fountain vs flow

flow vs fountain

fountain and flow both are nouns.

fountain is not a verb while flow is a verb.

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

As nouns, flow is a hypernym of fountain; that is, flow is a word with a broader meaning than fountain:

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

Other hypernyms of fountain include flowing.

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

fountain (verb)	flow (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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