Flow vs. Stream

Flownoun

A movement in people or things with a particular way in large numbers or amounts

Streamnoun

A small river; a large creek; a body of moving water confined by banks.

Flownoun

The movement of a real or figurative fluid.

Streamnoun

A thin connected passing of a liquid through a lighter gas (e.g. air).

‘He poured the milk in a thin stream from the jug to the glass.’;

Flownoun

(math) A formalization of the idea of the motion of particles in a fluid, as a group action of the real numbers on a set.

‘The notion of flow is basic to the study of ordinary differential equations.’;

Streamnoun

Any steady flow or succession of material, such as water, air, radio signal or words.

‘Her constant nagging was to him a stream of abuse.’;

Flownoun

The rising movement of the tide.

Streamnoun

All moving waters.

Flownoun

Smoothness or continuity.

‘The room was small, but it had good symmetry and flow.’;

Streamnoun

(computing) A source or repository of data that can be read or written only sequentially.

Flownoun

The amount of a fluid that moves or the rate of fluid movement.

‘Turn on the valve and make sure you have sufficient flow.’;

Streamnoun

(figurative) A particular path, channel, division, or way of proceeding.

‘Haredi Judaism is a stream of Orthodox Judaism characterized by rejection of modern secular culture.’;

Flownoun

A flow pipe, carrying liquid away from a boiler or other central plant (compare with return pipe which returns fluid to central plant).

Streamnoun

A division of a school year by perceived ability.

‘All of the bright kids went into the A stream, but I was in the B stream.’;

Flownoun

(psychology) A mental state characterized by concentration, focus and enjoyment of a given task.

Streamverb

(intransitive) To flow in a continuous or steady manner, like a liquid.

Flownoun

The emission of blood during menstruation.

‘Tampons can be small or large, slender or thick. From “slender” to “super”, you can pick the size that matches your flow.’;

Streamverb

To extend; to stretch out with a wavy motion; to float in the wind.

‘A flag streams in the wind.’;

Flownoun

The ability to skilfully rap along to a beat.

‘The production on his new mixtape is mediocre but his flow is on point.’;

Streamverb

(Internet) To push continuous data (e.g. music) from a server to a client computer while it is being used (played) on the client.

Flownoun

(Scotland) A morass or marsh.

Streamnoun

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.

Flowverb

(intransitive) To move as a fluid from one position to another.

‘Rivers flow from springs and lakes.’; ‘Tears flow from the eyes.’;

Streamnoun

A beam or ray of light.

Flowverb

(intransitive) To proceed; to issue forth.

‘Wealth flows from industry and economy.’;

Streamnoun

Anything issuing or moving with continued succession of parts; as, a stream of words; a stream of sand.

Flowverb

(intransitive) To move or match smoothly, gracefully, or continuously.

‘The writing is grammatically correct, but it just doesn't flow.’;

Streamnoun

A continued current or course; as, a stream of weather.

Flowverb

(intransitive) To have or be in abundance; to abound, so as to run or flow over.

Streamnoun

Current; drift; tendency; series of tending or moving causes; as, the stream of opinions or manners.

Flowverb

(intransitive) To hang loosely and wave.

‘a flowing mantle; flowing locks’;

Streamverb

To issue or flow in a stream; to flow freely or in a current, as a fluid or whatever is likened to fluids; as, tears streamed from her eyes.

‘Beneath those banks where rivers stream.’;

Flowverb

(intransitive) To rise, as the tide; opposed to ebb.

‘The tide flows twice in twenty-four hours.’;

Streamverb

To pour out, or emit, a stream or streams.

‘A thousand suns will stream on thee.’;

Flowverb

To arrange (text in a wordprocessor, etc.) so that it wraps neatly into a designated space; to reflow.

Streamverb

To issue in a stream of light; to radiate.

Flowverb

(transitive) To cover with water or other liquid; to overflow; to inundate; to flood.

Streamverb

To extend; to stretch out with a wavy motion; to float in the wind; as, a flag streams in the wind.

Flowverb

(transitive) To cover with varnish.

Streamverb

To send forth in a current or stream; to cause to flow; to pour; as, his eyes streamed tears.

‘It may so please that she at length will streamSome dew of grace into my withered heart.’;

Flowverb

(intransitive) To discharge excessive blood from the uterus.

Streamverb

To mark with colors or embroidery in long tracts.

‘The herald's mantle is streamed with gold.’;

Flow

imp. sing. of Fly, v. i.

Streamverb

To unfurl.

Flowverb

To move with a continual change of place among the particles or parts, as a fluid; to change place or circulate, as a liquid; as, rivers flow from springs and lakes; tears flow from the eyes.

Streamnoun

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

Flowverb

To become liquid; to melt.

‘The mountains flowed down at thy presence.’;

Streamnoun

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’;

Flowverb

To proceed; to issue forth; as, wealth flows from industry and economy.

