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stream
noun
a
small
,
narrow
river
that
flows
continuously
•
A
wooden
bridge
crossed
the
bubbling
stream
near
the
cottage
.
A
wooden
bridge
crossed
the
bubbling
stream
near
the
cottage
.
•
Children
skipped
stones
across
the
shallow
stream
at
the
edge
of
the
forest
.
Children
skipped
stones
across
the
shallow
stream
at
the
edge
of
the
forest
.
Old
English
strēam
,
of
Germanic
origin
,
related
to
Dutch
stroom
and
German
Strom
,
meaning
a
flowing
body
of
water
.
noun
a
continuous
flow
of
things
such
as
liquid
,
people
,
or
ideas
•
There
was
a
constant
stream
of
visitors
at
the
art
gallery
opening
.
There
was
a
constant
stream
of
visitors
at
the
art
gallery
opening
.
•
She
talked
in
a
rapid
stream
of
words
,
barely
pausing
for
breath
.
She
talked
in
a
rapid
stream
of
words
,
barely
pausing
for
breath
.
noun
a
continuous
broadcast
or
transmission
of
audio
or
video
data
over
the
Internet
•
They
watched
the
football
match
on
a
live
stream
during
lunch
.
They
watched
the
football
match
on
a
live
stream
during
lunch
.
•
The
video
stream
kept
buffering
because
of
the
weak
signal
.
The
video
stream
kept
buffering
because
of
the
weak
signal
.
verb
to
flow
steadily
like
water
in
a
stream
•
Tears
streamed
down
his
face
when
he
heard
the
news
.
Tears
streamed
down
his
face
when
he
heard
the
news
.
•
Morning
sunlight
streams
through
the
stained-glass
windows
of
the
cathedral
.
Morning
sunlight
streams
through
the
stained-glass
windows
of
the
cathedral
.
verb
to
transmit
or
receive
audio
or
video
data
over
the
Internet
in
real
time
•
We
decided
to
stream
the
movie
instead
of
downloading
it
.
We
decided
to
stream
the
movie
instead
of
downloading
it
.
•
She
streams
her
cooking
classes
every
Friday
evening
.
She
streams
her
cooking
classes
every
Friday
evening
.
mainstream
adjective
typical
of
,
or
accepted
by
,
most
people
in
society
•
She
prefers
mainstream
fashion
sold
in
big
shopping
malls
.
She
prefers
mainstream
fashion
sold
in
big
shopping
malls
.
•
Most
people
get
their
news
from
mainstream
television
channels
.
Most
people
get
their
news
from
mainstream
television
channels
.
noun
the
ideas
,
activities
,
or
tastes
that
are
accepted
by
the
largest
group
of
people
at
a
particular
time
•
While
indie
films
often
take
risks
,
Hollywood
blockbusters
usually
aim
for
the
mainstream
.
While
indie
films
often
take
risks
,
Hollywood
blockbusters
usually
aim
for
the
mainstream
.
•
K-pop
used
to
be
niche
,
but
it
has
now
entered
the
global
mainstream
.
K-pop
used
to
be
niche
,
but
it
has
now
entered
the
global
mainstream
.
From
main
(“
principal
”)
+
stream
(“
current
,
direction
of
flow
”),
first
used
metaphorically
in
the
19th
century
for
the
dominant
course
of
opinion
.
verb
to
cause
someone
or
something
to
become
accepted
as
normal
,
especially
by
integrating
it
into
the
dominant
group
or
system
•
The
school
aims
to
mainstream
students
with
disabilities
into
regular
classrooms
.
The
school
aims
to
mainstream
students
with
disabilities
into
regular
classrooms
.
•
Streaming
services
helped
mainstream
independent
films
that
once
struggled
for
theater
space
.
Streaming
services
helped
mainstream
independent
films
that
once
struggled
for
theater
space
.
