spillage vs stream

stream vs spillage

spillage and stream both are nouns.

spillage is not a verb while stream is a verb.

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

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

spillage: the act of allowing a fluid to escape
stream: the act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression

Other hypernyms of spillage include flow.

spillage (noun)	stream (noun)
the act of allowing a fluid to escape	the act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression
the amount that has spilled	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

spillage (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 spillage and stream

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