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a stream that flows into a larger body of water a small creek that is the bayou of a larger stream Synonyms affluent, tributary, branch, confluent, feeder, influentRelated Words backwater; brook, brooklet, creek, rill, rivulet, run [chiefly Midland], streamlet; fountainhead, head, headstream, headwater, sourceAntonyms distributary, effluent
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