flow stream | the act of flowing or streaming, continuous progression |
warm-up tune-up prolusion | exercising in preparation for strenuous activity |
bloodstream blood stream | the blood flowing through the circulatory system |
stream of consciousness | the continuous flow of ideas and feelings that constitute an individual's conscious experience |
stream of consciousness | a literary genre that reveals a character's thoughts and feeling as they develop by means of a long soliloquy |
current stream | a steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes), the raft floated downstream on the current, he felt a stream of air, the hose ejected a stream of water |
torrent violent stream | a violently fast stream of water (or other liquid), the houses were swept away in the torrent |
stream flow current | 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 |
stream watercourse | a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth |
tidal river tidewater river tidal stream tidewater stream | a stream in which the effects of the tide extend far upstream |
warm front | the front of an advancing mass of warmer air |
jet stream | a high-speed high-altitude airstream blowing from west to east near the top of the troposphere, has important effects of the formation of weather fronts |
Gulf stream | a warm ocean current that flows from the Gulf of Mexico northward through the Atlantic Ocean |
meteor shower meteor stream | a transient shower of meteors when a meteor swarm enters the earth's atmosphere |
stream orchid chatterbox giant helleborine Epipactis gigantea | orchid growing along streams or ponds of western North America having leafy stems and greenish-brown and pinkish flower in the axil of each upper leaf |
stream flow | 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 |
limber up warm up loosen up | make one's body limber or suppler by stretching, as if to prepare for strenuous physical activity |
stream | exude profusely, She was streaming with sweat, His nose streamed blood |
warm up | cause to do preliminary exercises so as to stretch the muscles, The coach warmed up the players before the game |
warm | make warm or warmer, The blanket will warm you |
warm up | become more friendly or open, She warmed up after we had lunch together |
warm warm up | get warm or warmer, The soup warmed slowly on the stove |
warm to | become excited about, He warmed to the idea of a trip to Antarctica |
pour swarm stream teem pullulate | move in large numbers, people were pouring out of the theater, beggars pullulated in the plaza |
stream well out | flow freely and abundantly, Tears streamed down her face |
stream | to extend, wave or float outward, as if in the wind, their manes streamed like stiff black pennants in the wind |
ride the bench warm the bench | be out of the game, Miller was riding the bench in Saturday's game |
warm up | run until the normal working temperature is reached, We warmed up the car for a few minutes |
pour pelt stream rain cats and dogs rain buckets | rain heavily, Put on your rain coat-- it's pouring outside! |
warm | of a seeker, near to the object sought, you're getting warm, hot on the trail |
warm | uncomfortable because of possible danger or trouble, made things warm for the bookies |
warm | characterized by liveliness or excitement or disagreement, a warm debate |
warm-toned | used of music |
ardent warm | characterized by strong enthusiasm, ardent revolutionaries, warm support |
quick warm | easily aroused or excited, a quick temper, a warm temper |
strong warm | freshly made or left, a warm trail, the scent is warm |
affectionate fond lovesome tender warm | having or displaying warmth or affection, affectionate children, a fond embrace, fond of his nephew, a tender glance, a warm embrace |
warm | having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat, a warm body, a warm room, a warm climate, a warm coat |
warm | psychologically warm, friendly and responsive, a warm greeting, a warm personality, warm support |
warm | (color) inducing the impression of warmth, used especially of reds and oranges and yellows, warm reds and yellows and orange |
warm-blooded | having warm blood (in animals whose body temperature is internally regulated) |
warmly warm | in a warm manner, warmly dressed, warm-clad skiers |