flow | English to English Dictionary

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flow

(fl/oU/ )

the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)(noun.event)

Synonym:
flowing

source: wordnet30
the amount of fluid that flows in a given time(noun.time)

Synonym:
flow rate, rate of flow

source: wordnet30
the act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression(noun.act)

Synonym:
stream

source: wordnet30
any uninterrupted stream or discharge(noun.process)

source: wordnet30
something that resembles a flowing stream in moving continuously(noun.state)

Example:
The museum had planned carefully for the flow of visitors.

source: wordnet30
dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas(noun.group)

Example:
The flow of thought.

Synonym:
current, stream

source: wordnet30
the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause(noun.process)

Example:
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.

Synonym:
catamenia, menses, menstruation, menstruum, period

source: wordnet30
A stream of water or other fluid; a current; as, a flow of water; a flow of blood.(noun)

source: webster1913

move or progress freely as if in a stream(verb.motion)

Example:
The crowd flowed out of the stadium.

Synonym:
flux

source: wordnet30
move along, of liquids(verb.motion)

Example:
Water flowed into the cave.

Synonym:
course, feed, run

source: wordnet30
cause to flow(verb.motion)

Example:
The artist flowed the washes on the paper.

Synonym:
draw

source: wordnet30
be abundantly present(verb.stative)

Example:
The champagne flowed at the wedding.

source: wordnet30
fall or flow in a certain way(verb.contact)

Example:
Her long black hair flowed down her back.

Synonym:
fall, hang

source: wordnet30
cover or swamp with water(verb.change)

source: wordnet30
undergo menstruation(verb.body)

Synonym:
menstruate

source: wordnet30
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.(verb)

source: webster1913
To cover with water or other liquid; to overflow; to inundate; to flood.(verb)

source: webster1913