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Definition of stream

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Stream (n.) A current of water or other fluid; a liquid flowing continuously in a line or course, either on the earth, as a river, brook, etc., or from a vessel, reservoir, or fountain; specifically, any course of running water; as, many streams are blended in the Mississippi; gas and steam came from the earth in streams; a stream of molten lead from a furnace; a stream of lava from a volcano..

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Hornbeam :: Hornbeam (n.) A tree of the genus Carpinus (C. Americana), having a smooth gray bark and a ridged trunk, the wood being white and very hard. It is common along the banks of streams in the United States, and is also called ironwood. The English hornbeam is C. Betulus. The American is called also blue beech and water beech..

Flume :: Flume (n.) A stream; especially, a passage channel, or conduit for the water that drives a mill wheel; or an artifical channel of water for hydraulic or placer mining; also, a chute for conveying logs or lumber down a declivity..

Streamless :: Streaming (n.) The reduction of stream tin; also, the search for stream tin..

Spout :: Spout (v. t.) That through which anything spouts; a discharging lip, pipe, or orifice; a tube, pipe, or conductor of any kind through which a liquid is poured, or by which it is conveyed in a stream from one place to another; as, the spout of a teapot; a spout for conducting water from the roof of a building..

Smooth :: Smooth (superl.) Gently flowing; moving equably; not ruffled or obstructed; as, a smooth stream..

Shoot :: Shoot (n.) An inclined plane, either artificial or natural, down which timber, coal, etc., are caused to slide; also, a narrow passage, either natural or artificial, in a stream, where the water rushes rapidly; esp., a channel, having a swift current, connecting the ends of a bend in the stream, so as to shorten the course..

Float :: Float (v. i.) A contrivance for affording a copious stream of water to the heated surface of an object of large bulk, as an anvil or die..

Limpid :: Limpid (a.) Characterized by clearness or transparency; clear; as, a limpid stream..

Divide :: Divide (n.) A dividing ridge of land between the tributaries of two streams; a watershed.

Drill :: Drill (n.) A small trickling stream; a rill.

Channel :: Channel (n.) The hollow bed where a stream of water runs or may run.

River :: River (n.) Fig.: A large stream; copious flow; abundance; as, rivers of blood; rivers of oil..

Prill :: Prill (n.) A stream.

Catanadromous :: Catanadromous (a.) Ascending and descending fresh streams from and to the sea, as the salmon; anadromous..

Streamlet :: Streamless (a.) Destitute of streams, or of a stream, as a region of country, or a dry channel..

Fluvial :: Fluvial (a.) Belonging to rivers; growing or living in streams or ponds; as, a fluvial plant..

Sharp :: Sharp (n.) A portion of a stream where the water runs very rapidly.

Water Mouse :: Water mouse () Any one of several species of mice belonging to the genus Hydromys, native of Australia and Tasmania. Their hind legs are strong and their toes partially webbed. They live on the borders of streams, and swim well. They are remarkable as being the only rodents found in Australia..

Confluence :: Confluence (n.) The act of flowing together; the meeting or junction of two or more streams; the place of meeting.

Launch :: Launch (v. i.) To move with force and swiftness like a sliding from the stocks into the water; to plunge; to make a beginning; as, to launch into the current of a stream; to launch into an argument or discussion; to launch into lavish expenditures; -- often with out..