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Key: "S:" = Show Synset (semantic) relations, "W:" = Show Word (lexical) relations

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

S: (n) change of location, travel (a movement through space that changes the location of something)

S: (n) ascension ((astronomy) the rising of a star above the horizon)
S: (n) circulation (free movement or passage (as of cytoplasm within a cell or sap through a plant)) "ocean circulation is an important part of global climate"; "a fan aids air circulation"
S: (n) creep (a slow longitudinal movement or deformation)
S: (n) gravitation (movement downward resulting from gravitational attraction) "irrigation by gravitation rather than by pumps"
S: (n) levitation (movement upward in virtue of lightness)
S: (n) descent (a movement downward)
S: (n) entrance, entering (a movement into or inward)
S: (n) fall (a movement downward) "the rise and fall of the tides"
S: (n) flow, flowing (the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases))
S: (n) progress, progression, advance (a movement forward) "he listened for the progress of the troops"
S: (n) rise, rising, ascent, ascension (a movement upward) "they cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon"
S: (n) spread, spreading (process or result of distributing or extending over a wide expanse of space)
S: (n) stampede (a wild headlong rush of frightened animals (horses or cattle))
S: (n) translation (a uniform movement without rotation)

S: (v) flow, flux (move or progress freely as if in a stream) "The crowd flowed out of the stadium"
S: (v) run, flow, feed, course (move along, of liquids) "Water flowed into the cave"; "the Missouri feeds into the Mississippi"
S: (v) flow (cause to flow) "The artist flowed the washes on the paper"
S: (v) flow (be abundantly present) "The champagne flowed at the wedding"
S: (v) hang, fall, flow (fall or flow in a certain way) "This dress hangs well"; "Her long black hair flowed down her back"

S: (v) flow (cover or swamp with water)
S: (v) menstruate, flow (undergo menstruation) "She started menstruating at the age of 11"

S: (adj) streamlined, aerodynamic, flowing, sleek (designed or arranged to offer the least resistant to fluid flow) "a streamlined convertible"