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Stream Continuous Flow Striːm Extra Examples Mountain Waded

Word3 stream
WordType (noun)
Phonetic /striːm/ /striːm/
Example
  • a mountain stream
  • we waded across a shallow stream.
  • our rivers and streams are polluted with a host of chemicals.
  • a jet stream
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stream

(noun)/striːm/ /striːm/
  1. a small, narrow river
    • SEE ALSO downstream
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/downstream_1
    • a mountain stream
    • We waded across a shallow stream.
    • Our rivers and streams are polluted with a host of chemicals.

    Extra Examples

    • The stream flows through a narrow valley.
    • There are small fish in the stream.
    • We picnicked beside a bubbling stream.
    • a leaf floating on the stream
    • Many underground streams flow beneath the forest.
    • We waded across a little mountain stream.
  2. a continuous flow of liquid or gas
    • SEE ALSO bloodstream
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/bloodstream
    • a jet stream
    • A stream of blood flowed from the wound.
    • He blew out a stream of cigar smoke.

    Extra Examples

    • Giant turbines blast a stream of air into the tube.
    • The stream of hot water hit the bottom of the bath.
  3. a continuous flow of people or vehicles
    • I've had a steady stream of visitors.
    • a continuous stream of people/traffic
    • Cars filed past in an endless stream.
  4. a continuous supply of something; a large number of things that happen one after the other
    • SEE ALSO revenue stream
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/revenue-stream
    • By licensing their works, artists can create an ongoing revenue stream.
    • The building needs to produce an income stream for the company.
    • The agency provided me with a steady stream of work.
    • a constant stream of enquiries
    • Most of the letter consisted of a stream of abuse.

    Extra Examples

    • He let loose a stream of insults and obscenities.
    • She had to deal with a constant stream of enquiries.
    • She was able to play streams of difficult notes with extreme accuracy.
    • There were endless streams of mail which could not all be read.
    • a constant stream of letters
    • The computer generates a steady stream of emails.
    • He let loose a stream of abuse.
    • We have established several different streams of funding.
  5. a continuous flow of video or sound sent over the internet; a continuous flow of computer data or instructions
    • You can listen to the live audio stream.
  6. a group of students of the same age and level of ability in some schools
    • She was put into the fast stream.

    Extra Examples

    • Children who find themselves in the bottom stream feel discouraged.
    • He was put into the top stream.
  7. to be in operation or available
    • The new computer system comes on stream next month.

    Word Origin

    • Old English strēam (noun), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch stroom, German Strom, from an Indo-European root shared by Greek rhein ‘to flow’.
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