English words for 'a flowing together'
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noun
- a flowing together
- a place where things merge or flow together (especially rivers)
- The act of combining that occurs where two rivers meet.
- a coming together of people
- The place where two rivers, streams, or other continuously flowing bodies of water meet and become one, especially where a tributary joins a river.
- The stream or body formed by the junction of two or more streams; a combined flood.
- A convergence or combination of forces, people, or things.
- (biology) The proportion of cells, in a culture medium, that adhere to each other.
- (computer science, in rewriting systems) A property describing which terms can be rewritten with other, equivalent terms.
verb
adj
- flowing together
- Converging, merging or flowing together into one.
- (mathematics) Given a binary operation →_β on a set A, and its reflexive, transitive closure ↠_β , then, for all a1, a2, and a3 in A, if a1 →_β a2 and a1 →_β a3, then there must exist an a4 in A such that a2 ↠_β a4 and a3 ↠_β a4.
- (biology) Describing cells in a culture that merge to form a mass.
- (geometry, of a triangle) Exactly the same size as another triangle.
- (meteorology, of wind) Converging, especially as viewed on a weather chart.
noun
adv
adj
noun
noun
- a large flow
- the act of flooding; filling to overflowing
- the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
- the occurrence of incoming water (between a low tide and the following high tide)
- light that is a source of artificial illumination having a broad beam; used in photography
- an overwhelming number or amount
- (figuratively) A large number or quantity of anything appearing more rapidly than can easily be dealt with.
- The flowing in of the tide, opposed to the ebb.
- An overflow of a large amount of water (usually disastrous) from a lake or other body of water due to excessive rainfall or other input of water.
- Menstrual discharge; menses.
- A floodlight.
verb
- supply with an excess of
- cover with liquid, usually water
- fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid
- become filled to overflowing
- To overflow, as by water from excessive rainfall.
- (figuratively) To provide (someone or something) with a larger number or quantity of something than can easily be dealt with.
- To cover or partly fill as if by a flood.
- (Internet, ambitransitive) To paste numerous lines of text to (a chat system) in order to disrupt the conversation.
- To bleed profusely, as after childbirth.
noun
verb
- flow or run over (a limit or brim)
- overflow with a certain feeling
- (intransitive, figuratively) To have something in superabundance; to abound in something.
- (transitive) To flow over the brim of (a container).
- (transitive) To cause an overflow.
- (transitive) To cover with a liquid, literally or figuratively.
- (intransitive) To be subject to a load that exceeds limits or capacity. [with with]
- (intransitive) To flow over the brim of a container.
- (computing, ambitransitive) To (cause to) exceed the available numeric range.
verb
- flow in a spurt
- supply in large amounts or quantities
- rain heavily
- move in large numbers
- cause to run
- pour out gradually, so as to separate out sediment
- Misspelling of pore.
- (transitive, figurative) To send out as in a stream or a flood; to cause (an emotion) to come out; to cause to escape.
- (transitive) To move (a drunk or unsteady person) into or out of a place or vehicle.
- (intransitive) To flow, pass, or issue in a stream; to fall continuously and abundantly.
- (transitive) To cause (liquid, or liquid-like substance) to flow in a stream, either out of a container or into it.
- (transitive) To send forth from, as in a stream; to discharge uninterruptedly.
- (impersonal) To rain hard.
- (intransitive) Of a beverage, to be on tap or otherwise available for serving to customers.
- (intransitive) To move in a throng, as a crowd.
noun
noun
- The associated flow of water.
- The tendency or direction of causes, influences, or events; course; current.
- Any similar gravitational effect on Earth or other body.
- A high-volume flow, literal or figurative; a current or flood.
- (mining) The period of twelve hours.
- The daily fluctuation in the level of the sea caused by the gravitational influence of the moon and the sun.
- the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon
- something that may increase or decrease (like the tides of the sea)
- there are usually two high and two low tides each day
verb
- (intransitive, rare) To pour a tide or flood.
- (transitive) To cause to float with the tide; to drive or carry with the tide or stream.
- (by extension, originally from the idea of being carried by the tide, now chiefly in the phrase tide over) To carry over or through a problem or difficulty.
- (intransitive, nautical) To work into or out of a river or harbor by drifting with the tide and anchoring when it becomes adverse.
- cause to float with the tide
- be carried with the tide
- rise or move forward
noun
- Movement as a stream.
- (computing) The transmission of digital audio or video, or the reception or playback of such data without first storing it.
- The working of alluvial deposits to obtain ore.
- (Internet) Synonym of livestreaming.
- (UK, education) Division of classes into academic streams.
- the circulation of cytoplasm within a cell
adj
- Flowing or moving in continuous succession, like fluid in a stream.
- exuding a bodily fluid in profuse amounts
- (computer science) using or relating to a form of continuous tape transport; used mainly to provide backup storage of unedited data; data that is transmitted and loaded continuously as earlier parts are being accessed/processed/displayed
verb
noun
- a sudden rapid flow (as of water)
- a poker hand with all 5 cards in the same suit
- the period of greatest prosperity or productivity
- the swift release of a store of affective force
- sudden reddening of the face (as from embarrassment or guilt or shame or modesty)
- sudden brief sensation of heat (associated with menopause and some mental disorders)
- a rosy color (especially in the cheeks) taken as a sign of good health
- A suffusion of the face with blood, as from fear, shame, modesty, or intensity of feeling of any kind; a blush; a glow.
- A sudden flood or rush of feeling; a thrill of excitement, animation, etc.
- Particularly, such a cleansing of a toilet.
- A sudden flowing; a rush which fills or overflows, as of water for cleansing purposes.
- A group of birds that have suddenly started up from undergrowth, trees, etc.
- Any tinge of red color like that produced on the cheeks by a sudden rush of blood.
- (skiing) A line of poles or obstacles that a skier must weave between.
- A groundwater-fed marsh or peaty mire (which may be acidic or basic, nutrient-rich or poor); (originally especially Scotland and Northern England) a (marshy) pool or seep, as in a field.
- (poker) A hand consisting of all cards with the same suit.
