- stream
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun1 small riverADJECTIVE▪ little, small▪ shallow▪ clear▪ fast-flowing, rushing▪ bubbling▪
We picnicked beside a bubbling stream.
▪ trickling▪ meandering▪ mountain, underground▪ salmon, troutVERB + STREAM▪ cross, ford▪ polluteSTREAM + VERB▪ flow, run, trickle▪The stream flows through a narrow valley.
STREAM + NOUN▪ bedPREPOSITION▪ across a/the stream▪ down a/the stream, up a/the stream▪ in a/the stream▪There are small fish in the stream.
▪ on a/the stream▪a leaf floating on the stream
PHRASES▪ the edge of the stream, the side of the stream2 continuous flow of a liquid/gas/lightADJECTIVE▪ thin▪ air, gas▪ jet▪The jet stream in the northern hemisphere moves northward.
▪ blood (usually bloodstream)▪The drug is not absorbed into the bloodstream.
VERB + STREAM▪ emit▪ let inSTREAM + VERB▪ flow▪A stream of blood flowed from the wound.
PREPOSITION▪ stream of3 flow of people/vehicles/money/eventsADJECTIVE▪ constant, continuous, endless, never-ending, steady, unending▪a constant stream of letters
▪Cars filed past in an endless stream.
▪ funding, income, revenue▪By licensing their works, artists can create an ongoing revenue stream.
▪ audio, data, video▪You can listen to the live audio stream.
VERB + STREAM▪ generate▪The computer generates a steady stream of emails.
▪ send▪ let loose, let out▪He let loose a stream of abuse.
PREPOSITION▪ stream of▪a stream of racist abuse
▪We have established several different streams of funding. (esp. BrE)
PHRASES▪ stream of consciousness▪{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}the stream-of-consciousness technique in modern literature
verbStream is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑blood, ↑eye, ↑light, ↑moonlight, ↑sunlight, ↑sunshineStream is used with these nouns as the object: ↑video
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
