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overflow vs stream

stream vs overflow

overflow and stream both are nouns.

overflow and stream both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
overflow Yes No Yes No
stream Yes No Yes No
As nouns, stream is a hypernym of overflow; that is, stream is a word with a broader meaning than overflow:
  • overflow: a large flow
  • stream: the act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression
Other hypernyms of overflow include flow.
overflow (noun) stream (noun)
a large flow the act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression
the occurrence of surplus liquid (as water) exceeding the limit or capacity 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
overflow (verb) stream (verb)
overflow with a certain feeling exude profusely
flow or run over (a limit or brim) flow freely and abundantly
to extend, wave or float outward, as if in the wind
move in large numbers
rain heavily
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