spate vs flow

spate and flow both are nouns.

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

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

spate: the occurrence of a water flow resulting from sudden rain or melting snow
flow: the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)

Other hypernyms of spate include flowing.

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

Other hypernyms of spate include flowing.

spate (noun)	flow (noun)
the occurrence of a water flow resulting from sudden rain or melting snow	the act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression
a sudden forceful flow	the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)
(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent	dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas
	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

spate (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