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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

abstraction, abstract entity go
a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples

psychological feature go
a feature of the mental life of a living organism

event go
something that happens at a given place and time

happening, occurrence, occurrent, natural event go
an event that happens

motion, movement go
a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something

travel, change of location go
a movement through space that changes the location of something

flow, flowing
the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)

noun.event

15 Subcategories

fountain, jet go
an artificially produced flow of water
ebb, reflux go
the outward flow of the tide
backflow, backflowing go
a flow that returns toward its source
airflow, air flow, flow of air go
the flow of air
stream, current go
a steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes)
freshet, spate go
the occurrence of a water flow resulting from sudden rain or melting snow
runoff, overflow, overspill go
the occurrence of surplus liquid (as water) exceeding the limit or capacity
dripping, drippage go
a liquid (as water) that flows in drops (as from the eaves of house)
discharge, run, outpouring go
the pouring forth of a fluid
flux, fluxion go
a flow or discharge
seepage, ooze, oozing go
the process of seeping
dribble, drip, trickle go
flowing in drops
emission go
the occurrence of a flow of water (as from a pipe)
flush, outpouring, gush go
a sudden rapid flow (as of water)
surge, upsurge, rush, spate go
a sudden forceful flow