stream vs tidal stream

tidal stream vs stream

stream and tidal stream both are nouns.

stream is a verb but tidal stream is not a verb.

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

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

stream: a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
tidal stream: a stream in which the effects of the tide extend far upstream

Other hyponyms of stream include branch, brook, creek, headstream, river, rill, rivulet, run, runnel, streamlet, tidal river, tidewater river, tidewater stream.

stream (noun)	tidal stream (noun)
the act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression	a stream in which the effects of the tide extend far upstream
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)	tidal stream (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 tidal stream

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