- (computing) The process of clearing the contents of a buffer or cache.
adj
- having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
- of a surface exactly even with an adjoining one, forming the same plane
- Wealthy or well off.
- (typography) Ellipsis of flush left and right: a body of text aligned with both its left and right margins.
- Full of vigor; fresh; glowing; bright.
- Smooth, even, aligned; not sticking out.
- Affluent; abounding; well furnished or supplied; hence, liberal; prodigal.
adv
verb
- cause to flow through something
- rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid
- cause to flow or flood with or as if with water
- make level or straight
- irrigate with water from a sluice
- glow or cause to glow with warm color or light
- turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
- (intransitive) To take suddenly to flight, especially from cover.
- (transitive, computing) To clear (a buffer or cache) of its contents.
- To cause to be full; to flood; to overflow; to overwhelm with water.
- (intransitive) To become suffused with reddish color due to embarrassment, excitement, overheating, or other systemic disturbance, to blush.
- To flow and spread suddenly; to rush.
- (transitive) To cause to take flight from concealment.
- (intransitive, of a toilet) To be cleansed by being flooded with generous quantities of water.
- (mining, intransitive) To operate a placer mine, where the continuous supply of water is insufficient, by holding back the water, and releasing it periodically in a flood.
- (transitive) Particularly, to cleanse a toilet by introducing a large amount of water.
- (transitive) To cleanse by flooding with generous quantities of a fluid.
- (Singapore, chiefly military) To move, shift or align to one side.
- (transitive) To excite, inflame.
- (intransitive, transitive) To dispose or be disposed of by flushing down a toilet.
- (masonry) To fill in (joints); to point the level; to make them flush.
- To show red; to shine suddenly; to glow.
- (mining) To fill underground spaces, especially in coal mines, with material carried by water, which, after drainage, constitutes a compact mass.
- (transitive) To cause to blush.
- (transitive, computing, of data held in a buffer or cache) To write (the data) to primary storage, clearing it from the buffer or cache.
noun
verb
- praise enthusiastically
- issue in a jet; come out in a jet; stream or spring forth
- gush forth in a sudden stream or jet
- (intransitive, especially of a woman) To ejaculate during orgasm.
- (intransitive, also figurative) To flow forth suddenly, in great volume.
- (transitive, also figurative) To send (something) flowing forth suddenly in great volume.
- (intransitive, transitive, figurative) To make an excessive display of enthusiasm, praise, or sentiment.
noun
- A fast-moving current of water.
- A large group of people distinguished from others on the basis of a common heritage.
- A group of organisms distinguished by common characteristics; often an informal infraspecific rank in taxonomy, below species:
- (biology) A population geographically separated from others of its species that develops significantly different characteristics; a mating group.
- A sequence of events; a progressive movement toward a goal.
- A large group of people distinguished from others on the basis of common physical characteristics, such as skin color or hair type.
- A large group of people distinguished from others on the basis of shared characteristics or qualities, for example social qualities.
- (engineering) A ring with a groove in which rolling elements (such as balls) ride, forming part of a rolling-element bearing (for example, a ball bearing).
- Swift progress; rapid motion; an instance of moving or driving at high speed.
- (electronics, computing) A race condition; a bug or problem that occurs when two or more components attempt to use the same resource at the same time.
- (animal husbandry) A breed or strain of domesticated animal.
- (fantasy, science fiction, mythology) A large group of nonhumans distinguished from others on the basis of a common heritage.
- (botany) A rhizome or root, especially of ginger.
- (mycology, bacteriology) A strain of microorganism, fungi, etc.
- A path that something or someone moves along.
- A water channel, especially one built to lead water to or from a point where it is utilised, such as that which powers a millwheel.
- (by extension) A category or kind of thing distinguished by common characteristics.
- (gambling) A keno gambling session.
- (sewing, weaving) A groove on a sewing machine or a loom along which the shuttle moves.
- A contest between people, animals, vehicles, etc. where the goal is to be the first to reach some objective.
- (botany) A strain of plant with characteristics causing it to differ from other plants of the same species.
- a canal for a current of water
- people who are believed to belong to the same genetic stock
- any competition
- a contest of speed
- (biology) a taxonomic group that is a division of a species; usually arises as a consequence of geographical isolation within a species
- the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller
verb
- (intransitive) To take part in a race (in the sense of a contest).
- (intransitive) To move or drive at high speed; to hurry or speed.
- (transitive) To compete against in a race (contest).
- (intransitive, of a motor) To run rapidly when not engaged to a transmission.
- (West Country) To cut, scratch, or tear (someone or something) with a sharp object; to lacerate, to slash; specifically (nautical), to make marks on (something, such as a piece of wood) using a race knife.
- To assign a race to; to perceive as having a (usually specified) race.
- to work as fast as possible towards a goal, sometimes in competition with others
- move hurridly
- compete in a race
- cause to move fast or to rush or race
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verb
noun
- something that resembles a flowing stream in moving continuously
- the act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression
- any uninterrupted stream or discharge
- dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas
- the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause
- the amount of fluid that flows in a given time
- the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)
- (mathematics) A formalization of the idea of the motion of particles in a fluid, as a group action of the real numbers on a set.
- A flow pipe, carrying liquid away from a boiler or other central plant (compare with return pipe which returns fluid to central plant).
- (software) The sequence of steps taken in a piece of software to perform some action.
- (rap music jargon) The ability to skilfully rap along to a beat.
- Smoothness or continuity.
- The emission of blood during menstruation.
- Movement in people or things characterized with a continuous motion, involving either a non solid mass or a multitude.
- (psychology) A mental state characterized by concentration, focus and enjoyment of a given task.
- The rising movement of the tide.
- (Scotland) A bog or mire, especially a rough, waterlogged one.
- The amount of a fluid that moves or the rate of fluid movement.
- The movement of a real or figurative fluid.
verb
- move or progress freely as if in a stream
- be abundantly present
- move along, of liquids
- fall or flow in a certain way
- undergo menstruation
- cover or swamp with water
- cause to flow
- (transitive, computing) To arrange (text in a wordprocessor, etc.) so that it wraps neatly into a designated space; to reflow.
