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stream vs sluice down

sluice down vs stream

stream is a noun but sluice down is not a noun.

stream and sluice down both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
stream Yes No Yes No
sluice down No No Yes No
As verbs, sluice down is a hyponym of stream; that is, sluice down is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than stream:
  • stream: rain heavily
  • sluice down: pour as if from a sluice
Other hyponyms of stream include sheet, sluice.
stream (noun) sluice down (noun)
the act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression
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) sluice down (verb)
exude profusely pour as if from a sluice
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 sluice down

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