20
brook(noun, sound, dry, current, stream)
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rivulet(noun, sound, current, flood, stream)
15
rill(noun, current, flood, stream, river)
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river(noun, stream, river, brook, watercourse)
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stream(noun, sound, channel, river, brook)
12
bay(noun, inlet, gulf lake)
12
watercourse(noun, current, flood, stream, river)
11
burn(noun, verb, current, flood, stream)
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run(noun, current, flood, stream, river)
11
streamlet(noun, stream, river, rivulet)
10
estuary(noun, sound, drain, arm, channel)
10
tributary(noun, sound, current, flood, stream)
9
arm(noun, sound, water, channel, bay)
9
beck(noun, current, flood, stream, river)
9
inlet(noun, sound, drain, arm, channel)
9
runnel(noun, current, flood, stream, river)
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branch(noun, current, flood, stream, river)
6
cove(noun, inlet, niche, gulf lake)
6
bayou(noun, river, outlet, gulf lake)
5
race(noun, current, flood, stream, river)
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