- (intransitive) To have or be in abundance; to abound, so as to run or flow over.
- (intransitive) To proceed; to issue forth; to emanate.
- (transitive) To cover with varnish.
- (intransitive) To move or match smoothly, gracefully, or continuously.
- (intransitive) To discharge excessive blood from the uterus.
- (transitive) To cover with water or other liquid; to overflow; to inundate; to flood.
- (intransitive) To hang loosely and wave.
- (intransitive) To rise, as the tide; opposed to ebb.
- (intransitive) To move as a fluid from one position to another.
- (transitive) To allow (a liquid) to flow.
noun
- something that resembles a flowing stream in moving continuously
- the act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression
- a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
- dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas
- a steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes)
- (UK, education) A division of a school year by perceived ability.
- A train of thought or flow in a conversation or discussion.
- (sciences, umbrella term) All moving waters.
- A live stream.
- Current, the force of moving water.
- (computing) A source or repository of data that can be read or written only sequentially.
- A small river; a large creek; a body of moving water confined by banks.
- Any steady flow or succession of material, such as water, air, radio signal or words.
- (figurative) A particular path, channel, division, or way of proceeding.
- A thin connected passing of a liquid through a lighter gas (e.g. air).
- An instance of streaming digital data.
verb
- to extend, wave or float outward, as if in the wind
- rain heavily
- move in large numbers
- flow freely and abundantly
- exude profusely
- (intransitive) To extend; to stretch out with a wavy motion; to float in the wind.
- (Internet) To push continuous data (e.g. music) from a server to a client computer while it is being used (played) on the client.
- (transitive) To discharge in a stream.
- (Internet) To livestream.
- (intransitive) To flow in a continuous or steady manner, like a liquid.
noun
- The running or flowing together of things; the meeting of things; a confluence.
- A large open space in or in front of a building where people can gather, particularly one joining various paths, as in a rail station or airport terminal, or providing access to and linking the platforms in a railway terminus.
- A large group of people; a crowd.
- An airport terminal.
- An open space, especially in a park, where several roads or paths meet.
- a coming together of people
- a wide hallway in a building where people can walk
- a large gathering of people
noun
- a place where things merge or flow together (especially rivers)
- a formally arranged gathering
- the act of joining together as one
- the social act of assembling for some common purpose
- a casual or unexpected convergence
- a small informal social gathering
- A place or instance of junction or intersection; a confluence.
- A gathering of persons for a purpose; an assembly.
- An encounter between people, even accidental.
- (gerund, uncountable) The act of persons or things that meet.
- (Quakerism) An administrative unit in the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers).
- (collective) The people at such a gathering.
verb
noun
- A fluid that flows out.
- Any outward movement.
- The process of flowing out.
- (astronomy) A stream of gaseous material emanating from an active galactic nucleus.
- (sewage) Something that flows out of a sewage treatment plant.
- The part of a system that allows material to flow out.
- the discharge of a fluid from some container
- a natural flow of ground water
- the process of flowing out
verb
noun
- a sudden forceful flow
- A rapid, noisy flow.
- grasslike plants growing in wet places and having cylindrical often hollow stems
- a sudden burst of activity
- (American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line
- the swift release of a store of affective force
- the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner
- (university slang) A regulated period of recruitment in fraternities and sororities.
- (croquet) A roquet in which the object ball is sent to a particular location on the lawn.
- (contact sports) The act of running at another player to block or disrupt play.
- General haste.
- Any of several stiff plants of the genus Juncus, or the family Juncaceae, having hollow or pithy stems and small flowers, and often growing in marshes or near water.
- (military, video games) A sudden attack; an onslaught.
- A wick.
- The merest trifle; a straw.
- The stem of such plants used in making baskets, mats, the seats of chairs, etc.
- A surge.
- A sudden, brief exhilaration, for instance the pleasurable sensation produced by a stimulant.
- A sudden forward motion.
- (university slang) A person attempting to join a fraternity or sorority as part of a rush.
- (video games) The strategy of attacking an opponent with a large swarm of weak units, rather than spending time developing their abilities.
adj
verb
- act at high speed
- move hurridly
- run with the ball, in football
- cause to occur rapidly
- attack suddenly
- urge to an unnatural speed
- cause to move fast or to rush or race
- (transitive or intransitive, university slang) To attempt to join a fraternity or sorority, often involving a hazing or initiation process.
- (intransitive) To flow or move forward rapidly or noisily.
- (transitive) To cause to move or act with unusual haste.
- (intransitive, music) To play at a faster tempo than one is supposed to or than the other musicians one is playing with, or to inadvertently gradually increase tempo while one is playing.
- (transitive or intransitive, contact sports) To run directly at another player in order to block or disrupt play.
- (video games, slang, transitive) To attack (an opponent) with a large swarm of units.
- (intransitive, soccer) To dribble rapidly.
- (transitive or intransitive, croquet) To roquet an object ball to a particular location on the lawn.
- (transitive) To transport or carry quickly.
- (transitive or intransitive) To hurry; to perform a task with great haste, often not properly or without thinking carefully.
- (transitive, military) To swiftly attack without warning.
- (intransitive, military, video games) To make a swift or sudden attack.
noun
- a sudden forceful flow
- the occurrence of a water flow resulting from sudden rain or melting snow
- (often followed by ‘of’) a large number or amount or extent
- (countable) A (sudden) flood or inundation of water; specifically, a flood in or overflow of a river or other watercourse due to heavy rain or melting snow; (uncountable, archaic) flooding, inundation.
- (countable, figurative) A sudden increase or rush of something; a flood, an outburst, an outpouring.
- (countable) A sudden heavy downpour of rain.
noun
- a sudden forceful flow
- a large sea wave
- a sudden or abrupt strong increase
- (electricity) A sudden electrical spike or increase of voltage and current.
- The tapered part of a windlass barrel or a capstan, upon which the cable surges, or slips.
- (US, naval, often attributive) A deployment in large numbers at short notice.
- (nautical) The swell or heave of the sea.
- The maximum amplitude of a vehicle's forward/backward oscillation.
