stream vs body of water

body of water vs stream

stream and body of water both are nouns.

stream is a verb but body of water is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
stream	Yes	No	Yes	No
body of water	Yes	No	No	No

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

stream: a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
body of water: the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean)

Other hypernyms of stream include water.

stream (noun)	body of water (noun)
the act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression	the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean)
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

stream (verb)	body of water (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 stream and body of water

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