filter vs flow

filter and flow both are nouns.

filter and flow both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
filter	Yes	No	Yes	No
flow	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, flow is a hypernym of filter; that is, flow is a word with a broader meaning than filter:

filter: run or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream
flow: move along, of liquids

Other hypernyms of filter include course, feed, run.

filter (noun)	flow (noun)
device that removes something from whatever passes through it	the act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression
an electrical device that alters the frequency spectrum of signals passing through it	the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)
	dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas
	any uninterrupted stream or discharge
	the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause
	something that resembles a flowing stream in moving continuously
	the amount of fluid that flows in a given time

filter (verb)	flow (verb)
remove by passing through a filter	undergo menstruation
pass through	cover or swamp with water
run or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream	fall or flow in a certain way
	move along, of liquids
	move or progress freely as if in a stream
	cause to flow
	be abundantly present

Difference between filter and flow

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