| noun | a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth |
| noun | dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas “two streams of development run through American history” |
| noun | the act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression |
| noun | something that resembles a flowing stream in moving continuously “a stream of people emptied from the terminal” |
| noun | a steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes) “the raft floated downstream on the current” |
| verb | to extend, wave or float outward, as if in the wind “their manes streamed like stiff black pennants in the wind” |
| verb | exude profusely “She was streaming with sweat” |
| verb | move in large numbers “people were pouring out of the theater” |
| verb | rain heavily “Put on your rain coat-- it's pouring outside!” |
| verb | flow freely and abundantly “Tears streamed down her face” |
| streamlet | noun | a small stream |
| stream | verb | flow freely and abundantly |
| flow | verb | be abundantly present |
| stream | noun | something that resembles a flowing stream in moving continuously |
| swarm | noun | a moving crowd |
| pelter | noun | a heavy rain |