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FLOWS Synonyms

There are 25 synonyms of the word flows. (exact relations)
There are 24 hypernyms of the word flows. (close relations)
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circulates
verbv
verb

• become widely known and passed on

• cause to become widely known

• cause to be distributed

• move through a space, circuit or system, returning to the starting point

• cause to move in a circuit or system

• move around freely from person to person or from place to place

courses
nounn
noun

• education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings

• a connected series of events or actions or developments

• general line of orientation

• a mode of action

• a line or route along which something travels or moves

• a body of students who are taught together

• part of a meal served at one time

• (construction) a layer of masonry

• facility consisting of a circumscribed area of land or water laid out for a sport

adverb

• as might be expected

verb

• move swiftly through or over

• move along, of liquids

• hunt with hounds

drifts
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a force that moves something along

• the gradual departure from an intended course due to external influences (as a ship or plane)

• a process of linguistic change over a period of time

• a large mass of material that is heaped up by the wind or by water currents

• a general tendency to change (as of opinion)

• the pervading meaning or tenor

• a horizontal (or nearly horizontal) passageway in a mine

verb

• be in motion due to some air or water current

• wander from a direct course or at random

• move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment

• vary or move from a fixed point or course

• live unhurriedly, irresponsibly, or freely

• move in an unhurried fashion

• cause to be carried by a current

• drive slowly and far afield for grazing

• be subject to fluctuation

• be piled up in banks or heaps by the force of wind or a current

glides
verbv
noun

• a vowellike sound that serves as a consonant

• the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it

• the activity of flying a glider

verb

• move smoothly and effortlessly

• fly in or as if in a glider plane

• cause to move or pass silently, smoothly, or imperceptibly

gushes
verbv
noun

• a sudden rapid flow (as of water)

• an unrestrained expression of emotion

verb

• gush forth in a sudden stream or jet

• praise enthusiastically

• issue in a jet; come out in a jet; stream or spring forth

meanders
verbv
noun

• a bend or curve, as in a stream or river

• an aimless amble on a winding course

verb

• to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course

moves
verb, adverb, nounv, adv, n
noun

• the act of deciding to do something

• the act of changing your residence or place of business

• a change of position that does not entail a change of location

• the act of changing location from one place to another

• (game) a player's turn to take some action permitted by the rules of the game

verb

• change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

• cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense

• move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion

• change residence, affiliation, or place of employment

• follow a procedure or take a course

• be in a state of action

• go or proceed from one point to another

• perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)

• have an emotional or cognitive impact upon

• give an incentive for action

• arouse sympathy or compassion in

• dispose of by selling

• progress by being changed

• live one's life in a specified environment

• have a turn; make one's move in a game

• propose formally; in a debate or parliamentary meeting

pours
verbv
verb

• cause to run

• move in large numbers

• pour out gradually, so as to separate out sediment

• flow in a spurt

• supply in large amounts or quantities

• rain heavily

runs
verbv
noun

• a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely

• the act of testing something

• a race run on foot

• an unbroken series of events

• (American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team

• a regular trip

• the act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace

• the continuous period of time during which something (a machine or a factory) operates or continues in operation

• unrestricted freedom to use

• the production achieved during a continuous period of operation (of a machine or factory etc.)

• a small stream

• a race between candidates for elective office

• a row of unravelled stitches

• the pouring forth of a fluid

• an unbroken chronological sequence

• a short trip

verb

• move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time

• flee; take to one's heels; cut and run

• stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point

• direct or control; projects, businesses, etc.

• have a particular form

• move along, of liquids

• perform as expected when applied

• change or be different within limits

• run, stand, or compete for an office or a position

• cause to emit recorded audio or video

• move about freely and without restraint, or act as if running around in an uncontrolled way

• have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined

• be operating, running or functioning

• change from one state to another

• cause to perform

• be affected by; be subjected to

• continue to exist

• occur persistently

• carry out a process or program, as on a computer or a machine

• include as the content; broadcast or publicize

• conduct to completion

• pass over, across, or through

• cause something to pass or lead somewhere

• make without a miss

• deal in illegally, such as arms or liquor

• cause an animal to move fast

• be diffused

• sail before the wind

• cover by running; run a certain distance

• extend or continue for a certain period of time

• set animals loose to graze

• keep company

• run with the ball; in such sports as football

• travel rapidly, by any (unspecified) means

• travel a route regularly

• pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)

• compete in a race

• progress by being changed

• reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating

• come unraveled or undone as if by snagging

• become undone

slides
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a small flat rectangular piece of glass on which specimens can be mounted for microscopic study

• (geology) the descent of a large mass of earth or rocks or snow etc.

