fountain, jet - an artificially produced flow of water

change of location, travel - a movement through space that changes the location of something

ebb, reflux - the outward flow of the tide

flood - the inward flow of the tide; "a tide in the affairs of men which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune" -Shakespeare

backflow, backflowing - a flow that returns toward its source

air flow, airflow, flow of air - the flow of air; "she adjusted the fan so that the airflow was directed right at her"

current, stream - a steady flow (usually from natural causes); "the raft floated downstream on the current"; "he felt a stream of air"

freshet, spate - the occurrence of a water flow resulting from sudden rain or melting snow

runoff, overflow, overspill - the occurrence of surplus liquid (as water) exceeding the limit or capacity

drippage, dripping - a liquid (as water) that flows in drops (as from the eaves of house)

outpouring, discharge, run - the pouring forth of a fluid

fluxion, flux - a flow or discharge

oozing, seepage, ooze - the process of seeping

dribble, drip, trickle - flowing in drops; the formation and falling of drops of liquid; "there's a drip through the roof"

emission - the occurrence of a flow of water (as from a pipe)

gush, outpouring, flush - a sudden rapid flow (as of water); "he heard the flush of a toilet"; "there was a little gush of blood"; "she attacked him with an outpouring of words"

surge, upsurge, rush, spate - a sudden forceful flow

cardiac output - the amount of blood pumped out by the ventricles in a given period of time; "a resting adult has a cardiac output of about three quarts a minute"

rate - a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit; "they traveled at a rate of 55 miles per hour"; "the rate of change was faster than expected"

movement, move, motion - the act of changing location from one place to another; "police controlled the motion of the crowd"; "the movement of people from the farms to the cities"; "his move put him directly in my path"

spillage, spill, release - the act of allowing a fluid to escape

overflow, flood, outpouring - a large flow

backwash, slipstream, airstream, race, wash - the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller

turbulent flow - flow in which the velocity at any point varies erratically

streamline flow - flow of a gas or liquid in which the velocity at any point is relatively steady

filling - flow into something (as a container)

flowage - gradual internal motion or deformation of a solid body (as by heat); "rock fracture and rock flowage are different types of geological deformation"

inflow, influx - the process of flowing in

natural action, natural process, activity, action - a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings); "the action of natural forces"; "volcanic activity"

effluence, efflux, outflow - the process of flowing out

motion - a state of change; "they were in a state of steady motion"

course, line - a connected series of events or actions or developments; "the government took a firm course"; "historians can only point out those lines for which evidence is available"

expelling, discharge, emission - any of several bodily processes by which substances go out of the body; "the discharge of pus"

hypermenorrhea, menorrhagia - abnormally heavy or prolonged menstruation; can be a symptom of uterine tumors and can lead to anemia if prolonged

oligomenorrhea - abnormally light or infrequent menstruation

move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right"

cockle, ripple, ruffle, undulate, riffle - stir up (water) so as to form ripples

transpirate, transpire - pass through the tissue or substance or its pores or interstices, as of gas

flush - flow freely; "The garbage flushed down the river"

jet, gush - issue in a jet; come out in a jet; stream or spring forth; "Water jetted forth"; "flames were jetting out of the building"

move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right"

tide, surge - rise or move foward; "surging waves"

circulate - move through a space, circuit or system, returning to the starting point; "Blood circulates in my veins"; "The air here does not circulate"

eddy, purl, whirlpool, swirl, whirl - flow in a circular current, of liquids

waste, run off - run off as waste; "The water wastes back into the ocean"

run down - move downward; "The water ran down"

pour - flow in a spurt; "Water poured all over the floor"

spill, run out - flow, run or fall out and become lost; "The milk spilled across the floor"; "The wine spilled onto the table"

well out, stream - flow freely and abundantly; "Tears streamed down her face"

dribble, trickle, filter - run or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream; "water trickled onto the lawn from the broken hose"; "reports began to dribble in"

drain, run out - flow off gradually; "The rain water drains into this big vat"

ooze, seep - pass gradually or leak through or as if through small openings

gutter - flow in small streams; "Tears guttered down her face"

be due, flow from - be the result of

exist, be - have an existence, be extant; "Is there a God?"

flood - cover with liquid, usually water; "The swollen river flooded the village"; "The broken vein had flooded blood in her eyes"

lave, lap, wash - wash or flow against; "the waves laved the shore"

bleed, hemorrhage, shed blood - lose blood from one's body