maelstrom vs stream

stream vs maelstrom

maelstrom and stream both are nouns.

maelstrom is not a verb while stream is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
maelstrom	Yes	No	No	No
stream	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, stream is a hypernym of maelstrom; that is, stream is a word with a broader meaning than maelstrom:

maelstrom: a powerful circular current of water (usually the result of conflicting tides)
stream: a steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes)

Other hypernyms of maelstrom include current.

maelstrom (noun)	stream (noun)
a powerful circular current of water (usually the result of conflicting tides)	the act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression
	a steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes)
	dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas
	a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
	something that resembles a flowing stream in moving continuously

maelstrom (verb)	stream (verb)
	exude profusely
	flow freely and abundantly
	to extend, wave or float outward, as if in the wind
	move in large numbers
	rain heavily

Difference between maelstrom and stream

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