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Outflow

A flowing out; efflux.

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Broader term 4

Discharge 76% connected

To relieve of a charge, load, or burden; to empty of a load or cargo; to unburden; to unload; as, to discharge a vessel.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Flow 76% connected

imp. sing. of Fly, v. i.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Formation 76% connected

The act of giving form or shape to anything; a forming; a shaping.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Run 76% connected

of Run

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Narrower term 1

Geyser 76% connected

A boiling spring which throws forth at frequent intervals jets of water, mud, etc., driven up by the expansive power of steam.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Effluent 74% connected

Flowing out; as, effluent beams.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Effluent 74% connected

Flowing out; as, effluent beams.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Synonym 7

Effluence 92% connected

A flowing out, or emanation.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Efflux 92% connected

The act or process of flowing out, or issuing forth; effusion; outflow; as, the efflux of matter from an ulcer; the efflux of men's piety.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Escape 92% connected

To flee from and avoid; to be saved or exempt from; to shun; to obtain security from; as, to escape danger.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Fountain 92% connected

A spring of water issuing from the earth.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Leak 92% connected

A crack, crevice, fissure, or hole which admits water or other fluid, or lets it escape; as, a leak in a roof; a leak in a boat; a leak in a gas pipe.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Leakage 92% connected

A leaking; also, the quantity that enters or issues by leaking.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Spring 92% connected

To leap; to bound; to jump.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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