stream vs water

water vs stream

stream and water both are nouns.

stream and water both are verbs.

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

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

stream: a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
water: the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean)

Other hypernyms of stream include body of water.

stream (noun)	water (noun)
the act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression	a facility that provides a source of water
a steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes)	a liquid necessary for the life of most animals and plants
dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas	the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean)
a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth	binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
something that resembles a flowing stream in moving continuously	liquid excretory product
	once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles), associated with the humour phlegm

stream (verb)	water (verb)
exude profusely	secrete or form water, as tears or saliva
flow freely and abundantly	supply with water, as with channels or ditches or streams
to extend, wave or float outward, as if in the wind	fill with tears
move in large numbers	provide with water
rain heavily

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