float vs stream

stream vs float

float and stream both are nouns.

float and stream both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
float	Yes	No	Yes	No
stream	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, stream is a hyponym of float; that is, stream is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than float:

float: be in motion due to some air or water current
stream: to extend, wave or float outward, as if in the wind

Other hyponyms of float include waft, tide.

float (noun)	stream (noun)
an air-filled sac near the spinal column in many fishes that helps maintain buoyancy	the act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression
something that floats on the surface of water	a steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes)
a hand tool with a flat face used for smoothing and finishing the surface of plaster or cement or stucco	dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas
an elaborate display mounted on a platform carried by a truck (or pulled by a truck) in a procession or parade	a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
a drink with ice cream floating in it	something that resembles a flowing stream in moving continuously
the number of shares outstanding and available for trading by the public
the time interval between the deposit of a check in a bank and its payment

float (verb)	stream (verb)
convert from a fixed point notation to a floating point notation	exude profusely
allow (currencies) to fluctuate	flow freely and abundantly
make the surface of level or smooth	to extend, wave or float outward, as if in the wind
put into the water	move in large numbers
be in motion due to some air or water current	rain heavily
be afloat either on or below a liquid surface and not sink to the bottom
set afloat
move lightly, as if suspended
circulate or discuss tentatively; test the waters with

Difference between float and stream

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