stream vs flow

stream and flow both are nouns.

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

As nouns, stream and flow are synonyms defined as:

stream and flow: the act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression

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

Other hypernyms of stream include flowing.

As nouns, stream and flow are synonyms defined as:

stream and flow: dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas

Other synonyms of stream include current.

As nouns, stream and flow are synonyms defined as:

stream and flow: something that resembles a flowing stream in moving continuously

As verbs, flow is a hypernym of stream; that is, flow is a word with a broader meaning than stream:

Other hypernyms of stream include course, feed, run.

stream (noun)	flow (noun)
the act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression	the act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression
a steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes)	the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)
dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas	dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas
a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth	any uninterrupted stream or discharge
something that resembles a flowing stream in moving continuously	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

stream (verb)	flow (verb)
exude profusely	undergo menstruation
flow freely and abundantly	cover or swamp with water
to extend, wave or float outward, as if in the wind	fall or flow in a certain way
move in large numbers	move along, of liquids
rain heavily	move or progress freely as if in a stream
	cause to flow
	be abundantly present