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spurt, squirt, spew, flood, cascade, fall, rain; brim, overflow,
spill, teem: Open the gates to allow water to flow into the
lock. A stream of insults flowed from his lips. Her tears flowed
like wine. 3 issue, originate, come, emanate, rise, begin: With
the dam repaired, water will once again flow from the reservoir.
The authority of the state constitutions does not flow from
Congress. 4 spread, overspread, cover: The paint flowed
effortlessly onto the canvas.
--n. 5 rush, gush, surge; current, course, stream, run,
movement, drift: A dam blocks the flow of water here. The sound
of a shot interrupted the flow of conversation. 6 abundance,
superabundance, flood, plethora, excess, overflow(ing), deluge,
tide, supply; plenty: London experiences an unending flow of
tourists.
flower n. 1 blossom, bloom, floret or floweret, bud, Technical
efflorescence: He brought me flowers for my birthday. 2 cream,
best, pick, ‚lite, crŠme de la crŠme, finest, choicest: The
flower of the city's youth were put to death by the wicked
caliph.
--v. 3 blossom, bloom, bud, burgeon or bourgeon, come out,
open, unfold, Technical effloresce: The century plant was so
called because it was thought to flower only once every hundred
years.
flowery adj. florid, ornate, fancy, elaborate(d), decorated,
ornamented, overwrought, embellished, rococo, baroque,
arabesque, euphuistic, Gongoristic, Ossianic, grandiloquent,
bombastic, inflated, pompous, affected, artificial, high-flown,
showy: Many find his flowery style of writing difficult to
stomach.
fluctuate v. vary, change, alternate, see-saw, swing, vacillate,
undulate, waver, oscillate, shift: Prices fluctuate according
to supply and demand.
fluctuation
n. Sometimes, fluctuations. variation(s), change(s),
alternation(s), swing(s), vacillation(s), wavering(s),
oscillation(s), undulation(s), ups and downs, instability,
unsteadiness, inconstancy: We can expect fluctuation in