- (aviation) A momentary reversal of the airflow through the compressor section of a jet engine due to disruption of the airflow entering the engine's air intake, accompanied by loud banging noises, emission of flame, and temporary loss of thrust.
- A sudden transient rush, flood or increase.
verb
- see one's performance improve
- rise or heave upward under the influence of a natural force such as a wave
- rise or move forward
- rise and move, as in waves or billows
- rise rapidly
- (intransitive) To rush, flood, or increase suddenly.
- To accelerate forwards, particularly suddenly.
- (transitive, nautical) To slack off a line.
- (intransitive, aviation, of a jet engine) To experience a momentary reversal of airflow through the compressor section due to disruption of intake airflow.
verb
noun
adj
noun
- a violently fast stream of water (or other liquid)
- (Internet, file sharing) A set of files obtainable through a peer-to-peer network, especially BitTorrent.
- A violent flow, as of water, lava, etc.; a stream suddenly raised and running rapidly, as down a precipice.
- (figuratively) A large amount or stream of something.
- a heavy rain
- an overwhelming number or amount
verb
adj
noun
noun
- A stream; a current.
- A location where a stream is shallow and the bottom has good footing, making it possible to cross from one side to the other with no bridge, by walking, riding, or driving through the water; a crossing.
- the act of crossing a stream or river by wading or in a car or on a horse
- a shallow area in a stream that can be forded
verb
noun
verb
noun
- The act of flowing; a continuous moving on or passing by, as of a flowing stream.
- A chemical agent for cleaning metal prior to soldering or welding.
- (physics) The rate of transfer of energy (or another physical quantity), especially an electric or magnetic field, through a given surface.
- The state of being liquid through heat; fusion.
- A state of ongoing change.
- a flow or discharge
- a state of uncertainty about what should be done (usually following some important event) preceding the establishment of a new direction of action
- the rate of flow of energy or particles across a given surface
- a substance added to molten metals to bond with impurities that can then be readily removed
- (physics) the number of changes in energy flow across a given surface per unit area
- the lines of force surrounding a permanent magnet or a moving charged particle
- excessive discharge of liquid from a cavity or organ (as in watery diarrhea)
- in constant change
adj
verb
noun
- A streamlet.
- The movable piece to which the ribs of an umbrella are attached.
- (video games) A speedrunner.
- The channel or strip on which a drawer is opened and closed.
- A leaping food fish (Elagatis pinnulatis) of Florida and the West Indies; the skipjack, shoemaker, or yellowtail.
- (poker slang) A competitor in a poker tournament.
- (Australia, Canada, Ireland, Scotland) A type of soft-soled shoe originally intended for runners.
- In molding, a channel cut in a mold.
- Any entrant, person or animal (especially a horse), for a race or any competition; a candidate for an election.
- Part of a shoe that is stitched to the bottom of the upper so it can be glued to the sole.
- (climbing) A short sling with a carabiner on either end, used to link the climbing rope to a bolt or other protection such as a nut or friend.
- (chiefly in combination) A person or vessel that runs blockades or engages in smuggling.
- A restaurant employee responsible for taking food from the kitchens to the tables.
- The blade of an ice skate.
- A smooth strip on which a sledge runs.
- (slang, usually in the phrase do a runner) A quick escape away from a scene; (by extension) the person who gets away.
- Part of a mechanism which allows something to be pulled out for maintenance.
- (botany) A long stolon sent out by a plant (such as strawberry), in order to root new plantlets, or a plant that propagates by using such runners.
- (film) An assistant.
- A tool in which lenses are fastened for polishing.
- The rotating-stone of a grinding-mill.
- A person who moves, on foot, at a fast pace, especially an athlete.
- A running gag.
- A person hired by a gambling establishment to locate potential customers and bring them in.
- (Australian rules football) A person (from one or the other team) who runs out onto the field during the game to take verbal instructions from the coach to the players. A runner mustn't interfere with play, and may have to wear an identifying shirt to make clear his or her purpose on the field.
- Anyone sent on an errand or with communications, especially for a bank (or, historically, a foot soldier responsible for carrying messages during war).
- A long, narrow carpet for a high-traffic area such as a hall or stairs.
- One who runs away; a deserter or escapee.
- (nautical, sailing) A rope to increase the power of a tackle.
- (sports slang) An employee of a sports agent who tries to recruit possible player clients for the agent.
- In saddlery, a loop of metal through which a rein is passed.
- An idea or plan that has potential to be adopted or put into operation.
- The curved base of a rocking chair.
- (baseball, softball) A baserunner.
- (slang) An automobile; a working or driveable automobile.
- (cricket) A player who runs for a batsman who is too injured to run; he is dressed exactly as the injured batsman, and carries a bat.
- A strip of fabric used to decorate or protect a table or dressing table.
- (slang) A part of a cigarette that is burning unevenly.
- A boat for transporting fish, oysters, etc.
- Somebody who controls or manages (e.g. a system).
- A part of an apparatus that moves quickly.
- (football) the player who is carrying (and trying to advance) the ball on an offensive play
- someone who travels on foot by running
- a horizontal branch from the base of plant that produces new plants from buds at its tips
- someone who imports or exports without paying duties
- device consisting of the parts on which something can slide along
- a long narrow carpet
- a person who is employed to deliver messages or documents
- a baseball player on the team at bat who is on base (or attempting to reach a base)
- fish of western Atlantic: Cape Cod to Brazil
- a trained athlete who competes in foot races
noun
- a flowing together
- a place where things merge or flow together (especially rivers)
- The act of combining that occurs where two rivers meet.
- a coming together of people
- The place where two rivers, streams, or other continuously flowing bodies of water meet and become one, especially where a tributary joins a river.
- The stream or body formed by the junction of two or more streams; a combined flood.
- A convergence or combination of forces, people, or things.
- (biology) The proportion of cells, in a culture medium, that adhere to each other.
- (computer science, in rewriting systems) A property describing which terms can be rewritten with other, equivalent terms.
verb
adj
- flowing together
- Converging, merging or flowing together into one.
