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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 go
the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)

stream, current
a steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes)

noun.event

7 Subcategories

tidal flow, tidal current go
the water current caused by the tides
riptide, rip current go
a strong surface current flowing outwards from a shore
undercurrent, undertide go
a current below the surface of a fluid
torrent, violent stream go
a violently fast stream of water (or other liquid)
twist, eddy go
a miniature whirlpool or whirlwind resulting when the current of a fluid doubles back on itself
whirlpool, vortex, maelstrom go
a powerful circular current of water (usually the result of conflicting tides)
ocean current go
the steady flow of surface ocean water in a prevailing direction