Flow
nnoun.eventthe motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)Synset:flowing
Derivationally Related Form:flow
Hypernyms:change of location travel
Inherited Hypernyms:flowchange of locationmovementhappeningeventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:air flowairflowbackflowbackflowingcurrentdischargedribbledripdrippagedrippingebbemissionflow of airflushfluxfluxionfountainfreshetgushjetoozeoozingoutpouringoverflowoverspillrefluxrunrunoffrushseepagespatestreamsurgetrickleupsurge
Full Hyponyms:airflowbackflowcharybdiscurrentdebris surgedischargedripdrippingebbeddyel ninoel nino southern oscillationemissionequatorial currentescapeexudationflushfluxfountainfreshetgulf streamintravenous dripjapan currentjetnorth equatorial currentocean currentonrushoverflowperuvian currentregurgitationriptiderushseepagesouth equatorial currentsprayspringtidespritztidal boretidal flowtorrentundertideundertowwhirlpool
nnoun.timethe amount of fluid that flows in a given timeSynset:flow rate rate of flow
Derivationally Related Form:flow
Hypernyms:rate
Inherited Hypernyms:flowratemagnitude relationrelationabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:cardiac output
Full Hyponyms:cardiac output
nnoun.actthe act of flowing or streaming; continuous progressionSynset:stream
Derivationally Related Form:streamflow
Hypernyms:motion move movement
Inherited Hypernyms:flowmotionchangeactionacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:floodoutpouringoverflowreleasespillspillage
Full Hyponyms:effusionfloodspill
nnoun.processany uninterrupted stream or dischargeDerivationally Related Form:flow
Hypernyms:action activity natural action natural process
Inherited Hypernyms:flownatural processprocessphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:airstreambackwasheffluenceeffluxfillingflowageinflowinfluxoutflowraceslipstreamstreamline flowturbulent flowwash
Full Hyponyms:fillingflowagehead seainflowinpouringlaminar flowoutflowrefillingseaslipstreamstreamline flowturbulent flow
nnoun.statesomething that resembles a flowing stream in moving continuouslySynset:stream
Examples:- a stream of people emptied from the terminal
- the museum had planned carefully for the flow of visitors
Derivationally Related Form:streamflow
Hypernyms:motion
Inherited Hypernyms:streammotionstateattributeabstractionentity
nnoun.groupdominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideasSynset:current stream
Examples:- two streams of development run through American history
- stream of consciousness
- the flow of thought
- the current of history
Hypernyms:course line
Inherited Hypernyms:streamcourseseriesorderingarrangementgroupabstractionentity
nnoun.processthe monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopauseSynset:catamenia menses menstruation menstruum period
Examples:- the women were sickly and subject to excessive menstruation
- a woman does not take the gout unless her menses be stopped"--Hippocrates
- the semen begins to appear in males and to be emitted at the same time of life that the catamenia begin to flow in females"--Aristotle
Derivationally Related Form:catamenialflowmenstruate
Hypernyms:discharge emission expelling
Inherited Hypernyms:menstruationdischargebodily processorganic processprocessphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:hypermenorrheamenorrhagiaoligomenorrhea
Full Hyponyms:menorrhagiaoligomenorrhea
vverb.motionmove or progress freely as if in a streamSynset:flux
Examples:- The crowd flowed out of the stadium
Derivationally Related Form:fluxionflow
Hypernyms:move
Inherited Hypernyms:flowmove
Direct Hyponyms:cocklerifflerippleruffletranspiratetranspireundulate
Full Troponyms:rippletranspire
Sentence Frame:Something ---s | Something is ---ing PP
vverb.motionmove along, of liquidsSynset:course feed run
Examples:- Water flowed into the cave
- the Missouri feeds into the Mississippi
Derivationally Related Form:runflowcourseflowing
Hypernyms:move
Inherited Hypernyms:runmove
Direct Hyponyms:circulatedraindribbleeddyfilterflushgushgutterjetoozepourpurlrun downrun offrun outseepspillstreamsurgeswirltidetricklewastewell outwhirlwhirlpool
Full Troponyms:blowcentrifugecirculatedraineddyflushgeysergutterjetleachoverflowpourpumpregurgitaterun downseepspillspinspurtstreamtidetrickleultracentrifugeventilatewash downwastewhoosh
Sentence Frame:Something ---s | Something is ---ing PP | Water and oil --- into the bowl (apply to: flow, run)
vverb.motioncause to flowExamples:- The artist flowed the washes on the paper
Derivationally Related Form:flow
Inherited Hypernyms:flow
Causes:course feed flow run
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something
vverb.stativebe abundantly presentExamples:- The champagne flowed at the wedding
Derivationally Related Form:flow
Hypernyms:be exist
Inherited Hypernyms:flowexist
Sentence Frame:Something is ---ing PP
vverb.contactfall or flow in a certain waySynset:fall hang
Examples:- This dress hangs well
- Her long black hair flowed down her back
Derivationally Related Form:hang
Inherited Hypernyms:hang
Sentence Frame:Something ---s Adjective/Noun
vverb.changecover or swamp with waterDerivationally Related Form:flowage
Hypernyms:flood
Inherited Hypernyms:flowfloodcovertouch
Direct Hyponyms:laplavewash
Full Troponyms:lave
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something
vverb.bodyundergo menstruationSynset:menstruate
Examples:- She started menstruating at the age of 11
Derivationally Related Form:menstruationflow
Hypernyms:bleed hemorrhage shed blood
Inherited Hypernyms:menstruateshed bloodexhaust
Entailment:ovulate
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s | They --- (apply to: menstruate)