stream

Small flowing watercourse

A stream is a body of flowing water smaller than a river.

The word extends to any continuous flow: a stream of traffic, a stream of consciousness, a stream of income.

Data streams in computing, and to stream video is to transmit or receive it continuously rather than downloading a complete file first.

Tears streamed down her face.

watercourse

river

Large flowing watercourse

  • brookSmall flowing watercourse
  • creekNarrow natural watercourse
  • tributaryStream entering larger river

rivulet · runnel · burn · beck · bourn · branch · rill · headwaters · spring · source

flow

current

Directed flow of charge

meander · eddy · torrent · cascade · rush · trickle · gush · surge · steady · coursing

continuous

steady

Fixed, not fluctuating

uninterrupted · succession · procession · parade · flood · torrent · barrage · deluge · influx · outpouring

current

electricity

Energy from charged particles

voltage · conductor · circuit · resistance · induction · power · energy · ohm · ampere · electromagnetism

broadcast

television

Broadcast viewing device

  • radioElectromagnetic wave receiver
  • liveTo exist or dwell
  • audienceGathered viewers collectively

network · podcast · transmission · media · satellite · telecast · anchor · webcast · simulcast · airwaves

digital

internet

Interconnected computer systems

bandwidth · bytes · cloud · buffer · video · audio · playlist · Netflix · Spotify · Twitch

ecosystem

riparian

Relating to riverbanks

salmon · algae · invertebrates · watershed · beavers · otter · crayfish · mayfly · minnow · aquatic

consciousness

thoughts

Mental reflections

Joyce · Woolf · Faulkner · rambling · associative · unfiltered · prose · modernist · psychological · introspective

Categories
Opposites
water body type (flowing vs. still)

streampond

Small still body

lake · pool · stagnant water · standing water · still water

flow state (liquid fluidity vs. solidification)

streamcongeal

Solidify from liquid state

coagulate · clot · solidify · harden · set

movement quality (smooth/effortless vs. labored/halting)

streamtrudge

Walk slowly, heavily

plod · struggle · stumble · lumber · flounder

Phrases
Family

streams, mainstream, streamer, streaming, streamlined, streamline, streamers, streamed, upstream

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