj. moving and bending with ease

Antonyms (2)

subartesian

adj. (of water) rising naturally in a well to a height appreciably above that of the surrounding water table but not flowing out of the well

awkward

adj. lacking grace or skill in manner or movement or performance; "an awkward dancer"; "an awkward gesture"; "too awkward with a needle to make her own clothes"; "his clumsy fingers produced an awkward knot"

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