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stream

/stɹiːm/

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noun

A small river; a large creek; a body of moving water confined by banks.

Examples :

"The stream ran alongside the school playground. "

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A thin connected passing of a liquid through a lighter gas (e.g. air).

Examples :

"He poured the milk in a thin stream from the jug to the glass."

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Any steady flow or succession of material, such as water, air, radio signal or words.

Examples :

"Her constant nagging was to him a stream of abuse."

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(umbrella term) All moving waters.

Examples :

"The stream flowed swiftly down the mountainside. "

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A source or repository of data that can be read or written only sequentially.

Examples :

"The music streaming service allows you to listen to songs in order. "

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A particular path, channel, division, or way of proceeding.

Examples :

"Haredi Judaism is a stream of Orthodox Judaism characterized by rejection of modern secular culture."

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A division of a school year by perceived ability.

Examples :

"All of the bright kids went into the A stream, but I was in the B stream."

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A live stream.

Examples :

"My sister is watching a live stream of her friend's graduation ceremony. "

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To flow in a continuous or steady manner, like a liquid.

Examples :

"The water stream from the faucet. "

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To extend; to stretch out with a wavy motion; to float in the wind.

Examples :

"A flag streams in the wind."

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To discharge in a stream.

Examples :

"The leaky faucet is streaming water onto the floor. "

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To push continuous data (e.g. music) from a server to a client computer while it is being used (played) on the client.

Examples :

"The music player is streaming songs from the cloud server, so you can enjoy the playlist without downloading each song. "

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