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understream

understream noun: the lower or deeper part of a stream, especially a current in such a place.

Noun

understream (plural understreams)

  1. The lower or deeper part of a stream, especially a current in such a place

Forms of understream

pluralunderstreams

Origin of understream

From under- + stream.

Questions about understream

What does understream mean?
Understream means the lower or deeper part of a stream, especially a current in such a place.
What part of speech is understream?
Understream is a noun.
What is the plural of understream?
The plural of understream is understreams.

Words near understream in the dictionary

  1. understrapping
  2. understraps
  3. understrata
  4. understratum
  5. understratums
  6. understream
  7. understreams
  8. understrength
  9. understress
  10. understressed
  11. understresses

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