Sekirov Dictionary

flow

UK /ˈfləʊ̯/US /ˈfloʊ̯/

verb11

  1. to move from one place to another without stopping, the way water or air does
  2. To allow (a liquid) to flow.
  3. To move or match smoothly, gracefully, or continuously.
  4. To proceed; to issue forth; to emanate.
  5. To hang loosely and wave.
  6. To rise, as the tide; opposed to ebb.
  7. To have or be in abundance; to abound, so as to run or flow over.
  8. To arrange (text in a wordprocessor, etc.) so that it wraps neatly into a designated space; to reflow.
  9. To cover with water or other liquid; to overflow; to inundate; to flood.
  10. To cover with varnish.
  11. To discharge excessive blood from the uterus.

noun12

  1. Movement in people or things characterized with a continuous motion, involving either a non solid mass or a multitude.
  2. The movement of a real or figurative fluid.
  3. The rising movement of the tide.
  4. The amount of a fluid that moves or the rate of fluid movement.
  5. Smoothness or continuity.
  6. A mental state characterized by concentration, focus, and enjoyment of a given task.
  7. The sequence of steps taken in a piece of software to perform some action.
  8. The emission of blood during menstruation.
  9. The ability to skillfully rap along to a beat.
  10. A formalization of the idea of the motion of particles in a fluid, as a group action of the real numbers on a set.
  11. A flow pipe, carrying liquid away from a boiler or other central plant (compare with return pipe which returns fluid to central plant).
  12. (Scotland) A bog or mire, especially a rough, waterlogged one.
forms

flow'd · flowed · flowen · flowing · floweth · flows · flowest

Phrases with flow

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