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n. the act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression

n. a steady flow (usually from natural causes); "the raft floated downstream on the current"; "he felt a stream of air"

n. a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth

n. 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"

flow, current

n. 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"

stream

v. exude profusely; "She was streaming with sweat"; "His nose streamed blood"

well out

v. flow freely and abundantly; "Tears streamed down her face"

float in the wind

v. to extend, wave or float outward, as if in the wind; "their manes streamed like stiff black pennants in the wind"

swarm, pour

v. move in large numbers; "people were pouring out of the theater"; "beggars pullulated in the plaza"

pelt, pour, rain buckets, rain cats and dogs

v. rain heavily; "Put on your rain coat-- it's pouring outside!"

effusion

n. flow under pressure

abundance, copiousness

n. the property of a more than adequate quantity or supply; "an age of abundance"

waterfall, falls, cascade, cataract

n. a steep descent of the water of a river

tide

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

strait

n. a narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water

continuity

n. uninterrupted connection or union

connection, connectedness

n. the state of being connected; "the connection between church and state is inescapable"

run, streak

n. an unbroken series of events; "had a streak of bad luck"; "Nicklaus had a run of birdies"

light, visible radiation, visible light

n. (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation; "the light was filtered through a soft glass window"

flutter, palpitate, beat rapidly

v. beat rapidly; "His heart palpitated"

pulse, throb, pulsate

v. expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically; "The baby's heart was pulsating again after the surgeon massaged it"

tremor, tremble, quake

v. move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways; "His hands were trembling when he signed the document"

shake, tremble, didder

v. move with or as if with a tremor; "his hands shook"

flap, move noisily

v. move noisily; "flags flapped in the strong wind"

wave, flap, undulate

v. move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion; "The curtains undulated"; "the waves rolled towards the beach"

swarm, teem

v. be teeming, be abuzz; "The garden was swarming with bees"; "The plaza is teeming with undercover policemen"; "her mind pullulated with worries"

flit, flutter, dart, fleet

v. move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart; "The hummingbird flitted among the branches"

waft, drift, be driven

v. be carried along

swim, float, be afloat

v. be afloat; stay on a liquid surface; not sink

bob, move up and down

v. move up and down repeatedly; "her rucksack bobbed gently on her back"

bow, bob

v. bend the head or the upper part of the body in a gesture of respect or greeting; "He bowed before the King"

course, run, flow

v. move along, of liquids; "Water flowed into the cave"; "the Missouri feeds into the Mississippi"

stream, pelt, pour, rain buckets, rain cats and dogs

v. rain heavily; "Put on your rain coat-- it's pouring outside!"

spout, gush, spurt, spirt

v. gush forth in a sudden stream or jet; "water gushed forth"

course, run, flow

v. move along, of liquids; "Water flowed into the cave"; "the Missouri feeds into the Mississippi"

stream, swarm, pour

v. move in large numbers; "people were pouring out of the theater"; "beggars pullulated in the plaza"

spout, gush, spurt, spirt

v. gush forth in a sudden stream or jet; "water gushed forth"

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