Word Meanings - STREAM - Book Publishers vocabulary database

A current of water or other fluid; a liquid flowing continuously in a line or course, either on the earth, as a river, brook, etc., or from a vessel, reservoir, or fountain; specifically, any course of running water; as, many streams are blended in the Mississippi; gas and steam came from the earth in streams; a stream of molten lead from a furnace; a stream of lava from a volcano.

Riverside
The side or bank of a river.
WATERMEASURER
Any one of numerous species of water; the skater. See Skater, n., 2.
Water gate
A gate, or valve, by which a flow of water is permitted, prevented, or regulated.
Water-standing
Tear-filled.
Brookside
The bank of a brook.
Steaminess
The quality or condition of being steamy; vaporousness; mistness.
WATEROUSELWATEROUZEL
Any one of several species of small insessorial birds of the genus Cinclus (or Hydrobates), especially the European water ousel (C. aquaticus), and the American water ousel (C. Mexicanus). These birds live about the water, and are in the habit of walkin
Water hyacinth
Either of several tropical aquatic plants of the genus Eichhornia, related to the pickerel weed.
Water tree
A climbing shrub (Tetracera alnifolia, / potatoria) of Western Africa, which pours out a watery sap from the freshly cut stems.
Earthborn
Born of the earth; terrigenous; springing originally from the earth; human.
Volcano
A mountain or hill, usually more or less conical in form, from which lava, cinders, steam, sulphur gases, and the like, are ejected; -- often popularly called a burning mountain.
WATERPOISE
A hydrometer.
Waterless
Destitute of water; dry.
Water willow
An American aquatic plant (Dianthera Americana) with long willowlike leaves, and spikes of small purplish flowers.
Earthpea
A species of pea (Amphicarpaea monoica). It is a climbing leguminous plant, with hairy underground pods.
Water bear
Any species of Tardigrada, 2. See Illust. of Tardigrada.
WATERSAIL
A small sail sometimes set under a studding sail or under a driver boom, and reaching nearly to the water.
Water meter
A contrivance for measuring a supply of water delivered or received for any purpose, as from a street main.
FLOWERDELUCE
A genus of perennial herbs (Iris) with swordlike leaves and large three-petaled flowers often of very gay colors, but probably white in the plant first chosen for the royal French emblem. Note: There are nearly one hundred species, natives of the north
Flowage
An overflowing with water; also, the water which thus overflows.

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