- (mathematics) Given a binary operation →_β on a set A, and its reflexive, transitive closure ↠_β , then, for all a1, a2, and a3 in A, if a1 →_β a2 and a1 →_β a3, then there must exist an a4 in A such that a2 ↠_β a4 and a3 ↠_β a4.
- (biology) Describing cells in a culture that merge to form a mass.
- (geometry, of a triangle) Exactly the same size as another triangle.
- (meteorology, of wind) Converging, especially as viewed on a weather chart.
noun
noun
noun
- a large flow
- the act of flooding; filling to overflowing
- the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
- the occurrence of incoming water (between a low tide and the following high tide)
- light that is a source of artificial illumination having a broad beam; used in photography
- an overwhelming number or amount
- (figuratively) A large number or quantity of anything appearing more rapidly than can easily be dealt with.
- The flowing in of the tide, opposed to the ebb.
- An overflow of a large amount of water (usually disastrous) from a lake or other body of water due to excessive rainfall or other input of water.
- Menstrual discharge; menses.
- A floodlight.
verb
- supply with an excess of
- cover with liquid, usually water
- fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid
- become filled to overflowing
- To overflow, as by water from excessive rainfall.
- (figuratively) To provide (someone or something) with a larger number or quantity of something than can easily be dealt with.
- To cover or partly fill as if by a flood.
- (Internet, ambitransitive) To paste numerous lines of text to (a chat system) in order to disrupt the conversation.
- To bleed profusely, as after childbirth.
noun
verb
- flow or run over (a limit or brim)
- overflow with a certain feeling
- (intransitive, figuratively) To have something in superabundance; to abound in something.
- (transitive) To flow over the brim of (a container).
- (transitive) To cause an overflow.
- (transitive) To cover with a liquid, literally or figuratively.
- (intransitive) To be subject to a load that exceeds limits or capacity. [with with]
- (intransitive) To flow over the brim of a container.
- (computing, ambitransitive) To (cause to) exceed the available numeric range.
noun
- The associated flow of water.
- The tendency or direction of causes, influences, or events; course; current.
- Any similar gravitational effect on Earth or other body.
- A high-volume flow, literal or figurative; a current or flood.
- (mining) The period of twelve hours.
- The daily fluctuation in the level of the sea caused by the gravitational influence of the moon and the sun.
- the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon
- something that may increase or decrease (like the tides of the sea)
- there are usually two high and two low tides each day
verb
- (intransitive, rare) To pour a tide or flood.
- (transitive) To cause to float with the tide; to drive or carry with the tide or stream.
- (by extension, originally from the idea of being carried by the tide, now chiefly in the phrase tide over) To carry over or through a problem or difficulty.
- (intransitive, nautical) To work into or out of a river or harbor by drifting with the tide and anchoring when it becomes adverse.
- cause to float with the tide
- be carried with the tide
- rise or move forward
noun
- Movement as a stream.
- (computing) The transmission of digital audio or video, or the reception or playback of such data without first storing it.
- The working of alluvial deposits to obtain ore.
- (Internet) Synonym of livestreaming.
- (UK, education) Division of classes into academic streams.
- the circulation of cytoplasm within a cell
adj
- Flowing or moving in continuous succession, like fluid in a stream.
- exuding a bodily fluid in profuse amounts
- (computer science) using or relating to a form of continuous tape transport; used mainly to provide backup storage of unedited data; data that is transmitted and loaded continuously as earlier parts are being accessed/processed/displayed
verb
noun
- a sudden rapid flow (as of water)
- a poker hand with all 5 cards in the same suit
- the period of greatest prosperity or productivity
- the swift release of a store of affective force
- sudden reddening of the face (as from embarrassment or guilt or shame or modesty)
- sudden brief sensation of heat (associated with menopause and some mental disorders)
- a rosy color (especially in the cheeks) taken as a sign of good health
- A suffusion of the face with blood, as from fear, shame, modesty, or intensity of feeling of any kind; a blush; a glow.
- A sudden flood or rush of feeling; a thrill of excitement, animation, etc.
- Particularly, such a cleansing of a toilet.
- A sudden flowing; a rush which fills or overflows, as of water for cleansing purposes.
- A group of birds that have suddenly started up from undergrowth, trees, etc.
- Any tinge of red color like that produced on the cheeks by a sudden rush of blood.
- (skiing) A line of poles or obstacles that a skier must weave between.
- A groundwater-fed marsh or peaty mire (which may be acidic or basic, nutrient-rich or poor); (originally especially Scotland and Northern England) a (marshy) pool or seep, as in a field.
- (poker) A hand consisting of all cards with the same suit.
- (computing) The process of clearing the contents of a buffer or cache.
adj
- having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
- of a surface exactly even with an adjoining one, forming the same plane
- Wealthy or well off.
- (typography) Ellipsis of flush left and right: a body of text aligned with both its left and right margins.
- Full of vigor; fresh; glowing; bright.
- Smooth, even, aligned; not sticking out.
- Affluent; abounding; well furnished or supplied; hence, liberal; prodigal.
adv
verb
- cause to flow through something
- rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid
- cause to flow or flood with or as if with water
- make level or straight
- irrigate with water from a sluice
- glow or cause to glow with warm color or light
- turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
- (intransitive) To take suddenly to flight, especially from cover.
- (transitive, computing) To clear (a buffer or cache) of its contents.
- To cause to be full; to flood; to overflow; to overwhelm with water.
- (intransitive) To become suffused with reddish color due to embarrassment, excitement, overheating, or other systemic disturbance, to blush.
- To flow and spread suddenly; to rush.
- (transitive) To cause to take flight from concealment.
- (intransitive, of a toilet) To be cleansed by being flooded with generous quantities of water.
- (mining, intransitive) To operate a placer mine, where the continuous supply of water is insufficient, by holding back the water, and releasing it periodically in a flood.
- (transitive) Particularly, to cleanse a toilet by introducing a large amount of water.
- (transitive) To cleanse by flooding with generous quantities of a fluid.
- (Singapore, chiefly military) To move, shift or align to one side.
- (transitive) To excite, inflame.
- (intransitive, transitive) To dispose or be disposed of by flushing down a toilet.
- (masonry) To fill in (joints); to point the level; to make them flush.
