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“Floes” or “Flows”

floes / flows are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term.

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Definitions

What each term means

Same sound, different spellings and meanings, shown with a pronunciation guide for each term.

floes

No dictionary entry for this spelling — see the usage examples below for how it shows up in writing.

flows f·l·OW·z

  • nounthe motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases).
  • nounthe amount of fluid that flows in a given time.
  • nounthe act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression.
  • nounany uninterrupted stream or discharge.
  • verbmove or progress freely as if in a stream.
  • verbcause to flow.
  • verbbe abundantly present.
  • verbcover or swamp with water.
Usage

Examples in context

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“floes”

  • …below and "punch through" ice floes.
  • …from grounding of icebergs and floes.
  • The shot where the ice floes are filmed going over the…
  • …them at intervals from melting floes and icebergs.

“flows”

  • It flows east-northeast to the Bellingshausen Sea…
  • …a fixed bed where liquid flows without filling the spaces between
  • …of the Skidaway River presently flows between Long Island and Skidaway…
  • River Vuka flows through the municipality and territory…
  • It flows south and then south-west for…
  • …ancient secret knowledge of energy flows called telluric currents during the
  • …the border with Poland, and flows toward the Black Sea.
  • It flows along the southern slopes of…
  • …a substance that continually deforms (flows) under an applied shear stress.
  • …WYFX, WYTV and MyYTV now flows via fiber optic from the…

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