a body of water flowing in a channel or watercourse, as a river, rivulet, or brook.

a steady current in water, as in a river or the ocean

to row against the stream; the Gulf Stream.

any flow of water or other liquid or fluid

streams of blood.

a current or flow of air, gas, or the like.

a beam or trail of light

A stream of moonlight fell from the clouds.

a continuous flow or succession of anything

a stream of words.

prevailing direction; drift

the stream of opinion.

to flow, pass, or issue in a stream, as water, tears, or blood.

to send forth or throw off a stream; run or flow (often fol. by with )

eyes streaming with tears.

to extend in a beam or in rays, as light

Sunlight streamed in through the windows.

to move or proceed continuously like a flowing stream, as a procession.

to wave or float outward, as a flag in the wind.

to hang in a loose, flowing manner, as long hair.

to send forth or discharge in a stream

The wound streamed blood.

to cause to stream or float outward, as a flag.

Nautical . to place (an object) in the water at the end of a line attached to a vessel. ?

on stream

in or into operation

The factory will be on stream in a month.

verb

flow into

noun

beck , branch , brook , burn , course , creek , current , drift , flood , flow , freshet , race , rill , rindle , rivulet , run , runnel , rush , spate , spritz , surge , tide , torrent , tributary , watercoursenotes:a stream is smaller than a river , a creek is smaller than a stream but larger than a brook ; stream , and rivulet are applied interchangeably to any small river , flux , arroyo , effluent , flume , influx , river , tendency

verb

cascade , continue , course , emerge , emit , flood , glide , gush , issue , move past , pour , roll , run , shed , sluice , spill , spout , spritz , spurt , surgenotes:a stream is smaller than a river , a creek is smaller than a stream but larger than a brook ; stream , brook , creek , and rivulet are applied interchangeably to any small river , circulate , rush , surge , well , bourn , bourne , burn , channel , current , drift , effluent , flow , flume , flux , jet , race , radiate , rill , river , rivulet , runlet , runnel , speed , succession , water , watercourse