- To show red; to shine suddenly; to glow.
- (mining) To fill underground spaces, especially in coal mines, with material carried by water, which, after drainage, constitutes a compact mass.
- (transitive) To cause to blush.
- (transitive, computing, of data held in a buffer or cache) To write (the data) to primary storage, clearing it from the buffer or cache.
noun
verb
- praise enthusiastically
- issue in a jet; come out in a jet; stream or spring forth
- gush forth in a sudden stream or jet
- (intransitive, especially of a woman) To ejaculate during orgasm.
- (intransitive, also figurative) To flow forth suddenly, in great volume.
- (transitive, also figurative) To send (something) flowing forth suddenly in great volume.
- (intransitive, transitive, figurative) To make an excessive display of enthusiasm, praise, or sentiment.
noun
- A fast-moving current of water.
- A large group of people distinguished from others on the basis of a common heritage.
- A group of organisms distinguished by common characteristics; often an informal infraspecific rank in taxonomy, below species:
- (biology) A population geographically separated from others of its species that develops significantly different characteristics; a mating group.
- A sequence of events; a progressive movement toward a goal.
- A large group of people distinguished from others on the basis of common physical characteristics, such as skin color or hair type.
- A large group of people distinguished from others on the basis of shared characteristics or qualities, for example social qualities.
- (engineering) A ring with a groove in which rolling elements (such as balls) ride, forming part of a rolling-element bearing (for example, a ball bearing).
- Swift progress; rapid motion; an instance of moving or driving at high speed.
- (electronics, computing) A race condition; a bug or problem that occurs when two or more components attempt to use the same resource at the same time.
- (animal husbandry) A breed or strain of domesticated animal.
- (fantasy, science fiction, mythology) A large group of nonhumans distinguished from others on the basis of a common heritage.
- (botany) A rhizome or root, especially of ginger.
- (mycology, bacteriology) A strain of microorganism, fungi, etc.
- A path that something or someone moves along.
- A water channel, especially one built to lead water to or from a point where it is utilised, such as that which powers a millwheel.
- (by extension) A category or kind of thing distinguished by common characteristics.
- (gambling) A keno gambling session.
- (sewing, weaving) A groove on a sewing machine or a loom along which the shuttle moves.
- A contest between people, animals, vehicles, etc. where the goal is to be the first to reach some objective.
- (botany) A strain of plant with characteristics causing it to differ from other plants of the same species.
- a canal for a current of water
- people who are believed to belong to the same genetic stock
- any competition
- a contest of speed
- (biology) a taxonomic group that is a division of a species; usually arises as a consequence of geographical isolation within a species
- the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller
verb
- (intransitive) To take part in a race (in the sense of a contest).
- (intransitive) To move or drive at high speed; to hurry or speed.
- (transitive) To compete against in a race (contest).
- (intransitive, of a motor) To run rapidly when not engaged to a transmission.
- (West Country) To cut, scratch, or tear (someone or something) with a sharp object; to lacerate, to slash; specifically (nautical), to make marks on (something, such as a piece of wood) using a race knife.
- To assign a race to; to perceive as having a (usually specified) race.
- to work as fast as possible towards a goal, sometimes in competition with others
- move hurridly
- compete in a race
- cause to move fast or to rush or race
noun
verb
noun
- something that resembles a flowing stream in moving continuously
- the act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression
- any uninterrupted stream or discharge
- dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas
- the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause
- the amount of fluid that flows in a given time
- the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)
- (mathematics) A formalization of the idea of the motion of particles in a fluid, as a group action of the real numbers on a set.
- A flow pipe, carrying liquid away from a boiler or other central plant (compare with return pipe which returns fluid to central plant).
- (software) The sequence of steps taken in a piece of software to perform some action.
- (rap music jargon) The ability to skilfully rap along to a beat.
- Smoothness or continuity.
- The emission of blood during menstruation.
- Movement in people or things characterized with a continuous motion, involving either a non solid mass or a multitude.
- (psychology) A mental state characterized by concentration, focus and enjoyment of a given task.
- The rising movement of the tide.
- (Scotland) A bog or mire, especially a rough, waterlogged one.
- The amount of a fluid that moves or the rate of fluid movement.
- The movement of a real or figurative fluid.
verb
- move or progress freely as if in a stream
- be abundantly present
- move along, of liquids
- fall or flow in a certain way
- undergo menstruation
- cover or swamp with water
- cause to flow
- (transitive, computing) To arrange (text in a wordprocessor, etc.) so that it wraps neatly into a designated space; to reflow.
- (intransitive) To have or be in abundance; to abound, so as to run or flow over.
- (intransitive) To proceed; to issue forth; to emanate.
- (transitive) To cover with varnish.
- (intransitive) To move or match smoothly, gracefully, or continuously.
- (intransitive) To discharge excessive blood from the uterus.
- (transitive) To cover with water or other liquid; to overflow; to inundate; to flood.
- (intransitive) To hang loosely and wave.
- (intransitive) To rise, as the tide; opposed to ebb.
- (intransitive) To move as a fluid from one position to another.
- (transitive) To allow (a liquid) to flow.
noun
- something that resembles a flowing stream in moving continuously
- the act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression
- a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
- dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas
- a steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes)
- (UK, education) A division of a school year by perceived ability.
- A train of thought or flow in a conversation or discussion.
- (sciences, umbrella term) All moving waters.
- A live stream.
- Current, the force of moving water.
- (computing) A source or repository of data that can be read or written only sequentially.
- A small river; a large creek; a body of moving water confined by banks.
- Any steady flow or succession of material, such as water, air, radio signal or words.
- (figurative) A particular path, channel, division, or way of proceeding.
- A thin connected passing of a liquid through a lighter gas (e.g. air).
- An instance of streaming digital data.
verb
- to extend, wave or float outward, as if in the wind
- rain heavily
- move in large numbers
- flow freely and abundantly
- exude profusely
- (intransitive) To extend; to stretch out with a wavy motion; to float in the wind.
- (Internet) To push continuous data (e.g. music) from a server to a client computer while it is being used (played) on the client.
- (transitive) To discharge in a stream.
