stream vs riptide

riptide vs stream

stream and riptide both are nouns.

stream is a verb but riptide is not a verb.

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

As nouns, riptide is a hyponym of stream; that is, riptide is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than stream:

stream: a steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes)
riptide: a strong surface current flowing outwards from a shore

Other hyponyms of stream include tidal current, tidal flow, rip current, undercurrent, undertide, torrent, violent stream, eddy, twist, maelstrom, vortex, whirlpool, ocean current.

stream (noun)	riptide (noun)
the act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression	a strong surface current flowing outwards from a shore
a steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes)	a stretch of turbulent water in a river or the sea caused by one current flowing into or across another current
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)	riptide (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 riptide

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