STREAM


Meaning of STREAM in English

(~s, ~ing, ~ed)

Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.

1.

A ~ is a small narrow river.

There was a small ~ at the end of the garden.

...a mountain ~.

N-COUNT

2.

A ~ of smoke, air, or liquid is a narrow moving mass of it.

He breathed out a ~ of cigarette smoke...

Add the oil in a slow, steady ~.

N-COUNT: with supp, usu N of n

3.

A ~ of vehicles or people is a long moving line of them.

There was a ~ of traffic behind him.

N-COUNT: with supp, usu N of n

4.

A ~ of things is a large number of them occurring one after another.

We had a constant ~ of visitors.

N-COUNT: with supp, usu N of n

5.

If a liquid ~s somewhere, it flows or comes out in large amounts.

Tears ~ed down their faces...

She came in, rain ~ing from her clothes and hair.

VERB: V prep/adv, V prep/adv

6.

If your eyes are ~ing, liquid is coming from them, for example because you have a cold. You can also say that your nose is ~ing.

Her eyes were ~ing now from the wind...

A cold usually starts with a ~ing nose and dry throat.

VERB: usu cont, V, V-ing

7.

If people or vehicles ~ somewhere, they move there quickly and in large numbers.

Refugees have been ~ing into Travnik for months...

VERB: V prep/adv

8.

When light ~s into or out of a place, it shines strongly into or out of it.

Sunlight was ~ing into the courtyard.

VERB: V prep/adv

9.

If something such as a new factory or a new system comes on ~ or is brought on ~, it begins to operate or becomes available.

As new mines come on ~, Chile’s share of world copper output will increase sharply...

PHRASE: usu V PHRASE

10.

see also jet ~

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