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Word: Stream
Speech Type: Noun
Old English strēam (noun), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch stroom, German Strom, from an Indo-European root shared by Greek rhein ‘to flow’
striːm
a small, narrow river
Short Definition:small, narrow river
Examples:- a perfect trout stream
a continuous flow of liquid, air, or gas
Short Definition:continuous flow of liquid or gas
Examples:- Frank blew out a stream of smoke
- the blood gushed out in scarlet streams
a continuous flow of data or instructions, typically one having a constant or predictable rate.
Short Definition:continuous flow of data or instructions
a group in which schoolchildren of the same age and ability are taught.
Short Definition:group in which schoolchildren of same age and ability are taught
Examples:- children in the top streams
Word: Stream
Speech Type: Verb
striːm
(of liquid, air, gas, etc.) run or flow in a continuous current in a specified direction
Short Definition:run or flow in continuous current in specified direction
Examples:- she sat with tears streaming down her face
- sunlight streamed through the windows
transmit or receive (data, especially video and audio material) over the internet as a steady, continuous flow.
Short Definition:relay over internet as steady continuous flow
put (schoolchildren) in groups of the same age and ability to be taught together.
Short Definition:put schoolchildren in groups of same age and ability
Examples:- in the coming school year, we were to be streamed
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