noun. the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases) |
noun. the amount of fluid that flows in a given time |
noun. the act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression |
noun. any uninterrupted stream or discharge |
noun. something that resembles a flowing stream in moving continuously a stream of people emptied from the terminal|the museum had planned carefully for the flow of visitors |
noun. dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas two streams of development run through American history|stream of consciousness|the flow of thought|the current of history |
noun. the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause the women were sickly and subject to excessive menstruation|a woman does not take the gout unless her menses be stopped|the semen begins to appear in males and to be emitted at the same time of life that the catamenia begin to flow in females |
verb. move or progress freely as if in a stream The crowd flowed out of the stadium |
verb. move along, of liquids Water flowed into the cave|the Missouri feeds into the Mississippi |
verb. cause to flow The artist flowed the washes on the paper |
verb. be abundantly present The champagne flowed at the wedding |
verb. fall or flow in a certain way This dress hangs well|Her long black hair flowed down her back |
verb. cover or swamp with water |
verb. undergo menstruation She started menstruating at the age of 11 |
