tributary+stream
21tributary — trib•u•tar•y [[t]ˈtrɪb yəˌtɛr i[/t]] n. pl. tar•ies, adj. 1) a stream that flows to a larger stream or other body of water 2) gov a person or nation that pays tribute 3) (of a stream) flowing into a larger stream or other body of water 4)… …
22tributary — /ˈtrɪbjətri / (say tribyuhtree) noun (plural tributaries) 1. a stream contributing its flow to a larger stream or other body of water. 2. someone who pays tribute. –adjective 3. (of a stream) flowing into a larger stream or other body of water. 4 …
23tributary — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ main, major TRIBUTARY + VERB ▪ drain sth, drain into sth, feed sth, flow into sth ▪ The river is fed by several small tributaries …
24tributary — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. stream, source, affluent; prayer of tribute. adj. subject, subordinate; contributory. See water. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. subordinate, subject, minor, accessory, small, supplementary, auxiliary,… …
25tributary — /tribyat(eh)riy/ Any stream flowing directly or indirectly into a river. Bull v. Siegrist, 169 Or. 180, 126 P.2d 832, 834 tributary, adj /tribyat(eh)riy/ Paying or yielding tribute, taxed or assessed by tribute …
26tributary — n. & adj. n. (pl. ies) 1 a river or stream flowing into a larger river or lake. 2 hist. a person or State paying or subject to tribute. adj. 1 (of a river etc.) that is a tributary. 2 hist. a paying tribute. b serving as tribute. Derivatives:… …
27tributary — A stream contributing its waters to another stream of higher order [16] …
28tributary — a stream or river that enters a larger body of water, either another river or a lake …
29tributary river — A smaller stream entering and contributing to the flow of a larger river [16] …
30tributary — Synonyms and related words: accessory, affluent, bayou, beck, billabong, branch, brook, burn, client, collateral, confluent, confluent stream, conquered, creek, dendritic drainage pattern, dependent, effluent, feeder, feudal, feudatory, fork,… …
