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

physical entity go
an entity that has physical existence

thing go
a separate and self-contained entity

water, body of water go
the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean)

stream, watercourse
a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth

noun.object

6 Subcategories

branch go
a stream or river connected to a larger one
brook, creek go
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
headstream go
a stream that forms the source of a river
river go
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
run, rill, rivulet, runnel, streamlet go
a small stream
tidal river, tidewater river, tidal stream, tidewater stream go
a stream in which the effects of the tide extend far upstream