flow

the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)

the amount of fluid that flows in a given time

the act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression

any uninterrupted stream or discharge

something that resembles a flowing stream in moving continuously

• “a stream of people emptied from the terminal”
• “the museum had planned carefully for the flow of visitors”

dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas

• “two streams of development run through American history”
• “stream of consciousness”
• “the flow of thought”
• “the current of history”

the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause

• “the women were sickly and subject to excessive menstruation”
• “a woman does not take the gout unless her menses be stopped” -Hippocrates
• “the semen begins to appear in males and to be emitted at the same time of life that the catamenia begin to flow in females” -Aristotle

move or progress freely as if in a stream

• “The crowd flowed out of the stadium”

move along, of liquids

• “Water flowed into the cave”
• “the Missouri feeds into the Mississippi”

cause to flow

• “The artist flowed the washes on the paper”

be abundantly present

• “The champagne flowed at the wedding”

fall or flow in a certain way

• “This dress hangs well”
• “Her long black hair flowed down her back”

cover or swamp with water

undergo menstruation

• “She started menstruating at the age of 11”