body of water vs stream

stream vs body of water

body of water and stream both are nouns.

body of water is not a verb while stream is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
body of water	Yes	No	No	No
stream	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, stream is a hyponym of body of water; that is, stream is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than body of water:

body of water: the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean)
stream: a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth

Other hyponyms of body of water include backwater, bay, embayment, channel, drink, estuary, flowage, crossing, ford, gulf, high sea, international waters, inlet, recess, lake, briny, main, mid-water, ocean, offing, polynya, pool, puddle, sea, seven seas, shallow, shoal, sound, watercourse, territorial waters, falls, waterfall, waterway.

body of water (noun)	stream (noun)
the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean)	the act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression
	a steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes)
	dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas
	a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
	something that resembles a flowing stream in moving continuously

body of water (verb)	stream (verb)
	exude profusely
	flow freely and abundantly
	to extend, wave or float outward, as if in the wind
	move in large numbers
	rain heavily

Difference between body of water and stream

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