Word for the day: stream

stream |striːm|                                                              *riachuelo (en Español)

DEFINITION

noun

1 a small, narrow river.2 a continuous flow of liquid, air, or gas: Frank blew out a stream of smoke | the blood gushed out in scarlet streams.• a mass of people or things moving continuously in the same direction: there is a steady stream of visitors.• a large number of things that happen or come one after the other: a woman screamed a stream of abuse.3 Computing a continuous flow of data or instructions, typically one having a constant or predictable rate.• a continuous flow of video and audio material relayed over the Internet.4 Brit.a group in which schoolchildren of the same age and ability are taught: children in the top streams.

verb1 [ no obj., with adverbial of direction ] (of liquid, air, gas, etc.) run or flow in a continuous current in a specified direction: she sat with tears streaming down her face | sunlight streamed through the windows.• (of a mass of people or things) move in a continuous flow in a specified direction: he was watching the taxisstreaming past .• [ no obj. ] run with tears, sweat, or other liquid: my eyes were streaming | I woke up in the night, streaming with sweat | [ with obj. ] : his mouth was streaming blood.• [ no obj. ] (of hair, clothing, etc.) float or wave at full extent in the wind: her black cloak streamed behind her.2 [ with obj. ] (often as noun streaming) Computing relay (data, especially video and audio material) over the Internet as a steady, continuous flow.3 [ with obj. ] Brit.put (schoolchildren) in groups of the same age and ability to be taught together: (asnounstreaming) : streaming within comprehensive schools is common practice.
PHRASESagainst (or with ) the stream against (or with) the prevailing view or tendency: a world in which the demand for quality does not run against the stream.on stream in or into operation or existence; available: more jobs are coming on stream .
DERIVATIVESstreamlet noun

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