Pronunciations (10)
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/ˈstɹiːm/
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[ˈstɹ̝̊ʷɪi̯m]
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[ˈst̠ɹ̠̊˔ʷɪi̯m]
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/ˈstɾim/
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[ˈstɾim]
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/ˈstɹim/
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[ˈstɹim]
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/ˈstɾiːm/
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[ˈstɾiːm]
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stɹiːm
Noun
A small river; a large creek; a body of moving water confined by banks.
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Now we plunged into a deep shade with the boughs lacing each other overhead, and crossed dainty, rustic bridges over the cold trout-streams, the boards giving back the clatter of our horses' feet:[…].
European adventurers found themselves within a watery world, a tapestry of streams, channels, wetlands, lakes and lush riparian meadows enriched by floodwaters from the Mississippi River.
All moving waters.
A thin connected passing of a liquid through a lighter gas (e.g. air).
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He poured the milk in a thin stream from the jug to the glass.
Current, the force of moving water.
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to swim against the stream
Any steady flow or succession of material, such as water, air, radio signal or words.
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Her constant nagging was to him a stream of abuse.
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With a little manœuvring they contrived to meet on the doorstep which was […] in a boiling stream of passers-by, hurrying business people speeding past in a flurry of fumes and dust in the bright haze.
A new stream of migrants is leaving the continent. It threatens to become a torrent if the debt crisis continues to worsen.
A particular path, channel, division, or way of proceeding.
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Haredi Judaism is a stream of Orthodox Judaism characterized by rejection of modern secular culture.
A source or repository of data that can be read or written only sequentially.
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In the context of computer science, lexical analysis can be defined as the conversion of a stream of characters to a stream of meaningful tokens.
Digital data (e.g. music or video) delivered in a continuous manner to a client computer, intended for immediate consumption or playback. An instance of streaming digital data.
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If your favorite Succession storylines involve the fictional ATN and network drama, give Apple TV’s The Morning Show a stream.
Digital data (e.g. music or video) delivered in a continuous manner to a client computer, intended for immediate consumption or playback. A live stream.
A division of a school year by perceived ability.
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All of the bright kids went into the A stream, but I was in the B stream.
A train of thought or flow in a conversation or discussion.
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Not to switch streams, but we really need to focus on talking about the economy right now...
Verb
To flow in a continuous or steady manner, like a liquid.
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beneath those banks where rivers now stream
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When I came to myself I was lying, not in the outer blackness of the Mohune vault, not on a floor of sand; but in a bed of sweet clean linen, and in a little whitewashed room, through the window of which the spring sunlight streamed.
To extend; to stretch out with a wavy motion; to float in the wind.
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A flag streams in the wind.
To discharge in a stream.
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The soldier's wound was streaming blood.
To push continuous data (e.g. music) from a server to a client computer while it is being used (played) on the client.
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To livestream.
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I did factor in the whole, like, "oh, I wonder if doing streaming, and the money that's kind of attached to it, is the reason I wanted to do this?", like, is it warping my brain? I did think about that. I've streamed for years and it's been my entire life and I've made a lot of money off it, and I wondered if that's what's affecting me and making me want to do this. And it's not.
Noun
a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
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dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas
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two streams of development run through American history
stream of consciousness
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the flow of thought
the current of history
the act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression
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something that resembles a flowing stream in moving continuously
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a stream of people emptied from the terminal
the museum had planned carefully for the flow of visitors
a steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes)
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the raft floated downstream on the current
he felt a stream of air
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the hose ejected a stream of water
Verb
to extend, wave or float outward, as if in the wind
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their manes streamed like stiff black pennants in the wind
exude profusely
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She was streaming with sweat
His nose streamed blood
move in large numbers
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people were pouring out of the theater
beggars pullulated in the plaza
rain heavily
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Put on your rain coat — it's pouring outside!
flow freely and abundantly
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Tears streamed down her face