flow vs purl

flow and purl both are nouns.

flow and purl both are verbs.

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

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

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

Other hyponyms of flow include flush, gush, jet, surge, tide, circulate, eddy, 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)	purl (noun)
the act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression	a basic knitting stitch made by putting the needle through the front of the stitch from the righthand side
the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)	gold or silver wire thread
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)	purl (verb)
undergo menstruation	make a murmuring sound
cover or swamp with water	embroider with gold or silver thread
fall or flow in a certain way	edge or border with gold or silver embroidery
move along, of liquids	knit with a purl stitch
move or progress freely as if in a stream	flow in a circular current, of liquids
cause to flow
be abundantly present

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