stream

¹stream

noun \ˈstrēm\

Definition of STREAM

1

: a body of running water (as a river or brook) flowing on the earth; also : any body of flowing fluid (as water or gas)

2

a : a steady succession (as of words or events) <kept up an endless stream of chatter> b : a constantly renewed or steady supply <a stream of revenue> c : a continuous moving procession <a stream of traffic>

3

: an unbroken flow (as of gas or particles of matter)

4

: a ray of light

5

a : a prevailing attitude or group <has always run against the stream of current fashion> b : a dominant influence or line of development <the influence of two streams of inheritance: genetic and cultural — P. B. Baltes>

6

British : track 3c

Examples of STREAM

1. A stream flows through the field.

Origin of STREAM

Middle English streme, from Old English strēam; akin to Old High German stroum stream, Greek rhein to flow

First Known Use: before 12th century

Other Geology Terms

anthracite, boulder, cwm, erratic, igneous, intrusive, mesa, sedimentary, silt, swale

Rhymes with STREAM

beam, bream, cream, deem, deme, dream, gleam, meme, neem, Nîmes, ream, scheme, scream, seam, seem, seme, steam, team, teem, theme