flow
noun (CONTINUOUS NUMBER) /fləʊ/
/floʊ/ Definition
› [C usually singular] a regular and quite large number of something: There's been a steady flow of visitors.General words for size and amount › [S] a situation in which something is produced or moved continuously: the flow of ideas/informationContinue and last
(Definition of flow noun (CONTINUOUS NUMBER) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- -sized suffix
- amount noun
- bulk noun
- content noun (AMOUNT)
- count noun (NUMBER)
- element noun (AMOUNT)
- footprint noun (SIZE)
- good things come in small packages idiom
- load noun (AMOUNT CARRIED)
- number noun (AMOUNT)
- order noun (TYPE)
- part noun (SOME)
- quota noun
- ration noun
- scale noun (MEASURE)
- scale noun (SIZE)
- size noun (AMOUNT)
- so much idiom
- strength noun (NUMBER)
- vol.
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