• (music) rapid sliding up or down the musical scale

• plaything consisting of a sloping chute down which children can slide

• the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it

• a transparency mounted in a frame; viewed with a slide projector

• sloping channel through which things can descend

verb

• move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner

• to pass or move unobtrusively or smoothly

• move smoothly along a surface

streams
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth

• dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas

• the act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression

• something that resembles a flowing stream in moving continuously

• a steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes)

verb

• to extend, wave or float outward, as if in the wind

• exude profusely

• move in large numbers

• rain heavily

• flow freely and abundantly

stream
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
noun

• a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth

• dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas

• the act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression

• something that resembles a flowing stream in moving continuously

• a steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes)

verb

• to extend, wave or float outward, as if in the wind

• exude profusely

• move in large numbers

• rain heavily

• flow freely and abundantly

catamenia
nounn
noun

• the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause

course
nounn
noun

• education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings

• a connected series of events or actions or developments

• general line of orientation

• a mode of action

• a line or route along which something travels or moves

• a body of students who are taught together

• part of a meal served at one time

• (construction) a layer of masonry

• facility consisting of a circumscribed area of land or water laid out for a sport

adverb

• as might be expected

verb

• move swiftly through or over

• move along, of liquids

• hunt with hounds

current
noun, adjectiven, adj
adjective

• occurring in or belonging to the present time

noun

• a flow of electricity through a conductor

• a steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes)

• dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas

fall
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the lapse of mankind into sinfulness because of the sin of Adam and Eve

• the season when the leaves fall from the trees

• a sudden drop from an upright position

• a downward slope or bend

• a lapse into sin; a loss of innocence or of chastity

• a sudden decline in strength or number or importance

• a movement downward

• the act of surrendering (usually under agreed conditions)

• the time of day immediately following sunset

• when a wrestler's shoulders are forced to the mat

• a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity

• a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity

verb

• descend in free fall under the influence of gravity

• move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way

• pass suddenly and passively into a state of body or mind

• come under, be classified or included

• fall from clouds

• suffer defeat, failure, or ruin

• die, as in battle or in a hunt

• touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly

• be captured

• occur at a specified time or place

• decrease in size, extent, or range

• yield to temptation or sin

• lose office or power

• to be given by assignment or distribution

• move in a specified direction

• be due

• lose one's chastity

• to be given by right or inheritance

• come into the possession of

• fall to somebody by assignment or lot; passed

• be inherited by

• slope downward

• lose an upright position suddenly

• drop oneself to a lower or less erect position

• fall or flow in a certain way

• assume a disappointed or sad expression

• be cast down

• come out; issue

• be born, used chiefly of lambs

• begin vigorously

• go as if by falling

• come as if by falling

feed
verb, nounv, n
noun

• food for domestic livestock

verb

• provide as food

• give food to

• feed into; supply

• introduce continuously

• support or promote

• take in food; used of animals only

• serve as food for; be the food for

• move along, of liquids

• profit from in an exploitatory manner

• gratify

• provide with fertilizers or add nutrients to

flowing
verb, adjectivev, adj
noun

• the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)

adjective satellite

• designed or arranged to offer the least resistance to fluid flow

flux
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the rate of flow of energy or particles across a given surface

• a flow or discharge

• a substance added to molten metals to bond with impurities that can then be readily removed

• excessive discharge of liquid from a cavity or organ (as in watery diarrhea)

• a state of uncertainty about what should be done (usually following some important event) preceding the establishment of a new direction of action

• the lines of force surrounding a permanent magnet or a moving charged particle

• (physics) the number of changes in energy flow across a given surface per unit area

• in constant change

verb

• move or progress freely as if in a stream

• become liquid or fluid when heated

• mix together different elements

hang
verbv
noun

• a special way of doing something

• the way a garment hangs

• a gymnastic exercise performed on the rings or horizontal bar or parallel bars when the gymnast's weight is supported by the arms

verb

• be suspended or hanging

• cause to be hanging or suspended

• kill by hanging

• let drop or droop

• fall or flow in a certain way

• be menacing, burdensome, or oppressive

• give heed (to)

• be suspended or poised

• hold on tightly or tenaciously

• be exhibited

• prevent from reaching a verdict, of a jury

• decorate or furnish with something suspended

• be placed in position as by a hinge

• place in position as by a hinge so as to allow free movement in one direction

• suspend (meat) in order to get a gamey taste

Best Hypernyms For FLOWS

Here is a list of related hypernyms for flows, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (20)
move motion action activity be bleed course discharge emission exist expelling flood hemorrhage line movement rate travel currents movements streams
Phrases (4)
change of locationnatural actionnatural processshed blood

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