stream vs line

stream and line both are nouns.

stream and line both are verbs.

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

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

stream: dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas
line: a connected series of events or actions or developments

Other hypernyms of stream include course.

stream (noun)	line (noun)
the act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression	the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
a steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes)	acting in conformity
dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas	something (as a cord or rope) that is long and thin and flexible
a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth	a conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals or electric power
something that resembles a flowing stream in moving continuously	the road consisting of railroad track and roadbed
	a commercial organization serving as a common carrier
	a pipe used to transport liquids or gases
	a telephone connection
	a particular kind of product or merchandise
	mechanical system in a factory whereby an article is conveyed through sites at which successive operations are performed on it
	a conceptual separation or distinction
	a course of reasoning aimed at demonstrating a truth or falsehood; the methodical process of logical reasoning
	a mark that is long relative to its width
	text consisting of a row of words written across a page or computer screen
	a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
	a short personal letter
	(often plural) a means of communication or access
	persuasive but insincere talk that is usually intended to deceive or impress
	the hereditary derivation of an individual
	a formation of people or things one behind another
	a connected series of events or actions or developments
	a formation of people or things one beside another
	a spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent
	in games or sports; a mark indicating positions or bounds of the playing area
	a fortified position (especially one marking the most forward position of troops)
	a single frequency (or very narrow band) of radiation in a spectrum
	the maximum credit that a customer is allowed
	space for one line of print (one column wide and 1/14 inch deep) used to measure advertising
	a length (straight or curved) without breadth or thickness; the trace of a moving point
	a slight depression or fold in the smoothness of a surface

stream (verb)	line (verb)
exude profusely	fill plentifully
flow freely and abundantly	reinforce with fabric
to extend, wave or float outward, as if in the wind	cover the interior of
move in large numbers	make a mark or lines on a surface
rain heavily	mark with lines
	be in line with; form a line along

stream vs line

stream and line both are nouns.

stream and line both are verbs.

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