WATERCOURSE Synonyms

There are 13 synonyms of the word watercourse. (exact relations)
There are 11 hypernyms of the word watercourse. (close relations)

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Definition of WATERCOURSE


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	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
	waterway				nounn
	noun • a navigable body of water • a conduit through which water flows
	aqueduct				nounn
	noun • a conduit that resembles a bridge but carries water over a valley
	brook				verb, nounv, n
	noun • a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river) verb • put up with something or somebody unpleasant
	canal				nounn
	noun • (astronomy) an indistinct surface feature of Mars once thought to be a system of channels; they are now believed to be an optical illusion • a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance • long and narrow strip of water made for boats or for irrigation verb • provide (a city) with a canal
	channel				verb, nounv, n
	noun • a path over which electrical signals can pass • a passage for water (or other fluids) to flow through • a long narrow furrow cut either by a natural process (such as erosion) or by a tool (as e.g. a groove in a phonograph record) • a deep and relatively narrow body of water (as in a river or a harbor or a strait linking two larger bodies) that allows the best passage for vessels • (often plural) a means of communication or access • a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance • a television station and its programs • a way of selling a company's product either directly or via distributors verb • transmit or serve as the medium for transmission • direct the flow of • send from one person or place to another
	conduit				nounn
	noun • a passage (a pipe or tunnel) through which water or electric wires can pass
	creek				nounn
	noun • a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river) • any member of the Creek Confederacy (especially the Muskogee) formerly living in Georgia and Alabama but now chiefly in Oklahoma
	flume				nounn
	noun • a narrow gorge with a stream running through it • watercourse that consists of an open artificial chute filled with water for power or for carrying logs
	rill				verb, nounv, n
	noun • a small stream • a small channel (as one formed by soil erosion)
	river				nounn
	noun • a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
	rivulet				nounn
	noun • a small stream
	runnel				nounn
	noun • a small stream

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