stream
noun [C] (SMALL RIVER) /striːm/Definition
B1 water that flows naturally along a fixed route formed by a channel cut into rock or ground, usually at ground level: a mountain stream underground streams There's a lovely stream that flows through their garden.Watercourses and waterfalls
(Definition of stream noun (SMALL RIVER) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- canal noun
- cataract noun (WATER FEATURE)
- creek noun
- downstream adverb, adjective
- fluvial adjective
- gorge noun (VALLEY)
- gulch noun
- gully noun
- R, r noun (RIVER)
- river noun
- riverbed noun
- rivulet noun
- rushing adjective
- stream noun (CONTINUOUS FLOW)
- torrent noun
- upriver adverb, adjective
- upstream adverb, adjective
- waterfall noun
- waterway noun
- whitewater noun
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