stream
Definitions
- A surname.
- A small river; a large creek; a body of moving water confined by banks.
- All moving waters.
- A thin connected passing of a liquid through a lighter gas (e.g. air).
- Current, the force of moving water.
- Any steady flow or succession of material, such as water, air, radio signal or words.
- A particular path, channel, division, or way of proceeding.
- A source or repository of data that can be read or written only sequentially.
- Digital data (e.g. music or video) delivered in a continuous manner to a client computer, intended for immediate consumption or playback.
- An instance of streaming digital data.
- A live stream.
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A division of a school year by perceived ability. UK
- A train of thought or flow in a conversation or discussion.
Equivalents
Examples
“Now we plunged into a deep shade with the boughs lacing each other overhead, and crossed dainty, rustic bridges over the cold trout-streams, the boards giving back the clatter of our horses' feet:[…].”
“European adventurers found themselves within a watery world, a tapestry of streams, channels, wetlands, lakes and lush riparian meadows enriched by floodwaters from the Mississippi River.”
“He poured the milk in a thin stream from the jug to the glass.”
“to swim⟳ against the stream”
“Her constant nagging was to him a stream of abuse.”
“With a little manœuvring they contrived to meet⟳ on the doorstep which was […] in a boiling stream of passers-by, hurrying business people speeding past in a flurry of fumes and dust in the bright haze.”
“A new stream of migrants is leaving the continent. It threatens to become⟳ a torrent if the debt crisis continues to worsen.”
“Haredi Judaism is a stream of Orthodox Judaism characterized by rejection of modern secular culture.”
“In the context of computer science, lexical analysis can be defined as the conversion of a stream of characters to a stream of meaningful tokens.”
“If your favorite Succession storylines involve⟳ the fictional ATN and network drama, give⟳ Apple TV’s The Morning Show⟳ a stream.”
“All of the bright kids went into the A stream, but I was in the B stream.”
“Not to switch⟳ streams, but we really need⟳ to focus⟳ on talking about the economy right now...”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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