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brook(noun, adjective, sound, channel, river)
12
creek(noun, adjective, sound, channel, river)
12
rill(noun, nature, dispense, river, drizzle)
12
roll(noun, verb, drop, go, run)
12
streamlet(noun, nature, river, rivulet)
12
tide(noun, move, area, movement, line)
11
drift(noun, verb, move, action, act)
11
teem(verb, run, discharge, continue, rush)
10
burn(noun, verb, river, brook, watercourse)
10
move(noun, verb, action, act, movement)
10
overflow(noun, drop, discharge, quantity, empty)
10
runnel(noun, nature, river, brook, watercourse)
10
waterway(noun, nature)
9
wave(noun, verb, action, act, movement)
9
emit(verb, activity, discharge, issue, shoot)
9
freshet(noun, quantity, flow, bore, flood)
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glide(verb, move, drop, go, drive)
9
rain(noun, verb, wet, dispense, shower)
8
beck(noun, river, brook, watercourse, rivulet)
8
branch(noun, channel, river, brook, watercourse)
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