midstream vs middle

middle vs midstream

midstream and middle both are nouns.

midstream is not an adjective while middle is an adjective.

midstream is not a verb while middle is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
midstream	Yes	No	No	No
middle	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

As nouns, middle is a hypernym of midstream; that is, middle is a word with a broader meaning than midstream:

midstream: the middle of a stream
middle: an area that is approximately central within some larger region

Other hypernyms of midstream include center, centre, eye, heart.

midstream (noun)	middle (noun)
the middle of a stream	the middle area of the human torso (usually in front)
	an intermediate part or section
	an area that is approximately central within some larger region
	the point between the beginning and the end of a temporal period or process

midstream (adjective)	middle (adjective)
	between an earlier and a later period of time
	of a stage in the development of a language or literature between earlier and later stages
	being neither at the beginning nor at the end in a series
	equally distant from the extremes

midstream (verb)	middle (verb)
	put in the middle

Difference between midstream and middle

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