TRIBUTARY Synonyms
1 hypernym for tributary. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for TRIBUTARY
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| brook | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river) verb • put up with something or somebody unpleasant | ||||||
| creek | noun n | |||||
noun • a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river) • any member of the Creek Confederacy (especially the Muskogee) formerly living in Georgia and Alabama but now chiefly in Oklahoma | ||||||
| rill | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • a small stream • a small channel (as one formed by soil erosion) | ||||||
| river | noun n | |||||
noun • a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek) | ||||||
| rivulet | noun n | |||||
noun • a small stream | ||||||
| stream | verb, noun, adjective v, n, adj | |||||
noun • a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth • dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas • the act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression • something that resembles a flowing stream in moving continuously • a steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes) verb • to extend, wave or float outward, as if in the wind • exude profusely • move in large numbers • rain heavily • flow freely and abundantly | ||||||
| watercourse | noun n | |||||
noun • natural or artificial channel through which water flows • a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth • a conduit through which water flows | ||||||
| affluent | adjective adj | |||||
noun • an affluent person; a person who is financially well off • a branch that flows into the main stream adjective satellite • having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value | ||||||
| conducive | adjective adj | |||||
adjective satellite • tending to bring about; being partly responsible for | ||||||
| confluent | adjective adj | |||||
noun • a branch that flows into the main stream adjective satellite • flowing together | ||||||
| contributing | verb, adjective v, adj | |||||
adjective satellite • tending to bring about; being partly responsible for | ||||||
| contributive | adjective adj | |||||
adjective satellite • tending to bring about; being partly responsible for | ||||||
| contributory | adjective adj | |||||
adjective satellite • tending to bring about; being partly responsible for | ||||||
| feeder | noun n | |||||
noun • an animal being fattened or suitable for fattening • someone who consumes food for nourishment • a branch that flows into the main stream • a machine that automatically provides a supply of some material • an outdoor device that supplies food for wild birds • an animal that feeds on a particular source of food | ||||||