flow vs eddy

flow and eddy both are nouns.

flow and eddy both are verbs.

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

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

flow: move along, of liquids
eddy: flow in a circular current, of liquids

Other hyponyms of flow include flush, gush, jet, surge, tide, circulate, purl, swirl, whirl, whirlpool, run off, waste, run down, pour, run out, spill, stream, well out, dribble, filter, trickle, drain, run out, ooze, seep, gutter.

flow (noun)	eddy (noun)
the act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression	a miniature whirlpool or whirlwind resulting when the current of a fluid doubles back on itself
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

flow (verb)	eddy (verb)
undergo menstruation	flow in a circular current, of liquids
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

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