Word Definition

Stream

  1. A continued current or course; as, a stream of weather.
  2. Anything issuing or moving with continued succession of parts; as, a stream of words; a stream of sand.
  3. To unfurl.
  4. To issue or flow in a stream; to flow freely or in a current, as a fluid or whatever is likened to fluids; as, tears streamed from her eyes.
  5. To pour out, or emit, a stream or streams.
  6. A current of water or other fluid; a liquid flowing continuously in a line or course, either on the earth, as a river, brook, etc., or from a vessel, reservoir, or fountain; specifically, any course of running water; as, many streams are blended in the Mississippi; gas and steam came from the earth in streams; a stream of molten lead from a furnace; a stream of lava from a volcano.
  7. To mark with colors or embroidery in long tracts.
  8. To extend; to stretch out with a wavy motion; to float in the wind; as, a flag streams in the wind.
  9. Current; drift; tendency; series of tending or moving causes; as, the stream of opinions or manners.
  10. To send forth in a current or stream; to cause to flow; to pour; as, his eyes streamed tears.
  11. A beam or ray of light.
  12. To issue in a stream of light; to radiate.