NOUN | event | outflow, escape, leak, leakage | the discharge of a fluid from some container |
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process | outflow, effluence, efflux | the process of flowing out | |
object | outflow, spring, fountain, outpouring, natural spring | a natural flow of ground water |
Sounds | aw'tflow. | |
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Rhymes | afterglow ... yellow: 77 rhymes with low... |
Meaning | The discharge of a fluid from some container. | |
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Synonyms | escape, leak, leakage | |
Broader | discharge, outpouring, run | The pouring forth of a fluid |
Spanish | derrame, escape, fuga | |
Catalan | escapament, fuga, fuita |
Meaning | The process of flowing out. | |
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Synonyms | effluence, efflux | |
Broader | flow | Any uninterrupted stream or discharge |
Opposite | inflow, influx | The process of flowing in |
Spanish | efluxión, emanación | |
Catalan | efluència, efluxió, emanació |
Meaning | A natural flow of ground water. | |
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Synonyms | spring, fountain, outpouring, natural spring | |
Narrower | Fountain of Youth | A fountain described in folk tales as able to make people young again |
geyser | A spring that discharges hot water and steam | |
hot spring, thermal spring | A natural spring of water at a temperature of 70 F or above | |
Broader | geological formation, formation | (geology) the geological features of the earth |
Spanish | brollador, emanación, fuente, fuente natural, manantial, surtidor | |
Catalan | brollador, deu, emanació, font, font natural, manantial, sortidor |
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