flow : Idioms & Phrases

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air flow

  • noun the flow of air
    air flow; airflow.
    • she adjusted the fan so that the airflow was directed right at her
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cash flow

  • noun the excess of cash revenues over cash outlays in a give period of time (not including non-cash expenses)
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Ebb and flow

  • the alternate ebb and flood of the tide; often used figuratively.
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flow away

  • verb flow off or away gradually
    flow away.
    • The water flowed off from the pipe
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flow chart

  • noun a diagram of the sequence of operations in a computer program or an accounting system
    flowchart; flow chart; flow diagram.
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flow diagram

  • noun a diagram of the sequence of operations in a computer program or an accounting system
    flowchart; flow chart; flow diagram.
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flow from

  • verb be the result of
    be due.
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flow of air

  • noun the flow of air
    air flow; airflow.
    • she adjusted the fan so that the airflow was directed right at her
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flow off

  • verb flow off or away gradually
    flow away.
    • The water flowed off from the pipe
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flow out

  • verb flow or spill forth
    effuse.
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flow rate

  • noun the amount of fluid that flows in a given time
    flow rate; flow.
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flow sheet

  • noun a diagram of the sequence of operations in a computer program or an accounting system
    flowchart; flow chart; flow diagram.
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laminar flow

  • noun nonturbulent streamline flow in parallel layers (laminae)
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laminar flow clean room

  • noun a clean room free of all extraneous particles; used in fabricating microprocessors
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menstrual flow

  • noun flow of blood from the uterus; occurs at roughly monthly intervals during a woman's reproductive years
    menstrual blood; menorrhea.
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rate of flow

  • noun the amount of fluid that flows in a given time
    flow rate; flow.
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streamline flow

  • noun flow of a gas or liquid in which the velocity at any point is relatively steady
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tidal flow

  • noun the water current caused by the tides
    tidal current.
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turbulent flow

  • noun flow in which the velocity at any point varies erratically
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work flow

  • noun progress (or rate of progress) in work being done
    workflow.
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