riptide vs stream

stream vs riptide

riptide and stream both are nouns.

riptide is not a verb while stream is a verb.

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

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

riptide: a strong surface current flowing outwards from a shore
stream: a steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes)

Other hypernyms of riptide include current.

riptide (noun)	stream (noun)
a strong surface current flowing outwards from a shore	the act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression
a stretch of turbulent water in a river or the sea caused by one current flowing into or across another current	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

riptide (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 riptide and stream

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