Definitions for stream

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Spelling: [streem]

IPA: /strim/

Stream is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 9 points.

You can make 209 anagrams from letters in stream (aemrst).

Definitions for stream

noun

1. a body of water flowing in a channel or watercourse, as a river, rivulet, or brook. Synonyms: rill, run, streamlet, runnel.
2. a steady current in water, as in a river or the ocean: Synonyms: flow, tide.
3. any flow of water or other liquid or fluid:
4. a current or flow of air, gas, or the like.
5. a beam or trail of light:
6. a continuous flow or succession of anything: Synonyms: torrent, rush.
7. prevailing direction; drift:
8. Digital Technology. a flow of data, as an audio broadcast, a movie, or live video, transmitted smoothly and continuously from a source to a computer, mobile device, etc.

Idioms

1. on stream, in or into operation:

verb (used with object)

1. to send forth or discharge in a stream:
2. to cause to stream or float outward, as a flag.
3. Digital Technology. to transfer or transmit (data) in such a way that it is processed in a steady and continuous stream:
4. Nautical. to place (an object) in the water at the end of a line attached to a vessel.

verb (used without object)

1. to flow, pass, or issue in a stream, as water, tears, or blood. Synonyms: pour.
2. to send forth or throw off a stream; run or flow (often followed by with):
3. to extend in a beam or in rays, as light:
4. to move or proceed continuously like a flowing stream, as a procession.
5. to wave or float outward, as a flag in the wind.
6. to hang in a loose, flowing manner, as long hair.

Origin of stream

before 900; (noun) Middle English streem, Old English strēam; cognate with German Strom, Old Norse straumr; akin to Greek rheîn to flow (see rheum); (v.) Middle Engl

Examples for stream

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The marchers began to stream out of the park, where they walked West on 110th and then hung a right on 7th Avenue.

Then, Rogen convinces Franco to drink some contaminated water from a stream—which causes the 127 Hours Oscar nominee to dry-heave.

They were on the bank of a stream of some width, and apparently a deep and rapid one.

Running at a low level, the waters of that stream were deplorably dirty.

There's one about a quarter of a mile down the stream—Stetson's boat.

Thoughts of crossing the stream by swimming occurred to him.

Slow at first, then steadily, a stream of liquid drips off the incision.

A stream of water, pure as crystal, flowed along the path, from the summit to the base.