| NOUN | object | tributary, feeder, confluent, affluent | a branch that flows into the main stream |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADJECTIVE | all | tributary | (of a stream) flowing into a larger / larger stream |
| all | tributary | paying tribute | |
| all | tributary, conducive, contributing, contributive, contributory | tending to bring about |
| Sounds | trih'byahteh.riy | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | accusatory ... zealotry: 432 rhymes with riy... | |
| Meaning | (of a stream) flowing into a larger / larger stream. | |
|---|---|---|
| Broader | secondary | Of second rank or importance or value |
| Spanish | tributario | |
| Catalan | tributari | |
| Meaning | paying tribute. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "a tributary colony" | |
| Broader | obligated | Caused by law or conscience to follow a certain course |
| Meaning | tending to bring about; being partly responsible for. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | conducive, contributing, contributive, contributory | |
| Broader | causative | producing an effect |
| Spanish | contribuidor, contributivo, contribuyente, favorable, propicio | |
| Catalan | contribuïdor, contributiu, propici | |
| Meaning | A branch that flows into the main stream. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | feeder, confluent, 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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