flow vs outflow

outflow vs flow

flow and outflow both are nouns.

flow is a verb but outflow is not a verb.

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

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

flow: any uninterrupted stream or discharge
outflow: the process of flowing out

Other hyponyms of flow include airstream, backwash, race, slipstream, wash, turbulent flow, streamline flow, filling, flowage, inflow, influx, effluence, efflux.

flow (noun)	outflow (noun)
the act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression	the discharge of a fluid from some container
the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)	a natural flow of ground water
dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas	the process of flowing out
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)	outflow (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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