- (Internet) To livestream.
- (intransitive) To flow in a continuous or steady manner, like a liquid.
noun
- The running or flowing together of things; the meeting of things; a confluence.
- A large open space in or in front of a building where people can gather, particularly one joining various paths, as in a rail station or airport terminal, or providing access to and linking the platforms in a railway terminus.
- A large group of people; a crowd.
- An airport terminal.
- An open space, especially in a park, where several roads or paths meet.
- a coming together of people
- a wide hallway in a building where people can walk
- a large gathering of people
noun
- a place where things merge or flow together (especially rivers)
- a formally arranged gathering
- the act of joining together as one
- the social act of assembling for some common purpose
- a casual or unexpected convergence
- a small informal social gathering
- A place or instance of junction or intersection; a confluence.
- A gathering of persons for a purpose; an assembly.
- An encounter between people, even accidental.
- (gerund, uncountable) The act of persons or things that meet.
- (Quakerism) An administrative unit in the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers).
- (collective) The people at such a gathering.
verb
noun
- A fluid that flows out.
- Any outward movement.
- The process of flowing out.
- (astronomy) A stream of gaseous material emanating from an active galactic nucleus.
- (sewage) Something that flows out of a sewage treatment plant.
- The part of a system that allows material to flow out.
- the discharge of a fluid from some container
- a natural flow of ground water
- the process of flowing out
verb
noun
- a sudden forceful flow
- A rapid, noisy flow.
- grasslike plants growing in wet places and having cylindrical often hollow stems
- a sudden burst of activity
- (American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line
- the swift release of a store of affective force
- the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner
- (university slang) A regulated period of recruitment in fraternities and sororities.
- (croquet) A roquet in which the object ball is sent to a particular location on the lawn.
- (contact sports) The act of running at another player to block or disrupt play.
- General haste.
- Any of several stiff plants of the genus Juncus, or the family Juncaceae, having hollow or pithy stems and small flowers, and often growing in marshes or near water.
- (military, video games) A sudden attack; an onslaught.
- A wick.
- The merest trifle; a straw.
- The stem of such plants used in making baskets, mats, the seats of chairs, etc.
- A surge.
- A sudden, brief exhilaration, for instance the pleasurable sensation produced by a stimulant.
- A sudden forward motion.
- (university slang) A person attempting to join a fraternity or sorority as part of a rush.
- (video games) The strategy of attacking an opponent with a large swarm of weak units, rather than spending time developing their abilities.
adj
verb
- act at high speed
- move hurridly
- run with the ball, in football
- cause to occur rapidly
- attack suddenly
- urge to an unnatural speed
- cause to move fast or to rush or race
- (transitive or intransitive, university slang) To attempt to join a fraternity or sorority, often involving a hazing or initiation process.
- (intransitive) To flow or move forward rapidly or noisily.
- (transitive) To cause to move or act with unusual haste.
- (intransitive, music) To play at a faster tempo than one is supposed to or than the other musicians one is playing with, or to inadvertently gradually increase tempo while one is playing.
- (transitive or intransitive, contact sports) To run directly at another player in order to block or disrupt play.
- (video games, slang, transitive) To attack (an opponent) with a large swarm of units.
- (intransitive, soccer) To dribble rapidly.
- (transitive or intransitive, croquet) To roquet an object ball to a particular location on the lawn.
- (transitive) To transport or carry quickly.
- (transitive or intransitive) To hurry; to perform a task with great haste, often not properly or without thinking carefully.
- (transitive, military) To swiftly attack without warning.
- (intransitive, military, video games) To make a swift or sudden attack.
noun
- a sudden forceful flow
- the occurrence of a water flow resulting from sudden rain or melting snow
- (often followed by ‘of’) a large number or amount or extent
- (countable) A (sudden) flood or inundation of water; specifically, a flood in or overflow of a river or other watercourse due to heavy rain or melting snow; (uncountable, archaic) flooding, inundation.
- (countable, figurative) A sudden increase or rush of something; a flood, an outburst, an outpouring.
- (countable) A sudden heavy downpour of rain.
noun
- a sudden forceful flow
- a large sea wave
- a sudden or abrupt strong increase
- (electricity) A sudden electrical spike or increase of voltage and current.
- The tapered part of a windlass barrel or a capstan, upon which the cable surges, or slips.
- (US, naval, often attributive) A deployment in large numbers at short notice.
- (nautical) The swell or heave of the sea.
- The maximum amplitude of a vehicle's forward/backward oscillation.
- (aviation) A momentary reversal of the airflow through the compressor section of a jet engine due to disruption of the airflow entering the engine's air intake, accompanied by loud banging noises, emission of flame, and temporary loss of thrust.
- A sudden transient rush, flood or increase.
verb
- see one's performance improve
- rise or heave upward under the influence of a natural force such as a wave
- rise or move forward
- rise and move, as in waves or billows
- rise rapidly
- (intransitive) To rush, flood, or increase suddenly.
- To accelerate forwards, particularly suddenly.
- (transitive, nautical) To slack off a line.
- (intransitive, aviation, of a jet engine) To experience a momentary reversal of airflow through the compressor section due to disruption of intake airflow.
noun
- A stream; a current.
- A location where a stream is shallow and the bottom has good footing, making it possible to cross from one side to the other with no bridge, by walking, riding, or driving through the water; a crossing.
- the act of crossing a stream or river by wading or in a car or on a horse
- a shallow area in a stream that can be forded
verb
adj
noun
- a violently fast stream of water (or other liquid)
- (Internet, file sharing) A set of files obtainable through a peer-to-peer network, especially BitTorrent.
- A violent flow, as of water, lava, etc.; a stream suddenly raised and running rapidly, as down a precipice.
- (figuratively) A large amount or stream of something.
- a heavy rain
- an overwhelming number or amount
verb
noun
verb
noun
- The act of flowing; a continuous moving on or passing by, as of a flowing stream.
- A chemical agent for cleaning metal prior to soldering or welding.
- (physics) The rate of transfer of energy (or another physical quantity), especially an electric or magnetic field, through a given surface.
- The state of being liquid through heat; fusion.
