flow vs backwash
backwash vs flowflow and backwash both are nouns.
flow is a verb but backwash is not a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| flow | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| backwash | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
backwash is a hyponym of
flow; that is, backwash is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
flow:
- flow: any uninterrupted stream or discharge
- backwash: the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller
Other hyponyms of flow include
airstream, race, slipstream, wash, turbulent flow, streamline flow, filling, flowage, inflow, influx, effluence, efflux, outflow.
| flow (noun) | backwash (noun) |
|---|---|
| the act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression | the wave that spreads behind a boat as it moves forward |
| the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases) | the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller |
| dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas | the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event) |
| 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 |
| flow (verb) | backwash (verb) |
|---|---|
| undergo menstruation | |
| cover or swamp with water | |
| 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 |
Words related to "flow"
- action
- activity
- air flow
- airflow
- airstream
- backflow
- backflowing
- backwash
- be
- bleed
- brim over
- cardiac output
- catamenia
- change of location
- circulate
- cockle
- course
- current
- discharge
- drain
- dribble
- drip
- drippage
- dripping
- ebb
- eddy
- effluence
- efflux
- emission
- exist
- expelling
- fall
- feed
- filling
- filter
- flood
- flow
- flow from
- flow of air
- flow rate
- flowage
- flowing
- flush
- flux
- fluxion
- fountain
- freshet
- gush
- gutter
- hang
- hemorrhage
- hypermenorrhea
- inflow
- influx
- jet
- lap
- lave
- line
- menorrhagia
- menses
- menstruate
- menstruation
- menstruum
- motion
- move
- movement
- natural action
- natural process
- oligomenorrhea
- ooze
- oozing
- outflow
- outpouring
- overflow
- overrun
- overspill
- ovulate
- period
- pour
- purl
- race
- rate
- rate of flow
- reflux
- release
- riffle
- ripple
- ruffle
- run
- run down
- run off
- run out
- run over
- runoff
- rush
- seep
- seepage
- sex
- sex activity
- sexual activity
- sexual practice
- shed blood
- slipstream
- spate
- spill
- spillage
- stream
- streamline flow
- surge
- swirl
- tide
- transpirate
- transpire
- travel
- trickle
- turbulent flow
- undulate
- upsurge
- wash
- waste
- well out
- well over
- whirl
- whirlpool
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