Flowing

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The act of that which flows; a flux.
  • noun. Rising, as of a river; overflowing; flood.
  • Moving, as a fluid; running; gliding.
  • Fluent; smooth, as style; smoothly undulating, as a line; evenly continuous.
  • Continuous; varying continuously.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • a. & n. from flow, v. i. & t.
  • adjective. That flows or for flowing (in various sense of the verb); gliding along smoothly; copious.
  • adjective. a battery which is kept constant by the flowing of the exciting liquid through the cell or cells.
  • adjective. a furnace from which molten metal, can be drawn, as through a tap hole; a foundry cupola.
  • adjective. a sheet when eased off, or loosened to the wind, as when the wind is abaft the beam.
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  • verb. Present participle of flow.
  • noun. The action of the verb to flow
  • adjective. Tending to flow.
  • adjective. Moving, proceeding or shaped smoothly, gracefully, or continuously.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)
  • adjective. designed or arranged to offer the least resistant to fluid flow
  • Word Usage
    "Labour, for instance, is a title flowing from the natural law, as also is occupancy, and in certain circumstances, prescription."
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    smooth  
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    verb-stem
    flow