stream

stream

Language: EN · Kind: word · Transcription: [/ˈstɹiːm/]

Senses

1. stream (noun) — sense 1

Definition: A small river; a large creek; a body of moving water confined by banks.

Example: 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:[…].

Concept: Ручей

Polarities of the concept

2. stream (noun) — sense 2

Definition: All moving waters.

3. stream (noun) — sense 3

Definition: A thin connected passing of a liquid through a lighter gas (e.g. air).

Example: He poured the milk in a thin stream from the jug to the glass.

4. stream (verb) — sense 4

Definition: To flow in a continuous or steady manner, like a liquid.

Example: beneath those banks where rivers now stream

5. stream (verb) — sense 5

Definition: To extend; to stretch out with a wavy motion; to float in the wind.

Example: A flag streams in the wind.

6. stream (verb) — sense 6

Definition: To discharge in a stream.

Example: The soldier's wound was streaming blood.

Structure of the word

Roots:
  • srew (Proto-Indo-European)

Polarities

Depth ↔ Shallows — concept «Ручей»

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