23
stream(noun, adjective, nature, movement, issue)
16
flow(noun, nature, issue, abundance, stream)
14
watercourse(noun, stream, waterway, brook, rivulet)
13
creek(noun, adjective, stream, brook, watercourse)
12
brook(noun, adjective, stream, watercourse, rivulet)
11
rivulet(noun, stream, river, brook, watercourse)
9
beck(noun, stream, brook, watercourse, rivulet)
8
run(noun, nature, movement, issue, shift)
7
flood(noun, movement, issue, shift, flow)
7
branch(noun, stream, brook, watercourse, rivulet)
6
course(noun, nature, movement, issue, shift)
6
torrent(noun, brook, watercourse)
6
current(noun, nature, movement, water, issue)
6
freshet(noun, brook, watercourse)
6
rill(noun, stream, brook, watercourse, rivulet)
6
streamlet(noun, stream, rivulet)
6
tributary(noun, branch, brook, watercourse)
5
burn(noun, verb, stream, brook, watercourse)
5
water
5
deluge
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