flow vs fountain

fountain vs flow

flow and fountain both are nouns.

flow is a verb but fountain is not a verb.

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

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

flow: the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)
fountain: an artificially produced flow of water

Other hyponyms of flow include jet, ebb, reflux, backflow, backflowing, air flow, airflow, flow of air, current, stream, freshet, spate, overflow, overspill, runoff, drippage, dripping, discharge, outpouring, run, flux, fluxion, ooze, oozing, seepage, dribble, drip, trickle, emission, flush, gush, outpouring, rush, spate, surge, upsurge.

flow (noun)	fountain (noun)
the act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression	a plumbing fixture that provides a flow of water
the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)	an artificially produced flow of water
dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas	a structure from which an artificially produced jet of water arises
any uninterrupted stream or discharge	a natural flow of ground water
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)	fountain (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

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