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flow
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- pronunciation:
- flo
- parts of speech:
- intransitive verb, noun
- phrases:
- go with the flow
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun), Homophone Note, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
flows, flowing, flowed |
| definition 1: |
to move steadily and easily like a stream.
The river flows to the sea.The water flowed down the drain.Sand flowed through her fingers.
- synonyms:
- glide, roll, run, stream
- antonyms:
- stagnate
- similar words:
- cascade, course, move, ripple, slip, wash
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| definition 2: |
to circulate.
Blood flows through the veins and arteries.- synonyms:
- circulate, run
- similar words:
- issue, move, roll
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| definition 3: |
to move smoothly, gracefully, or without interruption, as music, conversation, dance, or thought.
The conversation flowed more smoothly once they had sat down to dinner.The beautiful music flowed over the audience.Images of her flowed through his mind, and he was unable to sleep.- synonyms:
- float, glide, roll, run, stream
- similar words:
- drift, move
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| definition 4: |
to proceed or pour forth from a source.
The grain then flows into the bin.Criticism flowed from the director.- synonyms:
- issue, run, stream
- antonyms:
- ebb
- similar words:
- course, effuse, emanate, exude, gush, pour, proceed, roll, spout, surge
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| related words: |
blow, brawl, cadence, circulate, course, derive, diffuse, drain, escape, flood, glide, go, march, ooze, overflow, pass, rise, rush, sail, stem, stream, tear, trail, trickle, well |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
the continuous movement characteristic of liquids.
The dam controls the river's flow.- synonyms:
- current, flux, stream
- similar words:
- effluence, flush, ripple, surge, undulation, wash, wave
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| definition 2: |
a stream or series of things, ideas, or events; steady progression.
The flow of traffic has been hindered by the construction project.The flow of ideas from the West could not be stopped.The child got separated from his mother in the flow of shoppers entering the store.- synonyms:
- run, stream
- similar words:
- cascade, current, effusion, flood, march, procession, progression, roll, torrent
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| definition 3: |
the rate at which something flows.
They're measuring the flow of traffic over this stretch of highway.- similar words:
- flux, outflow
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| definition 4: |
a smooth, steady outpouring or expansion, such as a tide or steady bleeding.
Apply strong pressure to stop the flow of blood from the wound.- synonyms:
- effusion, issue, outflow, outpouring, tide
- antonyms:
- ebb
- similar words:
- flood, pour, rush
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| related words: |
cadence, circulation, discharge, draft, gush, jet, leak, pace, passage, period, trickle |
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| phrase: |
go with the flow |
| derivation: |
flowing (adj.) |
The words flow and floe sound alike but have different meanings. To find out why a floe might flow on a hot summer day, look up floe.
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