| ADJECTIVE | all | confluent, merging | flowing together |
|---|---|---|---|
| NOUN | object | confluent, feeder, tributary, affluent | a branch that flows into the main stream |
| Sounds | kaanfluw'ahnt | |
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| Rhymes | abandonment ... wonderment: 671 rhymes with ahnt... | |
| Meaning | Flowing together. | |
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| Synonym | merging | |
| Broader | convergent | tending to come together from different directions |
| Spanish | confluente, juntado | |
| Catalan | ajuntat, confluent | |
| Nouns | confluence | a flowing together |
| confluence | a place where things merge or flow together (especially rivers) | |
| Meaning | A branch that flows into the main stream. | |
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| Synonyms | feeder, tributary, affluent | |
| Broader | branch | A stream or river connected to a larger / larger one |
| Opposite | distributary | A branch of a river that flows away from the main stream and does not rejoin it |
| Spanish | afluente, tributaria, tributario | |
| Catalan | afluent, confluent | |
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