Tributaries

Synonyms for "tributaries" (60 found)

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Closest matches (12)

affluent feeder secondary accessory auxiliary bayou beck billabong branch brook burn

Noun(1 words)

Strong matches (18)

client collateral confluent confluent stream conquered contributing creek dendritic drainage pattern dependent effluent feudal feudatory

Adjective(4 words)

conducive contributing contributive contributory

Noun(2 words)

confluent feeder

Related words (30)

fork inferior kill liege minor obligated offshoot prong rill river rivulet run runlet runnel satellite servile stream streamlet sub subdued

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subject subjugated subordinate subservient subsidiary under vanquished vassal

Noun(2 words)

influent river

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Sample sentences

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The Amazon is fed by a large number of tributaries.

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Most tributaries' waters end up in the middle of the stream.

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The Altmühl, Naab and Regen tributaries meet the Danube from the left.

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Salmon and steelhead start their lives in freshwater streams and tributaries. They then migrate downstream, rearing and maturing, before they reach the ocean. They live in the ocean for 2 to 5 years, migrating thousands of miles, before beginning the journey upstream to their natal streams where they spawn to produce the next generation of fish.

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