‘Those thousand decencies that daily flowFrom all her words and actions.’;

Streamnoun

a steady flow (usually from natural causes);

‘the raft floated downstream on the current’; ‘he felt a stream of air’;

Flowverb

To glide along smoothly, without harshness or asperties; as, a flowing period; flowing numbers; to sound smoothly to the ear; to be uttered easily.

‘Virgil is sweet and flowingin his hexameters.’;

Streamnoun

the act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression

Flowverb

To have or be in abundance; to abound; to full, so as to run or flow over; to be copious.

‘In that day . . . the hills shall flow with milk.’; ‘The exhilaration of a night that needed not the influence of the flowing bowl.’;

Streamnoun

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’;

Flowverb

To hang loose and waving; as, a flowing mantle; flowing locks.

‘The imperial purple flowing in his train.’;

Streamverb

to extend, wave or float outward, as if in the wind;

‘their manes streamed like stiff black pennants in the wind’;

Flowverb

To rise, as the tide; - opposed to ebb; as, the tide flows twice in twenty-four hours.

‘The river hath thrice flowed, no ebb between.’;

Streamverb

exude profusely;

‘She was streaming with sweat’; ‘His nose streamed blood’;

Flowverb

To discharge blood in excess from the uterus.

Streamverb

move in large numbers;

‘people were pouring out of the theater’; ‘beggars pullulated in the plaza’;

Flowverb

To cover with water or other liquid; to overflow; to inundate; to flood.

Streamverb

rain heavily;

‘Put on your rain coat-- it's pouring outside!’;

Flowverb

To cover with varnish.

Streamverb

flow freely and abundantly;

‘Tears streamed down her face’;

Flownoun

A stream of water or other fluid; a current; as, a flow of water; a flow of blood.

Streamnoun

a small, narrow river

‘a perfect trout stream’;

Flownoun

A continuous movement of something abundant; as, a flow of words.

Streamnoun

a continuous flow of liquid, air, or gas

‘Frank blew out a stream of smoke’; ‘the blood gushed out in scarlet streams’;

Flownoun

Any gentle, gradual movement or procedure of thought, diction, music, or the like, resembling the quiet, steady movement of a river; a stream.

‘The feast of reason and the flow of soul.’;

Streamnoun

a mass of people or things moving continuously in the same direction

‘there is a steady stream of visitors’;

Flownoun

The tidal setting in of the water from the ocean to the shore. See Ebb and flow, under Ebb.

Streamnoun

a large number of things that happen or come one after the other

‘a woman screamed a stream of abuse’;

Flownoun

A low-lying piece of watery land; - called also flow moss and flow bog.

Streamnoun

a continuous flow of data or instructions, typically one having a constant or predictable rate.

Flownoun

the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)

Streamnoun

a continuous flow of video and audio material transmitted or received over the Internet.

Flownoun

the amount of fluid that flows in a given time

Streamnoun

a group in which schoolchildren of the same age and ability are taught.

‘children in the top streams’;

Flownoun

the act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression

Streamverb

(of liquid, air, gas, etc.) run or flow in a continuous current in a specified direction

‘she sat with tears streaming down her face’; ‘sunlight streamed through the windows’;

Flownoun

any uninterrupted stream or discharge

Streamverb

(of a mass of people or things) move in a continuous flow in a specified direction

‘he was watching the taxis streaming past’;

Flownoun

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’;

Streamverb

run with tears, sweat, or other liquid

‘I woke up in the night, streaming with sweat’; ‘his mouth was streaming blood’; ‘my eyes were streaming’;

Flownoun

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’;

Streamverb

(of hair, clothing, etc.) float or wave at full extent in the wind

‘her black cloak streamed behind her’;

Flownoun

the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause;

‘the women were sickly and subject to excessive menstruation’; ‘a woman does not take the gout unless her menses be stopped’; ‘the semen begins to appear in males and to be emitted at the same time of life that the catamenia begin to flow in females’;

Streamverb

transmit or receive (data, especially video and audio material) over the Internet as a steady, continuous flow.

Flowverb

move or progress freely as if in a stream;

‘The crowd flowed out of the stadium’;

Streamverb

put (schoolchildren) in groups of the same age and ability to be taught together.

‘in the coming school year, we were to be streamed’;

Flowverb

move along, of liquids;

‘Water flowed into the cave’; ‘the Missouri feeds into the Mississippi’;

Stream

A stream is a body of water with surface water flowing within the bed and banks of a channel. The flow of a stream is controlled by three inputs – surface water, subsurface water and groundwater.

Flowverb

cause to flow;

‘The artist flowed the washes on the paper’;

Flowverb

be abundantly present;

‘The champagne flowed at the wedding’;

Flowverb

fall or flow in a certain way;

‘This dress hangs well’; ‘Her long black hair flowed down her back’;

Flowverb

cover or swamp with water

Flowverb

undergo menstruation;

‘She started menstruating at the age of 11’;