- A state of ongoing change.
- a flow or discharge
- a state of uncertainty about what should be done (usually following some important event) preceding the establishment of a new direction of action
- the rate of flow of energy or particles across a given surface
- a substance added to molten metals to bond with impurities that can then be readily removed
- (physics) the number of changes in energy flow across a given surface per unit area
- the lines of force surrounding a permanent magnet or a moving charged particle
- excessive discharge of liquid from a cavity or organ (as in watery diarrhea)
- in constant change
adj
verb
noun
- A streamlet.
- The movable piece to which the ribs of an umbrella are attached.
- (video games) A speedrunner.
- The channel or strip on which a drawer is opened and closed.
- A leaping food fish (Elagatis pinnulatis) of Florida and the West Indies; the skipjack, shoemaker, or yellowtail.
- (poker slang) A competitor in a poker tournament.
- (Australia, Canada, Ireland, Scotland) A type of soft-soled shoe originally intended for runners.
- In molding, a channel cut in a mold.
- Any entrant, person or animal (especially a horse), for a race or any competition; a candidate for an election.
- Part of a shoe that is stitched to the bottom of the upper so it can be glued to the sole.
- (climbing) A short sling with a carabiner on either end, used to link the climbing rope to a bolt or other protection such as a nut or friend.
- (chiefly in combination) A person or vessel that runs blockades or engages in smuggling.
- A restaurant employee responsible for taking food from the kitchens to the tables.
- The blade of an ice skate.
- A smooth strip on which a sledge runs.
- (slang, usually in the phrase do a runner) A quick escape away from a scene; (by extension) the person who gets away.
- Part of a mechanism which allows something to be pulled out for maintenance.
- (botany) A long stolon sent out by a plant (such as strawberry), in order to root new plantlets, or a plant that propagates by using such runners.
- (film) An assistant.
- A tool in which lenses are fastened for polishing.
- The rotating-stone of a grinding-mill.
- A person who moves, on foot, at a fast pace, especially an athlete.
- A running gag.
- A person hired by a gambling establishment to locate potential customers and bring them in.
- (Australian rules football) A person (from one or the other team) who runs out onto the field during the game to take verbal instructions from the coach to the players. A runner mustn't interfere with play, and may have to wear an identifying shirt to make clear his or her purpose on the field.
- Anyone sent on an errand or with communications, especially for a bank (or, historically, a foot soldier responsible for carrying messages during war).
- A long, narrow carpet for a high-traffic area such as a hall or stairs.
- One who runs away; a deserter or escapee.
- (nautical, sailing) A rope to increase the power of a tackle.
- (sports slang) An employee of a sports agent who tries to recruit possible player clients for the agent.
- In saddlery, a loop of metal through which a rein is passed.
- An idea or plan that has potential to be adopted or put into operation.
- The curved base of a rocking chair.
- (baseball, softball) A baserunner.
- (slang) An automobile; a working or driveable automobile.
- (cricket) A player who runs for a batsman who is too injured to run; he is dressed exactly as the injured batsman, and carries a bat.
- A strip of fabric used to decorate or protect a table or dressing table.
- (slang) A part of a cigarette that is burning unevenly.
- A boat for transporting fish, oysters, etc.
- Somebody who controls or manages (e.g. a system).
- A part of an apparatus that moves quickly.
- (football) the player who is carrying (and trying to advance) the ball on an offensive play
- someone who travels on foot by running
- a horizontal branch from the base of plant that produces new plants from buds at its tips
- someone who imports or exports without paying duties
- device consisting of the parts on which something can slide along
- a long narrow carpet
- a person who is employed to deliver messages or documents
- a baseball player on the team at bat who is on base (or attempting to reach a base)
- fish of western Atlantic: Cape Cod to Brazil
- a trained athlete who competes in foot races
verb
- flow in a spurt
- supply in large amounts or quantities
- rain heavily
- move in large numbers
- cause to run
- pour out gradually, so as to separate out sediment
- Misspelling of pore.
- (transitive, figurative) To send out as in a stream or a flood; to cause (an emotion) to come out; to cause to escape.
- (transitive) To move (a drunk or unsteady person) into or out of a place or vehicle.
- (intransitive) To flow, pass, or issue in a stream; to fall continuously and abundantly.
- (transitive) To cause (liquid, or liquid-like substance) to flow in a stream, either out of a container or into it.
- (transitive) To send forth from, as in a stream; to discharge uninterruptedly.
- (impersonal) To rain hard.
- (intransitive) Of a beverage, to be on tap or otherwise available for serving to customers.
- (intransitive) To move in a throng, as a crowd.
noun
verb
noun
adv
adj
- flowing together
- Converging, merging or flowing together into one.
- (mathematics) Given a binary operation →_β on a set A, and its reflexive, transitive closure ↠_β , then, for all a1, a2, and a3 in A, if a1 →_β a2 and a1 →_β a3, then there must exist an a4 in A such that a2 ↠_β a4 and a3 ↠_β a4.
- (biology) Describing cells in a culture that merge to form a mass.
- (geometry, of a triangle) Exactly the same size as another triangle.
- (meteorology, of wind) Converging, especially as viewed on a weather chart.
noun
adj
noun
- Movement as a stream.
- (computing) The transmission of digital audio or video, or the reception or playback of such data without first storing it.
- The working of alluvial deposits to obtain ore.
- (Internet) Synonym of livestreaming.
- (UK, education) Division of classes into academic streams.
- the circulation of cytoplasm within a cell
adj
- Flowing or moving in continuous succession, like fluid in a stream.
- exuding a bodily fluid in profuse amounts
- (computer science) using or relating to a form of continuous tape transport; used mainly to provide backup storage of unedited data; data that is transmitted and loaded continuously as earlier parts are being accessed/processed/displayed
verb
adj
noun
- a violently fast stream of water (or other liquid)
- (Internet, file sharing) A set of files obtainable through a peer-to-peer network, especially BitTorrent.
- A violent flow, as of water, lava, etc.; a stream suddenly raised and running rapidly, as down a precipice.
- (figuratively) A large amount or stream of something.
- a heavy rain
- an overwhelming number or amount