flow vs riffle

flow and riffle both are nouns.

flow and riffle both are verbs.

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

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

flow: move or progress freely as if in a stream
riffle: stir up (water) so as to form ripples

Other hyponyms of flow include cockle, ripple, ruffle, undulate, transpirate, transpire.

flow (noun)	riffle (noun)
the act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression	shuffling by splitting the pack and interweaving the two halves at their corners
the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)	a small wave on the surface of a liquid
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)	riffle (verb)
undergo menstruation	shuffle (playing cards) by separating the deck into two parts and riffling with the thumbs so the cards intermix
cover or swamp with water	twitch or flutter
fall or flow in a certain way	stir up (water) so as to form ripples
move along, of liquids	look through a book or other written material
move or progress freely as if in a stream
cause to flow
be abundantly present

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