Flow and River

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Flow noun - The motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases).

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River is a synonym for flow in issue topic. In some cases you can use "River" instead a noun "Flow", when it comes to topics like stream, torrent.

Nearby Words: flowing, flowed

River noun - A large natural stream of water (larger than a creek).

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Flow is a synonym for river in nature topic. You can use "Flow" instead a noun "River", if it concerns topics such as stream, torrent.

Nearby Words: rive, riverside, riverine

good	good flow	good river
full	full flow	full river
fast	fast flow	fast river
current	current flow	current river
Other adjectives: liquid, strong, actual, entire, massive, blue, little, major, underground, rising, giant, magical.

Super Drowning Skills In PQI, you can fall into a river and flow away, drowning soon after.

Source: Video Game / Police Quest
We see a butterfly following a peaceful, meandering stream, only for the butterfly to react in shock when it sees the stream flow into a darker, scarier part of the river.

Source: Western Animation / Pooh's Grand Adventure
The underlying principle is that time essentially is like a fast-flowing river — if you throw a pebble into that river, it may cause a few tiny ripples, but these ripples will be lost in the overall flow of the stream.

Source: In Spite of a Nail

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