storm vs stream

storm

verb
  • To move quickly and noisily like a storm, usually in a state of uproar or anger. 

  • [army; crowd, rioters] To assault (a significant building) with the aim to gain power over it. 

  • (rare, poetic) to assault, gain power over (heart, mind+). 

  • (weather it) To be violent, with strong winds and usually rain, thunder, lightning, or snow. 

  • (figurative) To rage or fume; to be in a violent temper. 

noun
  • A thunderstorm. 

  • Any disturbed state of the atmosphere, especially as affecting the earth's surface, and strongly implying destructive or unpleasant weather. 

  • A violent assault on a stronghold or fortified position. 

  • A violent agitation of human society; a civil, political, or domestic commotion; violent outbreak. 

  • A very strong wind on the wind scale, stronger than a gale, less than a hurricane (10 or higher on the Beaufort scale). 

stream

verb
  • To extend; to stretch out with a wavy motion; to float in the wind. 

  • To push continuous data (e.g. music) from a server to a client computer while it is being used (played) on the client. 

  • To flow in a continuous or steady manner, like a liquid. 

  • To discharge in a stream. 

noun
  • All moving waters. 

  • A source or repository of data that can be read or written only sequentially. 

  • A live stream. 

  • A thin connected passing of a liquid through a lighter gas (e.g. air). 

  • A small river; a large creek; a body of moving water confined by banks. 

  • A division of a school year by perceived ability. 

  • A particular path, channel, division, or way of proceeding. 

  • Any steady flow or succession of material, such as water, air, radio signal or words. 

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