downstream

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English

Definitions

verb

To stream downward.

adjective

Lower down, in relation to a river, stream or flow of fluid“She lives downstream from the dam.”
In the direction from the server to the client.
Towards the 3' end of a DNA molecule.
(metaphoric) Influenced by something; being a consequence of something.

adverb

Following the path of a river or stream“We spent the day paddling downstream in our canoes.”

Related words

Synonyms

downriver upstream stream confluence downwind upwind below downhill clockwise descending bottom downshift lower downward down backward

Antonyms

Associated

dam dams signaling navigable tributaries reservoir hydroelectric kinase diversion weir

Rhymes

gleam beam esteem scheme cream theme stream dream passim scream

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